Welcome to the Career Planning Center! Navigating career planning and employment prospects in psychology and community psychology can feel overwhelming, but the opportunities are as diverse as the fields themselves. Whether you’re an undergraduate exploring psychology, a graduate student pursuing an advanced degree, seeking post-doctoral training, or a professional looking to expand your horizons, this resource provides links and services to support you.
For Undergraduates
Choosing a major is a significant decision. Similarly, selecting a graduate school can be equally challenging. We offer information and links to resources that can help you make informed decisions about your career path.
- CPN Book Store: The CPN Book Store offers resources on choosing a major, getting into graduate school, and succeeding in graduate studies. Purchase titles to help you make informed decisions about life during and beyond your undergraduate years.
- CPN Student Lounge: The CPN Student Lounge provides a wide array of links, from graduate school information to career searching tips. It also contains information about the GRE, financial aid, and more.
- Graduate Training in Community Psychology: The CPN Graduate School page, part of the Admissions Office section, links to over 40 graduate schools and departments offering advanced degrees in community psychology in the U.S. and worldwide. You can find it under Admissions.
For Graduate Students
Beyond the dissertation or thesis, finding a pre-doctoral internship and securing a job after graduation are major stressors for graduate students. We offer resources to help you plan your career after graduate school. Don’t forget to check out the Student Lounge for more information!
- CPN Book Store: The CPN Book Store offers texts and practical guides on careers in psychology. Consider these APA selections: Psychologist’s Guide to an Academic Career, How to Manage Your Career in Psychology, and Career Paths in Psychology. Other resources addressing graduate student needs are also available.
- CPN Job Board: The Community Psychology Network Job Board features fellowship, faculty, and non-faculty positions in community psychology and related disciplines. Each listing includes requirements and contact information.
- Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC): APPIC helps ensure high-quality training and recruitment practices at professional psychology internship and postdoctoral training sites in the US and Canada. This is a crucial resource for researching internship sites, including a clearinghouse, a matching program, and a list of sites without placements.
- APA Internship Accreditation: APA’s Educational Directorate provides a listing of organizations with accredited internships in psychology.
- Internship Questions & Tips: Dr. Scott Plous offers excellent tips, including the three P’s of interviewing, to help you prepare for internship interviews.
For Job Seekers
Utilize the Community Psychology Network’s job board, job archive listings, and other psychology job opportunities online! Universities and professors can post “availability notices” on the Community Psychology Network job board for FREE.
- CPN Job Board: The Community Psychology Network’s job board lists fellowships, faculty, and non-faculty opportunities in community psychology and related fields.
Resume Banks and Services
- APA Monitor Classified Ads: The American Psychological Association provides classified ads in print in the APA Monitor and electronically on the APA website. These listings often include non-community psychology positions.
- Early Career Preventionist Network: ECPN lists job announcements posted to their discussion list. Many are community psychology and prevention-oriented.
- APS Observer Positions: The American Psychological Society posts positions printed in the Observer newsletter on their website.
- Chronicle of Higher Education’s Career Network: The Chronicle lists hundreds of academic positions weekly across various fields.
- Positions in Psychology: This site is a worldwide registry of psychology employment opportunities.
- College Grad Job Hunter: An excellent site for new graduates in any field, with tips for job hunting, résumé writing, interviewing, and job offer negotiations.
- NIH Research Training & Employment Opportunities: Contains listings of employment opportunities within the National Institutes of Health.
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