The Biggest Shortcoming of the Psych Major Curriculum? Interview With Drew C. Appleby
Discover reasons why psychology majors seeking to enter the workplace without going to graduate school aren’t always given explicit training on how to use their education to find jobs and impress potential employers. Guest speaker Dr. Drew C. Appleby shares numerous career opportunities for psych majors and tips for obtaining skills for the workplace. Listeners of this episode will be able to identify knowledge, skills, and characteristics psych majors possess that employers value. What did you or your students do with a psychology major? Share your stories for Drew at https://www.facebook.com/groups/teachpsych/posts/10160378806319349 Resources/Suggested Reading Preparing Psychology Majors for Business-Related Careers eBook: https://store.psichi.org/preparing-psychology-majors-for-business-related-careers Preparing Psych Majors to Enter the Workforce: Then, Now, With Whom, and How. Teaching of Psychology article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0098628317744944 An Online Career Exploration Resource for Psychology Majors: https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/psn/2015/09/psychology-majors What Can I Do With a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology? by Ruth V. Walker and Drew C. Appleby: https://scholar.utc.edu/oer/3/ O*NET: https://www.onetonline.org/ An Eye on the Workplace: Achieving a Career With a Bachelor’s in Psychology eBook: https://store.psichi.org/an-eye-on-the-workplace-achieving-a-career-with-a-bachelors-in-psychology This year’s #ConnectWithPsiChiTheme: https://www.psichi.org/page/261EyeFall21Bui Calls to Action Listen or follow PsychEverywhere: https://www.psichi.org/page/podcast Tell a friend or colleague about the show. Follow PsychEverywhere on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PsiChiPodcast Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts