Johnny Said:

How do I change careers without going back to school and employers won't hire you without experience?

We Answered:

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Minnie Said:

What can you do with a psychology bachelor's degree if you end up disliking the field?

We Answered:

I earned a BS degree in Psychology in 2000. I understand about being burned out. I have been working for the same nonprofit for 8 years. What I ended up doing in 2004 is going back to school to a two-year program to focus more on nonprofit management. That gave me a new direction while I still utilized my Psychology background. Today, I help nonprofits to find grant money for programs. I also work a lot in fund-raising and helping other small businesses to find money. It is a challenging, yet, rewarding profession. I enjoy the flexibility and having the opportunity to meet other professionals and learn about other local, state, and federal resources. I have also ventured into real estate investing and I have my own home-based business which I like to do in my spare time. Feel free to contact me for more information. I wish you well.

Guy Said:

How to enter into the journalism field with a MA in Psychology without going back to school?

We Answered:

It's not easy to "break into" any publication without experience, however, the field of writing is one of the few remaining career tracks where you still need to climb the proverbial ladder. If you're willing to start at the bottom and work your way up, then the other proverbial "where there's a will, there's a way" cliche applies. Here's a tip from me (a journalist) to you:

Use your psychology experience to write articles.

This isn't as easy as it sounds, but any sort of psychological title behind your name will boost your chances immesurably at getting published.

Write about what you know.
-then zoom in on your topic of choice. eg: do you understand the late single-mom phenomenon, psychologically speaking? Or do you have insight on how to avoid divorce in western culture's fast-paced, debt-burdened society? Pick a topic that is very specific and then zoom that writer's lense even closer. What about avoiding divorce do you want to talk about? The fact that money divides hearts? Popular television's impact on the family?

Once you know your topic, start creating an outline. Decide on a catchy working title for your article. State the main point you'd like to get across to your audience in no more than two sentences. Then make a list of main points you plan to elaborate on to create the body of your article which (in your professional opinion) proves your main point. After that it's all about the writing.

When you've created a rough draft, go through some magazines and do some market research. Which magazines tend to print your type of article? Notice everything about the magazine, even the little things like the ads. Do they target women only? If so, your article may need to be tailored to fit a women's only readership. Pay attention to the other writers' styles and the types of articles different magazines run. Where is yours most likely to fit?

Once you think you have the right market for the piece you'd like to publish, hit their website and read over their "writers' guidelines." Make sure you've followed them exactly. Then send a query letter to the editor and include your working title, purpose for writing, and some powerful anecdotal sentences. Be sure to state why it is that you're qualified to write this article!

Be prepared for rejection letters!

After you've published a few articles you'll be quite qualified to approach various newspapers to see if they've got any work for you. They might run some of your articles as an author who is "special to" that paper. Smaller regional papers might even give you a column.

In the meantime, pay attention to the news in your area. You can use your Psych. expertise to write opinion pieces in your paper's Op-Ed section. Anyone with above average writing skills can do this as long as the editor thinks the topic is of interest!

Those are all the tips I can give you without going into great detail, my dear. Good luck in your writing!

Eva Said:

What can I go back to school for that doesn't take years to be certified?

We Answered:

Kaplan University has a plan to train certified legal secretaries and legal assistants. Kaplan's program contains 7 courses. from accounting to legal office management. They are interactive Web courses that you take at your own pace. The program has a cost of $12, 708 with a fee of $55 at the beginning

Jordan Said:

Career change?

We Answered:

It does all depend on what you want to do.

All Degrees have core subjects, and most degrees have some sort of the same/similar Core subjects, so if you do want to do something totally 360, look into options in Advance standing, if there are any similar core subjects.

Also just having a degree helps demonstrate to the potential employer that you are willing to go the hard yard to learn what is required of you.



SO WHAT IS IT YOU WANT TO DO?