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    1 Introduction ral espn hs ben reseed by survey pspology graduates to ll over the UK wh se rent emploedia tha ocapaton sine exch ocaptonal ries $n ease ty posing ntmaton on how o get na et in our Showen oscapaton” Over ppchology gaunt tom UE waves ‘ere interned nore gett he ath sot echo the scons ‘Sesh ovr wa pe ak Your tarsteabless wom your deg o previous ccpations so you ca {se nese to mare yourself uch aor fsctvel inode t chore your isa hg hook ht 9 gs a, + High hel sues nd te pcg” = you ae inking stout ‘dying prcoloy at univers roe higher edveston insite, ae wanton ingen kno ayn est + Unies dos cao stun peel ~ you may have begun Your cg wt erain eget shut what you woud ike ot ony ding tat the realy ery iteen Ds ealston probs cei Ya be cig aman tt Se tity Yencoot our fue cee canes tac argue founding {rlnding Wook experience ao led Won placement, paces Sd Srna vi ih salu op on ign or it pv fling eae chy + Teton nt 0 set dts of pc ~ you ny have ged say poy ep bt ern what on stay + Mem fhe ts call Say — you my want gS on ‘mponny oneeow of cer orp + Fa nce otros yo may being + Fhe nig oe tris yo ay haven workngin (ne prtclretora bead essen to seh eee Tach eos a ead rig Me cat lee ad. ‘is you may be loking fe cprtenve ence bal ou ‘aise yo studless on the wt experece or ployment poston ‘pono them with knee ora qulBaton in aly. + SEeape nua gto mov ft poly ae ~ you my haves dog andor caerinomathing quite ferent orm be pat Toning ecm rent the eon at ang ay. «Pyaar tesesaatn’~you tay want normaton ‘nowt pursues pyeology cavern the Ute King, ‘ateve your sto, took wl provide ot th information a help ours Jour cae deidon bom oan in te fate ‘What kind of work is right for you? Finding he Kind of work ha ss yours, interests sonal, and i ‘ne eee ent such one thing do Chocsing te gt eer [eral ioe our tage 1 Sifamaoest- gathering information on yur sly abe, interes, ‘aloe want, cbployet envionment peferncs and eye con. ‘pp meres - tec infomiaton on the ins and specie ‘anton thatintretyou, ay ertng ne eating» ator of ulin ot dion mang — erating our carer options ming & {iat pos snd cea eling on gae “ington ~ sntyng the nd sep nde tale yout ‘hte ei td devloplng states to eee ter sate awareness Aeappehology den or radu you se poate ene postion tbs compcent i tet eenent of slants my scem ge ‘Shvour but meer to ens youre! ob, you Bist ned to Row out ‘engine west, personaly sls vale bers Touneedtobe abet answer qesos ike thee: + Dore dating with members ofthe ple Dollie working uene onan open-plan oficet3partof team? {Dotan tower nab dynamic wonkplce, oles pred, more Bot nny nnn now ned Dot want event becomes manner oh it pons, of haying member osm? Seton jumping cfs ae ty he anda ‘Sependon yur own peronal pretence Ts pone tose + Pechometne andor enon teting 1 Working trough execs at ent, hi rales an inter ‘Once you have go ove of a de of the of wenk that ts your penalty, you sei pst o make baer caer desions and bes Oppo awareness ‘Chapters 2 of hs book wl ep you considerably wt the econ stage of this proces Tey it 0 posable scupstons fr graduates npyebogy snd “isn an srout and este aepon of what each ee potent ‘Sceupstion etl This idomntion has ben ured om rey th + pte 2 i dersipien Enjoy spects ofthe work essenopaieaspets fhe woe eon tutes st tad ots type work Skieneded nth Forte qualifatonralnng ete nd work experienc opptnies Employment oppor ‘Norcensronment ‘infant wl veh Ss nut mah nt tent fe more hou You con do his by serng the tere ng the ‘nuerous website aos we