[nabs-l] Tips for soon-to-be grads who are looking for work

[Arielle Silverman]

I don't know much about sociology careers, but it is hard to get a
permanent job with a bachelo'rs degree in psychology. Most jobs
require either a master's degree in counseling psychology or social
work if you wish to practice therapy, or a doctoral degree in some
subspecialty of psychology if you wish to become a researcher. There
are some temporary (1-3-year) jobs involving research (research
assistant or lab manager positions) if you are on a research track.
There may also be jobs that are entry-level enough to require a basic
bachelor's degree in any field, which you might be qualified for. Some
government jobs may not specify what your degree is in, so for those a
bachelor's degree might be enough. But if you actually want to do work
that relates to behavioral science either on the client-service side
or on the research side, an advanced degree is usually required in
today's job market. Some of these advanced degree programs are funded,
so they may not be as expensive as they sound. If you think you want
to either practice therapy or conduct research, a good next step may
be going and taking the GRE if you haven't already, and researching
graduate programs. The American Psychological Association has lots of
online resources for people at your career stage (between bachelor's
and master's degree). Best of luck

On 7/20/13, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> There was a gentleman at the convention who was working for the department
> of veteran affairs.  His email is on the convention agenda.  He has hired a
> few persons with visual disabilities as apart of his staff.  Email him and
> see if he can help in some way.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria G
> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 8:18 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Tips for soon-to-be grads who are looking for work
>
> Hi,
> This is a great question and any suggestions will be welcomed. I just
> graduated this past spring with a bachlers in psychology and sociology and
> am worried about finding a job. This is a scary situation to be in.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "melissa Green" <lissa1531 at gmail.com>
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>
>> this is a really good question.
>> I am interested in the answer as well.
>> I am looking for jobs currently.
>> there may be something different for me.
>>
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>> Melissa Green and PJ
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anjelina Cruz" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 5:21 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Tips for soon-to-be grads who are looking for work
>>
>>
>> Good evening all,
>> As a soon-to-be grad from college in December, I'm starting to put
>> serious thoughts into what I need to do in hopes I'll be able to find
>> work. I'm planning on using my career center, job fairs on campus or
>> networking to find possible employment opportunities.
>>
>> For those who are working: what tips could you offer blind students
>> who are looking for work? Are there parts of the process you wish you
>> did differently? Was blindness a big barrier to finding employment?
>> Thanks for any thoughts or advice.
>> --
>> Anjelina
>>
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