<p>Thanks for taking time out and adding your input.</p>
<p>I will be graduating soon with my BA in psychology. Not only do I love studying the subject, but the beauty of having this degree is that I can pretty much take it into any field I want to (i.e. education, business, social work, etc.). However, I'm not 100% sure which field I do want to take it to. I've narrowed down clinical/psychiatric social work, school psychology, and I/O psychology/organizational behavior. As of now I am just looking to get my masters and will worry about a doctoral degree at a later time.</p>
<p>Social Work: Not only is social work one of the most rewarding careers, but an MSW is extremely flexible. I want to focus my studies and career with a clinical and mental health focus.</p>
<p>School Psychology: Very limited degree. Primarily testing, with some counseling involved (both of which I like). I know statistics is involved in this field. How much is stats involved? That I am not sure of.</p>
<p>I/O psych/Org. Behavior: I'm looking for any input in this field that I can get (jobs, demand, salaries, etc.).</p>
<p>What I am mostly looking for is peoples input/advice on each field. Positives and negatives of each that I did not list - especially I/O psych and organizational behavior. Thank you.</p>
<p>post this on the parents forum – this isn’t the ideal place for a question of this type</p>
<p>This is what alumni informational interviewing is for: Go to the career center and find alums who work in these fields. Set up informational interviews, preferably in person, but a phone conversation will do if face-to-face isn’t possible, and ask them what they like best about their careers, like least, wish they’d done differently from a professional perspective, how the field is changing, what kind of professional credentials you need today and what will you need in the future, where the best grad schools are for their particular field, how people find jobs in the field, what kind of work experience you need, etc…</p>
<p>Most people (especially those who are recently out of school themselves or who have kids in school) are willing to help students if they know they aren’t going to be hit up for a job (although I had several job offers come out of this kind of interviewing). Many will also be willing to refer you to some one else in their field who is working in a different capacity if you can articulate what your interests are-so don’t write someone off if 10 minutes into the conversation, you discover you aren’t really interested in what they do.</p>
<p>If you are a ‘people person,’ this is fun and interesting. If you aren’t, it may be painful, but you’ll get a lot out of it.</p>
<p>Thank you both for your response. As for posting in the wrong place, I’m new to the site; therefore, I am still getting used to it.</p>