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- 1. Inspiring futures Planning for your future Janet Forsyth Careers Consultant
- 2. Inspiring futures This session…. A brief introduction to…. • Where after graduation?....broad options • Planning for your future after graduation – sooner rather than later • what’s important for you in your career? • researching your career options • Developing your ‘evidence’ for potential employers • How the Careers Service can help support you
- 3. Inspiring futures Quick quiz • What percentage of psychology grads go into the psychology professions? • 90? 50? 20? • You can go straight into any of the professional psychology courses from your undergraduate course. • T F • It’s hard to get a job with psychology if you don’t go into the professions. • T F • You can go into financial careers with a psychology degree • T F • Employers are more interested in your degree qualification than your experience. • T F It depends!
- 4. Inspiring futures What are your options? • Employment (70%) • Further study (21%) • Volunteering/work experience) • Gap year / travel etc )6% • (Unemployment) (3%) (recent DHLE survey of psychology grads)
- 5. Inspiring futures Professional Psychology Training (20% - BPS) • Clinical (and neuropsychology) • Educational • Counselling • Forensic • Occupational • Health • Sports and Exercise need: a 1st or 2i psychology degree accredited by BPS leading to GBC British Psychological Society www.bps.org.uk (careers and qualifications) Psychology career pages – for ideas on gaining experience
- 6. Inspiring futures Which area – if any? Start considering…… • What am I interested in/passionate about? • What client group do I want to work with? • How good is my academic record? • How motivated am I? • Am I prepared to get the relevant experience? • Can I cope with the competition? • How much further study? • How long do I want to take to get into a profession? • Funding? • Plan B?
- 7. Inspiring futures Related Careers Which area of your degree have you enjoyed most? • Data/stats/technology-related eg UX, big data, statistical work • Teaching, Careers Advice • Social Work, Mental health nursing • Probation, Police and Prison Service, Legal services • Research - Social/market/academic • HR Management, Recruitment Consultancy • Marketing/digital marketing, Advertising • Sales and Customer Service • Health Service Management • Health-related – speech and language therapy, art therapy, health education…. • Vocational training needed for some areas - law, teaching, speech therapy, occupational therapy….. • Any discipline jobs - accountancy, insurance, banking, retail management, public sector administration, IT….
- 8. Inspiring futures • Assistant Psychologist, NHS • Support workers, Penumbra and others mental health charities • Classroom assistant, Edinburgh City Council • Research assistant, Cambridge University • Police constable, Police Scotland • Statistical officer, Government Dept • UX designer, BBH • Marketing assistant, Sudzucker • Teacher, Teach First • Content executive, Headbox • TEFL teaching – various schools • Communications executive – online company • Tutor, Explore Learning • Management consultant, EY • Development executive, Scottish Government • Graduate Manager, Royal Mail, • Accountant KPMG Edinburgh psychology grads – 15/16
- 9. Inspiring futures What sort of further study did psychology graduates choose? • PhD Neuroscience, • MSc psychology Birmingham • MSc Psychology of language • MSc Organisational psychology, • MSc Health psychology, • MSc Criminal and forensic psychology • MSc Speech and language therapy • Counselling • CIPD qualification (Human Resources) • PGDE, PGCE (teaching) Edinburgh psychology grads – Further Study 15/16 Medicine – various institutions Law conversion Mental health nursing MSc Brain Science MSc Nutrition and behaviour MA Acting MSc Equine studies
- 10. Inspiring futures Understand myself Gain experience Make applications & generate opportunities Think & planning ahead Review options & make choices Explore opportunities Shape your future… ‘planned happenstance’
- 11. Inspiring futures What do I want? What am I looking for from my career? What factors will influence my decision? Purpose of my job? What sort of role? What interests and motivates me? What skills do I want to use? What sort of organisation and working environment? Values / lifestyle choices Personal qualities and temperament Location
- 12. Inspiring futures What do I want? Resources: • Figuring out your career • CareerEd • Career Planner • (at www.ed.ac.uk/careers/your-future/career-planning • Psychology-specific careers information – including case-studies and careers blog – • Career Consultants
- 13. Inspiring futures Corporate Communications Assistant– Graduate Trainee ‘the candidate will have an enthusiasm for communication, and a willingness to learn and develop new skills. The jobholder will be an enthusiastic communicator with excellent written skills. An aptitude for writing for the web will also be useful. As the department works in a fast moving environment, the successful candidate will need to be able to work to deadlines and prioritise their workload’ Identifying skills looked for by employers in different job-areas – check job adverts on MyCareerHub MyCareerHub
- 14. Inspiring futures HR Consultant a very good academic degree in psychology or human resource management independent and self-reliant way of working, strong logical and analytical thinking, the ability to be flexible and work under pressure, strong customer orientation, social and consulting skills …….and more …… MyCareerHub
- 15. Inspiring futures What do I have to offer? • Education / qualifications • academic ability • skills from degree • class rep? • Work – paid or voluntary • relevant? • varied? • Outside interests • societies • Sports • Actvities The value of reflection…
- 16. Inspiring futures Since I started my internship, every day I have been writing down reflections on my experiences in Nestle. First of all, it makes me keep track of what I am doing, what I’ve already done and what still needs to be done. Secondly, it makes me pay attention to some more specific details of things I learn in the job, analyse them and appreciate them. Reflection – why? • The art and importance of personal reflection • What students say….. • Advice from the clinical psychology application pages …and it’s vital when writing your CV and job applications! Whatever work you do, course centres are primarily interested in what you have learnt from your experiences, both personally and professionally. ’
- 17. Inspiring futures What’s out there? www.ed.ac.uk/careers - Explore your options • Occupations information • www.ed.ac.uk/careers/occupations • People • Alumni, employer presentations, careers fairs, careers information sessions, Psychology Careers Seminars Sem 2, LinkedIn, • Experience • work experience (www.ed.ac.uk/careers > Looking for work) • Psychology careers information and blog: • Psychology-specific careers information
- 19. Inspiring futures 2022? How to Find Fulfilling Work • What will the UK look like? • Where will you be, what will you be doing? • What can you do now to ensure that happens?
- 20. Inspiring futures Careers support in PPLS • Weekly PPLS-student only career appointments • Programme of webinars and events specific to PPLS • PPLS careers blog – targeted careers information and advice specific to PPLS students – • Annual Life Beyond your PPLS Degree….event – PPLS grads tell their stories…. • Psychology careers pages – Read the regular careers newsletter promoting all these sessions…..
- 21. Inspiring futures Your University Careers Service: Careers Service website www.ed.ac.uk/careers MyCareerHub – vacancies, appointments, events https://mycareerhub.ed.ac.uk Careers Information Centre - 3rd Floor Library Building, tel 0131 650 4670 …..and after graduation - service available for 2 years!