have prove, oon at company west, ‘huang iterate, coatactng people win the ads and conducting inert ttre at ther These contacts canbe sored heh ‘our tllow sunt, univers amo cae, you univesky ta Sette Sey, oy ng sont Sst) ath valiation a elon making ‘ce You have undertaken one form of esse an ential pos sleepin, iin a ping ge rn [rove wig he pros and cons Bote cater pss tat yu ave $fort tin with your sil, ves nd itr? The more normation you guer aout youre, the more ily ou set make decane hate {he tone for you. Hy ate sl having fey dein 3 ‘Sit adver ho an lp you eran he inomaton you ae cole, Sse aioe, dey ths cen aig Si yt nel mnt essen ith ae Pe “ing actin (Once you hate made deisons an set some ons ts then tne fraction, Talking pepe the incr formation interes) Senbng eo cbmc 1 Appin forbs cat pre me, rene, Finding eg ce for you a prose The more tine and energy Yo snes ak ikea Ye os nat do tall sine Cet upprt om Send, fami, coleages ad Droteonals who an makes bi aierence the al etc. How to get your ideal job and be successful at it “Amploybliy tof ls, undestandings and pena bes hat soe graduates ore ihe to gum employment and be ces In the ‘hoenocaption- Given ths fate, dace youu eid the nd of ‘of arated in You should sta thing sa youre a {ly ging to ee re wat tps You must ake in ott eter Your ‘ter go Ten pound to yourel how youare png make sues ‘tic tnondttoanower ts quests you hate to wht empioyen se ltngfninthr emp onto mae oan oem oa Te caret werd of wrk In the paste relatos beeen employers and employcs wat bsed tna ten scl contac net or goed serie a protect, the employer oeed tine ciployent than ame potenti ft Tomlon rica yu and ing bene Fe ioe ies ment that hs wal content beg ower a a ple ase {peter loa competion Tes government invavement and es clecve Reza ‘Aba rst viral evry typeof oxgnstion in the Westen wo has undegone sgt changes as noes downaing, ayering emo Ing ‘unnecesay” yrs of lade. management exible coach "tangent ch 3 presne snd shore sem contact and working om tome andoutouring Oranstonsn longersre bln feeb ore Movilae now neonate offi ndeperenc and elses Ties toy fur employment sec. are eons Wile competion hat inca, there ae aon say sce enploeent Spporanies or peony godt tha thee wee 50 Yeas a. Nos of those new opponunites ar it on-taocal was as move and mote ftployen reise the Benes a hing works wth howe a sls tn Pye. The woe els our ost you st nec to be cae aout Winat you wanted, be create nthe way You sl Your kil ana exe Inthe may you manage your cet he nombe of ayn hich ak can dn ow ana nearing a aor oe ‘sna falta you ca nap otro for par te job ng tempat fencing ad employment wih ent employers tr youne tthe employer Thoe upto the equal of» flint ston For example jou could work a eae ave te das eck ne repr cok cao res othe mead ech a ang ‘turer at aunty or colle rte ober day ofthe wee, ow e manage your career ‘Te mest importa ding to rae ha you ae fay sponse fo Source which ey Yo change dectons seve ties dg Your ‘oven fc no longer expe that You wl say on Indy Ta wl meno ta nore be cel you ne! to beome ‘eer rent heroes dina pei bly a i a 0 nployslty sito acleve more satan: Some of the quate [tel to be carer rent nla ng sl to ete sel Your sl ‘Sitmansgeent, conan guing ne knoe ta sls, beng Be Iie and adaptive to change, bung eto tle rponsaity, deep Hes, td wines to aeons oesn the one poston. Wea experiance, wrk placements, prctiums, lexan, inoships, ‘ote wrt andpalé paris o asl wok ‘Whatever you want cl the sigle mst portant att tht wee ‘edn or tay at helped ecu fin th ea Jo as underakng| ‘Selon