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

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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.