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SELECTED WEB SITES CONTAINING CAREER AND GRADUATE SCHOOL INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS

This section contains an annotated list of selected web sites containing information about careers and
graduate school that will be helpful to psychology majors.

Career Exploration, Career Information, Career-Planning, Job Listings

     -America's Job Bank: maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor and state public employment service agencies

     -Careers.wsj.com: a site sponsored by the Wall Street Journal;  inclues a wealth of practical information about
       careers--e.g. salaries, job-hunting advice, cover letters and resumes, interviewing tips, etc.

     -JobWeb: a comprehensive site maintained by the National Association of Colleges and Employers; includes assessment
      tools, resources for people with disabilities, and links to pages providing access to all U.S. universitites and two-year
      colleges, among other topics

     -Linda Walsh's home page: a excellent site containing a variety of useful information about graduate school and careers
       developed by Dr. Linda Walsh at the University of Northern Iowa

     -Monster Campus: maintained by monster.com; contains an extraordinary number and variety of career resources for
      college students

     -Occupational Outlook Handbook Online (OOH): the online version of the handbook published every two years by the
      U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of Labor; includes job descriptions of every occupation in the U.S., salary
      information, educational requirements, employment outlook, etc.

         Note: You can search for any occupation by clicking on OOH Online or go directly to the sub-pages for counselors
         (master's-and doctoral-level) and psychologists (PhD level).

     -The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet:  maintained by career expert Margaret
      Dikel; contains hundreds of links to careeer and employment information, including salary guides and guidance

     -U.S. Department of Labor:  many links for work-related information such as salaries and workplace legal concerns
      (protection against sexual harassment, etc.)

     -Note: For job and career sites not specifically oriented to psychology, see the "Find Anything" page on Psych Web under
      Career and Job Finding Sites (not specifically for psychologists)

Graduate and Professional School Information

          -GRE Online: a site developed by the Educational Testing Service that provides useful information about the Graduate
           Record Examination, including sample test questions and how to order free GRE publications online

          -Linda Walsh's home page: a fine site containing graduate school and career information developed by Dr. Linda Walsh
           at the University of Northern Iowa

          -Peterson's Guide: a site that allows you to locate univerities that offer graduate degrees in all fields (psychology,
            education, social work, etc.)

Organizations in Psychology and Related Fields

     -American Psychological Association-Resources for Students:  relevant to psychology graduate students and undergraduate
      majors; provides information about the organization and how to join as a student member, its resources (note the link to
      APA's Association for Graduate Students in Psychology (APAGS)), and publications (note: you can purchase a copy of
      Graduate Study in Psychology at this site as well as other materials). Links are also provided to Psi Chi, the national
      honor society in psychology at four-year schools, and Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology at two-year
      schools.

     -American Psychological Society: provides information about the organization, its resources (note the link to the APS
      Student Caucus).

     -National Association of Social Workers: describes the various fields of social (including clinical social work, an excellent
      career alternative to clinical psychology for psychology majors) as well as schools of social work in the U.S.


APA-style reference for this page:

Lloyd, M. A. (2003, April 18). Selected websites containing career and graduate school information of interest to psychology majors. [Online]. Available: http://www.psywww.com/careers/websites.htm.

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