<p>Panicking and going back to school to spend MORE money is not a good idea, unless you are absolutely desperate and have no other way to support yourself. If you aren’t interested in being a paralegal, and have no more money to go back to school…continue to search for a job! In this economy even experienced hires have spent 6-12 months or more searching for a job.</p>
<p>Industrial/organizational psychology and human factors psychology are a decent field to go into with better job prospects. But don’t go running into graduate school (racking up more debt) if you aren’t sure about your field AND you’re only doing it because you’re having problems find a job. Continue to job search. (School counseling is not an easy field to break into, and I don’t think you would increase your employability. You might in school psych, but it’s so radically different from the other two fields that I get the sense you are grasping at straws.)</p>
<p>Definitely do not go to a PhD program just because you can’t find a job. You’ll be even more unhappy.</p>
<p>Don’t pursue a certificate. Graduate school is intended for getting a degree for a specific intent - getting an I/O degree because you need it to get a job as a licensed I/O psych, or getting an MSN in nursing to be a nurse practitioner. It’s not something to do just because you can’t figure anything else out…continue to search for a job. Get a copy of What Color is Your Parachute?</p>