of work expec, White sone psychology programmes the UE provide lect or oes inthis ae, ths foal proces gain {hs tl expen, many progamies dn ness whee they don S| then dowa to you to approach an egaation fo eng abot ose "ppetnities Phe por sre numero for oth waaay wok 2d Hd partie or casa work: In ther peso which rege ghee lee qulietons nd experens you can wear anna longs nespaienend or quilted tember oa Amero te pepsin thsatady ud tise torr money whe they wese stn sd in ‘hale wak enchant nero sanet ‘hen approach the epaon del =o wat for svete postions ‘sefaton, bough weten or aS audience, Hn Sal's ari, ‘rat, ad Fat Paonet Hans Gre forthe Hog Poesia (Sth eaton, Prentice Ha 2007) What employers are looking for in a potential employee pons i nt fo grat noe than i ee They ft for mort employes ligne lam bsp re mormon ‘fan oar degree knowledge. Employers eager people wo ci ern and work independent who can think ie, soie poten and {Se"emotonly nigent at thy eon commanieat wt aang rope work ammber oat, sndaremoterted nd ends ‘Som af thse ils you wll develop tough your dep, oes wl be develope ute yo ate Ty of 199 Uc ranages Heid & mumbo Bey si ha heya + rst including ng of ate sch a anal catgu, yee nd ty ft hing though moder ae problems + Tomiie andastaning the bse reps of abject epi, gr ‘sa knowl, owe of the ergata an commer awarene tough tnmony oupmatons Keowee of seting i emu et Itporane than the byt seqte knee + nt mang goes a ayo ear cota ae Ing specs nas earing a gang oes. + Fy aod assay be able to rspond Wo change, © preempt ‘ange 2nd kim nd change «Sine ss” sa aig ane ksping sity to del wth ses, Poitanton planing adn abo ug severa ngs atone + es ging om galt enh tenacity pereerance apdeterminaton + Siren tcc, ae, ee + Gaon writen len, formal anomaly, wth a wide ‘ange sole ath nel ad extemal oth cgrston + Insp le ~ yest to ele to ad fel comotbe with Poa hn aon we aaa eel + Tham nok fen in more than aston em, nd 0 be bio east you an demote oan employer tat ou have thee sl, you ae sii weal ite compete po mc Te ay to ie ‘otal ung nthe deepen det be boy a gh Eaton sae How to market yourself to get your ideal job ‘Te a iy ey atte ce nthe UK woos ho ‘er they ever sce ein the fob Beco lo mae ‘Mens, eer oenpoyen ert es st of nig Non at yc cy 9 nk fined lot of knowlege tou schon and hs a couse we How frees pyehology askate coe poten wom int vere ge of ‘ecpatins that donot cary he te payor esate gener he Seq we thing pyshoogy aster ny to many spheres of wate heen a atone a wen ‘sing grup wok indepedent work and inspendet sing Is hese sheeple eet psi nl ey os et oh ecotng to the Quay Asurance Agency fr Higher Eductn! he tenses une om oytology dee nce being be Commune oft ~ ctvecommmustion inves developing + Cogent numer supped by ent edence and bing sense tothe tees and expectations fan audience. Ths accompli ough spe Senn we th nt i ngs a hh, seen ange tl bea ot ee ih et 0 ana + Capon tet ~ th cied thgh se ing anasng nd presenting complex da st (uate a ual the aod ng abet spate se sytee age amos ft + Gecomputospyehlog states ae troduced to, nd become ale si capt iyi i ing ad wi apy, te wey Satta soto pacage + Reve ant one bfomaton eect ~ psycosey gradu, we e fame wih cofletng and organising red intonation fund in ‘Sholay ook, oul cliecions, aed oough compte nd Inter Tae uy ance ey i ao 207, ic a snotty Saeed Brean orto war oak te mar oa tri tte {Emp fete on oe nd sam clon of dein. Eanes and ani the setearch proces mich abe cnet eing pony io gn el th om + Maeetat nme nein he nado tad iret pee {heron nr and ponens, ovate