1. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors Feb. 24 th, 2006

2. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors Understanding Yourself Researching Occupations Getting Experience Resources AGENDA

3. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF Why did you choose Psychology as a major? What courses did you most enjoy – why? Thinking about careers you have heard about, which sound most like something you’d love to do – why? Based on this information these things seem to be important to me: 1. 2. 3.

4. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF Resources: Career Planning Workshop Career Cruising - Career Matchmaker quiz Career Advising

5. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors RESEARCHING OCCUPATIONS Priority Information:  What does the job entail?  What are the job requirements?  How stressful is the work?  Who will be the clientele?  Is my knowledge a good match with the field?  Location?  Salary?  Hours? Flexibility?  Work forecast in this are of employment?

6. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors RESEARCHING OCCUPATIONS Resources: Career Cruising Career Resources Library, e.g. The Blue Book Career Informants Professional Associations

7. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors GETTING EXPERIENCE Strategies: (following are places where the workshop participants gained experience) Sunnybrook Hospital Volunteer Resources (Music & Art Therapy) Trillium Health Center -- volunteer office Baycrest Center for Geriatric Care -- volunteer centre Mount Sinai Geriatrics, speech pathology, translations Alzheimer Society of Peel, “semi- therapy”

8. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors GETTING EXPERIENCE Resources: Career Informants Career Resources Library, e.g. The Blue Book Career Cruising Professional Associations

9. Career Centre Finding a Great Fit: Career Exploration for Psychology Majors RESOURCES Next Steps for Graduating Students: getting experience Charity Village or Idealist – volunteer or paid work experience Summer Job Blitz site – summer jobs programs and information about creating a summer business – e-chat Mar. 2, 1:30-2:30 Career Advising – M-F, 12-4 p.m.