The following are the main employment directions of psychology:
1, enter the school as a teacher
Psychological teachers in colleges and universities, mental health education and counseling teachers, political counselors for college students, mental health education teachers in primary and secondary schools, student psychological counselors (class teachers, student work), scientific researchers in educational institutions, etc.
Generally speaking, it is easier for graduate students to become teachers in universities, but it is relatively difficult for undergraduates. The teachers of mental health consultation and counseling in primary and secondary schools are mainly undergraduates, especially girls are more likely to find jobs than boys.
2, into the enterprise as a manager
For college students with psychological background, the demand of enterprises is still great. From the training of sales staff, psychological analysis of customer consumption and humanized psychological analysis of product design, to human resources-related talent evaluation, vocational evaluation, psychological quality training of employees, stress release training for groups suffering from psychological pressure, etc. It needs professionals who have studied psychology to complete it. In recent years, in some high-pressure industries (such as news, broadcasting, insurance, sales, banking, etc. ), more and more enterprises begin to pay attention to psychological assistance and consultation for employees (that is, enterprise eap project). This also provides more employment opportunities and jobs for college students majoring in applied psychology.
3, enter the social professional service institutions.
Engaged in psychological counseling, career planning, employment guidance, family, marriage guidance, psychological counseling (hospitals, communities) and other professional consulting services. Most of these professional service organizations are private companies or institutions. For college students majoring in applied psychology who have been trained in professional consulting technology, these professional consulting services have great employment competitiveness. In medium-sized and above cities, these institutions can provide many employment opportunities and jobs.
4. Start your own business
Establish psychological counseling services, psychological training institutions, social investigation specialized institutions, etc. Setting up psychological clinics, psychological consultation service centers and psychological education and training centers is the main project of self-employment. Compared with the mainland, Shanghai, Beijing, Pearl River Delta and other developed regions have relatively new ideas, better entrepreneurial environment and greater market demand. Therefore, private psychological counseling service has great development prospects. Compared with developed areas, the mainland's self-employment is mainly focused on psychological education and training, such as Huaxia Psychological School and Zhengzhou Feng Te Psychological School.
The salary of psychological counseling in developed areas is still very objective, but the requirements for psychological counselors are also very high, so there are not many high-income psychological counselors; Psychological training, which focuses on psychological counselors, nutritionists, baby nurses and family education instructors, is a popular entrepreneurial project with less investment and quick return, but the initial investment and profit are low, and the market needs a certain cultivation period.
Among the above employment directions, social professional service institutions and enterprises currently have the most graduates.
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