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30 - Balancing Career and Family

from Part VI - Your Career After Graduate School

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2022

By
Paula J. Caplan
Edited by
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Summary

This chapter describes the process of acquiring a job in psychology.It reviews the kinds of jobs available in psychology, ranging from jobs in psychology departments, to jobs in education departments, medical schools, business schools, and other academic units.It also describes non-academic job opportunities in business, nonprofits, and government agencies. The chapter details the steps one typically goes through in acquiring a job, such as preparing a CV (vita), a job application letter, and a statement of purpose.Job applicants typically also go through some kind of job interview and need to seek letters of recommendation that will show that they are not only appropriate for the job, but also that they will excel at it.The chapter is full of tips for how to maximize one’s success on the job market.

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CVvitaresumejob interviewjob application
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The Portable Mentor
Expert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology
 , pp. 565 - 577
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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