ther inact, cepa an {ome at supped concsony all wh empasied and tught ‘Beouhout» phology dee. The impotence ooking rsa “gee inapes tines the omer ofthe tals abo steed + staal and pn fat cme of he ‘Sy alas and lake meat the a o> Fens anderen conf Tey should ae be mre este tthe Ingots of nbancng oopeatcn to msimie the escent Idd shown group wrkand tem baling, ome me gene ae pra trashing espns for ne ow leaning sit deslopmentt exealy xpeed ‘brought psyeholny deg whee empha om Sug team fsueedinprteaay poyhology Sgeesnomally caine the Conpleton ofan Independent, snpieslingey whete 3 aaa Sfp tine ed poet equ ‘Thee ae other tana sls that ca be added 10 the ist above ut {hoe ep he mat nptnt ones nen aplying fro. nse {De is ne ao desopt ftom revo ocupaton, volun wer Tebueacten snd si 2 fami al Mee aes of our ie you ae Cevdoping or taining slr wich can be mace 3s desiale 1 8 ‘enti employes vn wtng Vor comping a apptstion fxm or pata oct pation cure tut, sing oe degre subject hnowedge and Your ase ‘ests you tse oon tc the eglement ound no ‘pesfenion by poncng spec examples of how you met the ce Bid his ety eniance your chances of beng aco How to use this book ‘As previously noted the eccuptons ited inthis took ate by no means an aihtne lt of what peychoiony paste stained or abe od Thee finger dato twat etn oa ns que ~ the most common occupations tat occred among ot Sapo 47 reseuc pripants and Fens tps! we alls - ou tty rene tat Prsclogy eater workin dvse ange occpaons Hower we Frcude ont thre occupation where owes an sil gine as Povo de ee eleva othe option a someway. ‘you rea hough the osuptions sed in Chapes 2S you wil te that ame ae specie and lied scope ht they extn ny One| Sts ting wh thea one pin is os aes raul get hee ecopaie! ries ‘ss previouly mentioned cach of the oesapation pest this bok st far acoding toa standardised porting fora ade up of 1 seas. Wee ey ot ening we inp he Further qualicaastranng equted and werk experience opportunities ‘This section is designed to prod you with infomation coneening the ess rng gure wana parca o ‘ne i thes they ae noe Where onteaate quiets se rue Sc sw masters gee then portant to kept hee [otrmmes requ selfuncing So you il need to re tat you | Moth ost tan, he ise ff ec hb egies hat yo an combine full me wor wth parame std. For those tents ‘Badates wishing to become psoas, ts Seton a provides nr ‘maton onthe proceso ung chard sats In those ceeupatons where further qulations and taining ate not story, ene been ue by our seach pnts expec and ‘ur own raat nt he pata occupation, Tieton ss pov Infomation on posible work experience oppo, Whether thse ae ‘lunar palin the oro pte mo tl wok Acca |rgisation chateaus any tts no contempt tt» ee npc do ise at only approxima 135 psyeholgy gatas oon fo DOD hurl paolo Thugs that pechcogy Segre as many and ‘Sted sppcons yond the type cepatos a man fs hak 3 ‘hinges toppclory, suchas cline counseling a res “ne who desde to coatine down theroxteof Domini psycologst asvofen bated byte proces gang onal acetate Aecreaaton ison commonly snecated withthe terapeic oration su cous {hing sd cnet ppcheloy, or pycothenpy The ma peel ‘creda bodys the UX he Bsh Psychol Sekey (HS. Thee {Sv tkos mane other accratng Dosen saence ut or he Bath [Xnocaton or Counting snd Ppehotheapy BACP) ad he Und ig ‘dom Coun x raycntnepy ORCP. searing ol enon why, three te hth ener inert + sein mer of pf comma, Aeeation nabs you tobe Dt of ger emmy of practioner tht hf exer, YOU Etnies them nd share heaped, net wh tem whet Teanga oppor a se he sa sours of infonaton