Occasionally, it is a
good idea to reflect on where your road in life is taking you. Have you
considered what jobs will be available when you complete your degree? Have you
done all you can do to prepare yourself, so you are marketable for those jobs?
Let me give you an
example, a Ph.D. in psychology alone will not get you a job. If you want to be
a professor then you need some additional experience, such as teaching and
doing research beyond your dissertation. Remember, with a master's degree you
are qualified to teach at community and junior colleges (no license is
required), some universities also hire master's level faculty for temporary
adjunct positions. Don’t think of these types of jobs as a permanent position,
instead you are gaining the necessary teaching experience for a full time
position later. Volunteer as a research assistant for faculty doing research,
look outside your own university, and field of study. Again, all you are looking
for is the opportunity to gain experience.
Your road does not
end with your degree; it is the beginning of a new road to your professional
career. Be ready when you reach it! Next time, we start a special series for
summer break. Do you have an issue or a question that you would like me to
discuss in a future post? Would you like to be a guest writer? Send me your
ideas! leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu
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