Tim Reed

Head of Careers and Employability Service

Introduction to Psychology Careersand Placementswww.kent.ac.uk/ces/

The Careers and Employability Service

Location

Opening times etc

Services & facilities

Specific CES facilities

computer-aided guidance

CES Website www.kent.ac.uk/ces/

Careers Employability Module on Moodle

job vacancy database www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm

quick queries

careers interviews

careers library

talks & presentations

Careers Presentationswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm

Careers in Politics, Media Careers, Using languages etc.

Choosing A Career

CV Workshop, Making Successful Applications etc ….

Interview Skills

Presentations by ACCENTURE, DELOITTE, IBM, MICROSOFT, PwC etc ….

Presentation by NHS Graduate Scheme

Presentation by PEARSON (summer internships)

Presentations by JET, FRONTIER, INTERAC, BRITISH COUNCIL

Postgraduate options: Teaching courses, Law courses

Working in the UK, Working Abroad

First step – find a placementwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm

• Consult Psychology staff

• Make speculative approaches

• Look at advertised placement vacancies

What should your CV contain?

• Personal details

• Academic background

• Work Experience

• Interests & achievements

• Additional information

• References

Jane Sarah Andrews (5/11/92)33 Local Street, Canterbury, CT2 8AE. Tel. 01227 769514 Nationality: British

Email: J.Andrews@hotmail.com Mob: 07727374619

EDUCATION

2011 - 2015 University of Kent BSc (Hons) Psychology Expected Degree Class 2:1.

Second Year Subjects: Child Development, Cognitive Psychology.

Project: “Irrational fear – post-trauma RTA patients."

2009 - 2011 Manchester Community College.

A Levels: Mathematics B, Religious St. B, History B. AS Level: Geography

2004 - 2009 St. John’s Girls School, Manchester.

10 GCSEs (grades A*-C) including Science and English.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2011 - 2012 Alzheimer’s Day Care Centre, Canterbury.

Volunteer Support Worker. Spending time with patients & their families.

Summer 2012 CC USA, Camp Florindel, Portland, Maine. USA.

Camp Counsellor. Supporting welfare & health of girls (9-14yrs) at US summer camp.

2011 - present Simple Simon’s Public House, Canterbury.

Bar work throughout the year serving food and drinks to customers and cashing up.

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Secretary of the Psychology Society, involved booking speakers.

Organised a charity fun run for Rag Week – raised £175.

Enjoy competitive sport and play for the University 2nd XI netball team.

Other interests include current affairs and writing for the university magazine.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

IT Skills: SPSS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email, WWW etc.

Good level of spoken French.

Full, clean driving licence.

REFERENCES

Available on request

Jane Sarah Andrews (5/11/92)

33 Local Street, Canterbury, CT2 8AE. Tel. 01227 769514 Nationality: BritishEmail: J.Andrews@hotmail.com Mob: 07727374619

EDUCATION

2011 - 2015 University of Kent BSc (Hons) Psychology Expected Degree Class 2:1. Second Year Subjects: Child Development, Cognitive Psychology. Project: “Irrational fear – post-trauma RTA patients."

2009 - 2011 Manchester Community College. A Levels: Mathematics B, Religious St. B, History B. AS Level: Geography

2004 - 2009 St. John’s Girls School, Manchester. 10 GCSEs (grades A*-C) including Science and English.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2011 - 2012 Alzheimer’s Day Care Centre, Canterbury. Volunteer Support Worker. Spending time with patients & their families.

Summer 2012 CC USA, Camp Florindel, Portland, Maine. USA. Camp Counsellor. Supporting welfare & health of girls (9-14yrs) at US summer camp.

2011 - present Simple Simon’s Public House, Canterbury. Bar work throughout the year serving food and drinks to customers and cashing up.

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Secretary of the Psychology Society, involved booking speakers. Organised a charity fun run for Rag Week – raised £175. Enjoy competitive sport and play for the University 2nd XI netball team. Other interests include current affairs and writing for the university magazine.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

IT Skills: SPSS, Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Email, WWW etc. Good level of spoken French. Full, clean driving licence.

REFERENCES

Available on request

The Psychology Careers www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/psychology.htm

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PSYCHOLOGY CAREERSwww.bps.org.uk/careers/what-do-psychologists-do/areas/areas_home.cfm#related

• CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ww2.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/clinical_psychologist_job_description.jsp

• COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGYww2.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/counselling_psychologist_job_description.jsp

• EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYww2.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/educational_psychologist_job_description.jsp

• FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGYww2.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/forensic_psychologist_job_description.jsp

• HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

www.bps.org.uk/careers-education-training/how-become-psychologist/types-psychologists/becoming-health-psychologis-0

• OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYww2.prospects.ac.uk/p/types_of_job/occupational_psychologist_job_description.jsp

• SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGYwww.prospects.ac.uk/links/sport_and_exercise_psychologist

• TEACHING/RESEARCH & NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

CAREERS USING PSYCHOLOGYwww.prospects.ac.uk

• ADVERTISING

• CAREERS GUIDANCE

• COUNSELLING

• HUMAN RESOURCES

• MARKET RESEARCH

• MEDICINE

• MENTAL HEALTH

• NURSING

• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

• PHYSIOTHERAPY

• PROBATION WORK

• PSYCHOTHERAPY

• PUBLIC RELATIONS

• SOCIAL RESEARCH

• SOCIAL WORK

• SPEECH THERAPY

• YOUTH WORK

“Any discipline” careers

Armed Forces

Arts administration

Broadcasting

Charities

Civil Service

Computing/IT

Customs/Immigration

Finance

Fire Service

Journalism

Law

Library & Archives

Management Consultancy

Media

Museums

NHS Management

Personnel

Planning

Police

Production Management

Publishing

Purchasing

Retail

Sales & marketing

TEFL

Teaching

Transport

Travel & Tourism

Employability Skills

• Ability to work under pressure

• Analytical & Problem Solving

• Communication

• Evaluation

• Information Technology

• Interpersonal Awareness

• Literacy

• Numeracy

• Research

• Teamwork

CES - Careers information

• Alumni Careers Network

• Careers library

• Occupational Profiles

• Opportunities for Psychology graduates (043)

• Prospects Postgraduate Directory

• Prospect Planner - generates job ideas

• Psychology Options leaflet

• CES www pages on Psychology (with links) at:

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/psychol.htm

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/psychology.htm

Tim Reed

Head of Careers and Employability Service

CAREERS www.kent.ac.uk/ces/