PSY201: The Psychology Major Module 7 Assignment: Using Saint Leo University Career Resources Directions: Read through the assignment. For this assignment you will use a number of career related resources on the Saint Leo University Career Planning webpage. Please read through the instruction below very carefully. Submit your reflection paper containing all four elements to the assignment Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.) 1. Career Planning assignment. Career planning is critical throughout your time at Saint Leo University. We have a number of tools in the Career Planning Office that you will use as a part of this assignment. The first part of this assignment requires the student to visit the Career Planning website located at http://www.saintleo.edu/Campus-Life/Student-ServicesDivision/Career-Planning-for-Students-and-Alumni. There you will find a number of resources including four career planning modules (with videos), Careershift (which allows students to search for jobs in specific areas), Optimalresume.com (a resume building tool), GradProfiles (which is useful in searching for graduate school information) and the NACE Salary Calculator (which will help you understand the typical salaries of various jobs in select locations). a. Please note that there are FOUR (4) Parts to this assignment: i. View the Four Career Planning Modules. The Career Planning Office has developed four modules to help you understand the career planning process. Your assignment is to view all four of these modules. NOTE: If you have difficulty viewing these modules, use the below links: 1. Career Exploration 2. Interviewing 3. Networking 4. Resume Writing ii. CareerShift. Saint Leo University subscribes to a tool called CareerShift which can help students find jobs. Your assignment as a student in this class is to register for CareerShift and then use it to search for jobs in psychology in your geographical location. You need to find one job in psychology or a related discipline in your local area. iii. GradProfiles. One of the most important aspects of the PSY 201 class is helping students understand the graduate school process. During this assignment, you will be required to visit the GradProfiles link on the Career Planning website. Your task is to find one graduate school or graduate school program that interests you. iv. NACE Salary Calculator. One of the questions that students frequently ask is “how much money can I making doing ______?” This tool allows you to see typical salaries in various locations around this country. Your assignment is to use the NACE Salary Calculator to locate typical salaries for at least one job in psychology. Page 1 of 2 2. Write your reflection paper a. Title the paper, “Reflections on Career Planning Resources at Saint Leo University” i. Part 1: Left Justified, Italics Heading: Career Planning Modules 1. In this section, discuss the most helpful information that you learned in each of the four modules. Please remember to comment on information in each of the 4 modules. ii. Part 2: Left Justified, Italics Heading: CareerShift 1. In this section, describe the job that you located and any comments or reactions you have to the availability of jobs or the jobs that you found. iii. Part 3: Left Justified, Italics Heading: GradProfiles 1. In this section, comment on the graduate school or the graduate program that you found. Write a brief summary of the program that interested you and also list the requirements to obtain entry into the program. iv. Part 4: Left Justified Italics Heading: NACE Salary Calculator 1. In this section, write about what you found when you visited this website. List anything that surprised you about the salaries for psychology positions. 3. Verify that your reflection paper is complete a. Your reflection paper should have the following items: i. Your name ii. Four Sections Appropriately Titled Career Planning Modules, CareerShift, GradProfiles, and NACE Salary Calculator iii. A paragraph for each of the four sections 4. Submit the assignment to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.) Page 2 of 2