General Advice from the Department

It is never too soon to start thinking about the career options open to you after completing your degree in Psychology. Some careers require you to build up relevant skills and experience prior to entry or training and it is better to start doing this during your degree when you have lots of opportunities to do so. If you don’t know what you want to do yet, then trying out different types of activities and work experience can help you to build up a better understanding of what might suit you.

The British Psychological Society (BPS) website www.bps.org.uk includes careers information outlining the different career routes in psychology and their related training and entry routes.

Each year the department holds a Careers day for second year undergraduates. This consists of a series of talks given by people working in a range of career areas, including psychology and non-psychology occupations. In the past there have been talks on clinical psychology, forensic psychology, educational psychology, occupational psychology, teaching, human resources, social work, management consultancy and academic research. There is also a programme of talks from the Careers Adviser linked to the department, Janice Simpson, which include sessions on applications, interviews, work experience and employability.

Vacancies for graduate employment, work experience, internships and volunteering are listed on the Careers website and information about jobs and courses of interest are posted regularly on the Careers noticeboard.

The departmental careers co-ordinator (Katie Slocombe) and supervisors are always willing to give advice on job options, as far as they are able, but information and advice on career planning is also available from the University’s Careers Service www.york.ac.uk/careers.

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