Your Career in Psychology: Putting Your Graduate Degree to Work

"The entire book ... does an excellent job. ... A must read book for all doctoral graduates and hopefully doctoral candidates before." (The General Psychologist, Autumn 2009)

"I was pleased to serve as a contributor to Your Career in Psychology. After reading the chapters, I am even more pleased--I believe that this book has the potential to be a great help to students who are looking for advice about getting their careers in psychology started. I wish this book had been around whenever I began my career many years ago."
–Randolph A. Smith, Lamar University

"Your Career in Psychology is the kind of book many, if not most, psychologists, whether teachers, researchers, or practitioners, might have wished for when they were setting out. The editors, experienced psychologists themselves, have assembled a wonderfully diverse group of authors who provide honest, witty, and practical advice to readers contemplating new careers or career changes within the field. They discuss the obvious topics, like teaching roles, private practice, and job finding; and they take on the less pleasant prospects, such as what to do about student loans. From working effectively with mentors to being a good campus citizen, there is something here for anyone serious about psychology as a career field. The advice and counsel comes from psychologists whose wide-ranging experience will prove useful, not only to those seeking or changing careers, but to those of us engaged in teaching the next generation. This is an excellent collection of interesting, successful authors who have ‘been there and done that.’ Readers will find a wealth of useful ideas and pointers."
–Kenneth D. Keith, University of San Diego

"As a career, psychology continues to be an unusually robust and attractive field despite managed care, changes in academe, and now masters-level licensing. But it is the wise student who prepares early in their college education, to develop a strategy and an "edge" for the challenges ahead, using the valuable information in this timely book squarely addressing their needs."
–Harold Takooshian, Past-President, APA Divisions of International and General Psychology

"This book is full of practical advice for all psychology graduate students, as well as for undergraduates considering graduate study and careers in psychology. It will be especially helpful for those graduate students soon to begin their professional careers in any number of settings."
–William C. Deeds, Morningside College