Social services field December 9, 2016
About Me…
Jobs for those in Social Services Flexibility Settings include academic, research, nonprofit, hospital, private practice, military Training Career focused: graduate level Specialties
Marketability Degree Choice MSW, MFT, LPC, PsyD, PhD Foreign Languages Consider your populations Hard Skills Data analysis, research methods, technical computer skills
Work Expectations Work-Life Balance Dependent on field Salary Range Overall goal in organization
How Do I Get Started? Read professional blogs Socialwork.career Peruse job listings Identify what’s in demand Network Teachers, extended family, parents of friends, school counselors, LinkedIn
How Do I Get Started? Volunteer! Volunteermatch.com LinkedIn Internships (seasonal) Ask your teachers and your professors questions
Takeaways Consider technical skills and languages first Identify what you naturally gravitate to Future Reading: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FOJ_Executive_Summary_Jobs.pdf