Psychology
The four modules were definitely very beneficial. The first module was oriented towards career exploration. The module provided me with a variety of resources that I could use to make a career choice that would actually resonate with my skills and interests. The second module taught me a lot about the interviewing process. Here I learnt about the different interviewing techniques used by employers and in addition, I learnt how to prepare for an interview in any given setting. The other module was actually about networking. Here, I leant a variety of networking skills that could help me develop beneficial association relationships, particularly through the internet. One of the most important networking skills that I learnt was actually about social networking and I learn about how I could use this to my maximum advantage. The final module was very informative indeed. The most important skill that I learnt here was how to write a comprehensive resume and how to fully optimize my resume using an online tool known as the Optimal Resume Builder. In addition, I learnt how to write how to write cover letters and also how to make professional references.
CareerShift
I successfully registered in this platform and I was able to use to find a psychology related job in Orlando. The job vacancy that I actually found was personnel psychologist position at the Veterans Health Administration under the Department of Veteran Affairs of Florida. Actually, there were a couple of other related jobs and I have to say that I was actually amazed by the large number of jobs that are availed to you once you successfully register for the career shift module.
Gradprofiles
One of the graduate schools that I was able to find under the Grad Profiles platform was at the University of Florida. The degree is offered in the University’s Department of Psychology. There are several requirements that are needed before one can successfully enroll in this program. One is that one must have done at least an undergraduate experimental psychology course and also a statistics course. In addition one ought to have basic knowledge in cognitive, development, personality, sensory, social and physiological psychology. A Graduate Record Exam score of above 1250 is also needed. One also needs a GPA of 3.8. The program is actually based on several specialization area and these are counseling, behavioral analysis, cognitive, developmental and behavioral neurosciences. One therefore simply needs to choose his or her area of specialization.
NACE Salary Calculator
The first thing that I leant after visiting the NACE website was that the initials NACE actually stands for the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The website provides different information and job statistics to employees and employers as well as connecting the two. From the website, the most important thing that I actually learnt was the payment patterns of different psychology job positions. I was however able to establish that the median pay for an average psychologist is about $68,640 annually.
