Focusing on career development, this guide helps psychology students identify their ideal career paths while equipping them with essential tools and skills for success. It emphasizes not just landing a job, but also thriving and advancing in the workplace, making it a valuable resource for students aiming to navigate their professional journeys effectively.
Focusing on influential figures in personality and intelligence, the book delves into their academic and scientific contributions. It employs a thematic approach to explore their backgrounds, interconnections, and the controversies surrounding them, highlighting the ongoing 'conversations' that have shaped the field throughout history.
"The Psychology Student's Career Survival Guide is designed to aid students in identifying their ideal career pathway and imbuing them with the right tools and skills to not only achieve their desired job, but to progress and thrive within the workplace. The first half of the book focuses on how to find and get a suitable job. The remaining chapters explore gaining success at workplace in terms of personal growth, navigating criticism, workplace relations and the critical job assignments that every graduate should pursue. Forsythe, an experienced Organisational Psychologist, helps students recognize and apply the acquired psychological skill set to develop a personal brand, increase personal visibility and develop professional networks. This smooths the transition from university into the world of work, by developing effective working practices that will support personal performance and that of the workplace. This book can also serve as a practical guide for academics looking to bridge the gap between the developing student at university and demands of their future employers. It explicitly calls for vocational elements such as communication, team-working, goal setting and planning within the curriculum. This engaging book comes with an abundance of resources to support students' individual development and to help academics run workshops. These resources include tool kits which include self-diagnostic tools and strengths finders, networking skill development, job search strategies, difficult interview questions, personal branding etc. This is an essential text for psychology students at all levels looking for employability guidance, and for psychology academics who are seeking supportive resources and guidance on helping students achieve their career ambitions"-- Provided by publisher
This book features coverage of influential people in personality and intelligence, and examines the academic and scientific contribution they made to the field. The author uses a thematic structure to explore the background, interconnections, controversies and 'conversations' related to these individuals throughout history.