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020 _a9781412999311
082 _a150.23 HET
100 _a"Hettich, Paul I"
245 0 _aYour undergraduate degree in psychology
260 _aNew Delhi
260 _bSAGE
260 _c2014
300 _a289p.
520 _aThere are roughly 500,000 psychology majors in the United States and about 75% of them go straight into the business world with only a bachelor's degree. Given the tentative nature of career decision making in a complex and changing economic and job environment, Eric Landrum and Paul Hettich provide students with innovative strategies for succeeding after college with an undergraduate degree in psychology. Considering the undergraduates' transition from college to career in a practical manner, the authors introduce major career preparedness topics that summarize research and data, provide strategies, include self-report exercises and offer further recommendations. Combining the empirical data with their practical experience with thousands of students, Landrum and Hettich provide key advice and tools to help psychology majors survive and thrive in the workplace. Features: -Provides overview of multiple career options available to psychology baccalaureate graduates. -Extensive coverage of networking shows students how to build a strong network and develop sustaining relationships in their areas of interest. -Exercises in each chapter help students chart their course to their career. -Describes a career-oriented action plan for students to implement during their time in college.
650 _aPsychology-vocational guidance
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