ad Dont font oconnuiny poesia! deve. «Nine peta teal stands Ars eveloping profesional ou man. how tht yout know, sls and ther appa se ‘Reedon the mont pte sound ear tht your work conto fo ‘coped snus dd paces within Jour eld of expertise. Tis may Scan be sre ha oa pong your employers el ents th © ‘Evie ta son the hfe postnatal saad po $e cao prongs cent wt oe form of uaa tat out roy ‘Sy iinet wd gue, and avert an inept profs «+ Enploment pay and edo. Many ‘pohologit’ vacances seqie ‘fats mininum standadtoremploysent so witout toute Tmining your employment penal. Aceon a0 proves bass trom ch to negate py and cna Oten ees baie ty crn codon aco lets pace tat oe ommended Tersccrans pyc ‘these nd the my ther Denes of cto do not ome as takes many yeu ny, work expetence and speviion by more serie Frvclopat rai at enpensne poss: Neve, hen come fo {Poi and weltingo poured your cents go you ely nas to take Tks with your knowledge and Out ace tat pelo ‘Gatun, puri thove mhing 2 wok he erp pesos, Sy sceation, Xs a Par and dts a be cased sesh PotgalScty no $e yu wan Be «pnt Ret sn 2 ome sont ned aint tng wk op prs fou tobe able cl youn = pycologt However thi ate Oa ‘oming montis nd year al aves ajrimpacton tus eas ce ‘eden, the nat f profesional ting. and rections on tose ‘toot and anna al heme pelos Fora todateinortion rh aga it the 8 we aa wh as ‘Sonat te proces of actedtation and ow doe it work? Moc specie !nfoaton pode it each othe ecupatonal pee, bat bree some is pins tot wth The BPs conf ehrred sats for 4m of paycheopea peas Cares reuse 4st dee in pelo? ithe Groans Ds for eprton 8). The GR es member lel ‘tthe WS. Undergraduate psjcnoleyprogammes inte UK are sceed bythe Bo fer the GA, wha peu ec elie ety ‘ito the Reiter of Charro Pyeaogis nese where canctes Son? reas eee ecg, pont pats tet) sperion (otining potato develope in okra po “ie wat the deveopment of tnowedge and practice one's el. ach ‘ison ui onnseeon how renal eget une 7 weve ou ate st astute ot 2 graduate you dont have bean credited poyokgt to enjoy the beh of Delong to» potter ‘hay For cramp the Soest membership ts inde ange ttenets Tod ov moe, go tects ese (ws aga Ciminal Reco Baro A mumbero te ocuptons lite nee regu Ciinal Recnts urs {i check belore you wil be employed. CB cha ae egies oxo ‘onswhae youl be workng det onde with chien, adolescents {nde uel ppultons You tered to prove + CRS check, {aherintomston cme found nthe CRE wtb (eth 8). Average sais Incach of th occpation profes we have Led apron vege sae or 007 Sas fora parc ocupaton alto depend on ange ot {aco and wl invaaby change of ne. Ou ams 6 poe spore ‘Baetnlrmation on whats pitas wuld eo somone Who ‘or meely complete an undegadat or pogacte gunston In chology, nan average sy fora nee poston wth rere ‘Xk isTnponant wo ee in ind tat evel of gualiseions ad eas i munyinsunces ts posse fr ets 0 wok longs quid _ofestonaleinam sean capac Obowaly inte tations eat be lower and post pista our a “Tala que in ebook don ken occu he vos gh Ingrthat mph schassLandonweghng wtih Ieee asony Ppa to ED per na, Pips od ll ny for upto i we he bmoiecsaca or vs Employment oppetntes In his section we amt provide Information on the sting and xpi Mons tt econ» eae ain, el gees Tne ovr tn snd cumstances can change qc, ming iit tonecunty pi the demand tor pata ocuation The oration Prwnted ef bed onthe experncs of or rsa ptpats and [er msec hat me wdetook te course of wting honk cnc an futher information ‘non purtiouaocupton can befound Pestenoe that weit adres

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