Presented by Zoë WundenbergCareers Writer, Counsellor and Coach | Editor Australian Career Practitioner magazine
WHAT’S NEXT?
THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
SELF AWARENESS
OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS
TRANSITIONAL INTELLIGENCE
LIFELONG DEVELOPMENT
SELF-AWARENESS
SKILLS
TOOLS
ASPIRATIONS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
PROSPECT REALITIES
What can you do? What are you good at? What have you learned?
What are your qualifications? What professional associations have you joined? What courses have you done?
What do you want to do? How do you want to feel? What does success mean to you?
What are your non-negotiables? What are your values?
How can you align this professional profile with current labour market opportunities?
OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS
ORGANISATIONAL
CLINICAL
COUNSELLING
SPORT EDUCATIONAL
NEURO-PSYCHOLOGY
FORENSIC COMMUNITY
HEALTH
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*Endorsed by the Australian Psychological Society
PRIVATE PRACTICE
PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH
DEFENCE FORCE
SCHOOLS
UNIVER-SITIES
CORPORATEWORLDSPORTS
CLUBS
JUSTICE
…
The perceived value of an undergraduate degree in psychology needs to be understood in terms of skill development rather than as a half-travelled journey
to becoming a psychologist.
63%Psychology graduates find a job in their field of study.
40%Psychology graduates a r e j o b r e a d y. .
26%Psychology graduates are “very/satisfied” with their major.
“Psychology has become a generalist degree rather than an avenue to professional practice.
Mark McCrindle
“The degree itself won’t make you happy, but the potential it gives you might.
Karl Hughes
COMMUNICATION
LITERACY
NU
MER
ACY CRITICAL THINKING
COMPUTER LITERACY
RESEARCH
COLLABORATION
P R O B L E M S O LV I N G
INTERPERSONALA N A LY T I C A L
PRAGMATISMOBSERVATIONAL
ETH
ICAL
AW
AREN
ESSCASE MANAGEMENT
LIAI
SON
DAT
A ORATIONSTRATEGIC
EXPERIMENTAL
CASE STUDYINTERPRETATION REFLECTION
RESO
URC
EFU
L
STUDY
PRESENTATIONR E P O R T I N G
TIME MANAGEMENTI N D E P E N D E N T
REVIEWING
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
SELF MOTIVATEDNEGOTIATIONL E A D E R S H I PMANAGEMENT
PSYCHOLOGY SKILLS
KEY SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES OF A PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT
SALES
MARKETING
MANAGE-MENT
IRPR
RESEARCH
POLICY
ADMIN.
YOUTH WORK
DRUG & ALCOHOL
DISABILITYCHILD
PROTECTION
WELFARE
AUDIOLOGY
REHABCOUNSELL-
ING
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
SPEECH THERAPY
CASEWORKER
PUBLIC SECTOR
PSYCH. EXAMINER
UNDERGRADUATE CAREER OPTIONS
HR
TEACHING
BUSINESS
EDUCATION
NURSING
HEALTH SERVICES
POLICE
JUDICIAL MEDIATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
INTERN-SHIP
DEFENCE
JUVENILE JUSTICE SOCIAL
WORKCOMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CURRENT LOCAL OPPORTUNITY EXAMPLES
IMPROVE EMPLOYABILITY
VOLUNTEERWORK
EXPERIENCE LINKEDIN NETWORK
BE JOB-READY BE OPEN-MINDED UP-SKILL BE CREATIVE
It’s up to YOU.