Freshmen year of college had finally arrived, and I was ready to experience life through the lens of an adult. Just turning eighteen, I had it all figured out, my school of choice, my major, and my career. My plan was to graduate with a major in business administration and a double minor in psychology and political science, with hopes of becoming an attorney. It never ceases to amaze me how each semester of college has taught me to expand my realm of knowledge and to become more open to new experiences. After my very first semester, I decided to double major in business administration and psychology. As time went on, my sophomore year allowed me to delve into many major courses, which probed a thirst for knowledge that needed to be quenched. At this point, I wanted to receive a more thorough understanding of both academic disciplines, but it was not until my junior year that I realized my true purpose. As I was sitting in my Industrial/Organizational Psychology course, I had an epiphany which allowed me to explore my options of working in this field, and I knew that my dream was to become an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist. As my senior year begins to quickly come to an end, I am feeling a plethora of emotions, and the following quote by Dr. William Henry Cosby Jr. describes the current temperament that I am experiencing; “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” I will achieve my career goals and am willing to learn from my failures to reach my highest level of success. University of Maryland, Baltimore County is the perfect fit for my academic objectives because this institution provides a specialization that suits my interests. My goals consist of receiving ... ... middle of paper ... ...come an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist in a corporation and always continue the life-long learning process. By doing this, I will not only conduct research within the company I am employed with, but after working for ten years, I would like to advance my career. This will entail becoming a professor in an Industrial/Organizational Psychology Ph.D. and Master’s Program. I believe I have many characteristics and interests that would make me a great candidate at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. I am a very introspective person; I put a lot of thought into what I do and why I do it. I constantly evaluate myself and my progress in making and reaching goals. My deep interest in attending stems from your excellent faculty, reputation, and your research facilities, which are among the best in the country. Hopefully, my dream will become a reality.
As I became more involved with campus life, I couldn’t find a way to immerse myself in preparing for a career in law. While I knew why I wanted a law degree, I couldn’t conceptualize what I wanted to do with it. Prior to college life, my familiarity with the legal system was by way of internships with judges and lawyers. Clearly, that traditional route perked my interest but not my passion. Living with the athletes affirmed my interest in their culture. I began to immerse myself in subjects surro...
Dr. Correia believes that if you want to be psychology make sure you like it enough to stick with it. Starting early and learning psychology as soon as possible and continuing with it would be the best advice if you want to be a psychologist. For Dr. Correia he greatly enjoys his job as a neuropsychologist. His future ambitions are to do more research on the brain. Dr. Correia made neuropsychology sound difficult but an extremely interesting and rewarding career.
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... of classifying what qualifies an I/O psychologist and the dual role I/O psychologists can operate in within their field. A qualified I/O psychologist by definition stretched to consider doctoral psychologist as well as degrees held from a school of business, or administrative science. Qualified I/O psychologists must possess a strong knowledge of research and scientific methods. Also, the programs must be founded from an accredited psychological program or university (“Specialty Guidelines”, 1981, p. 665). Throughout reading the multiple articles an important point to call attention to is the inclusion of multiple other forms of degrees which can be considered as a prime factor of I/O psychology’s complexities. Speaking to the multi-layered discipline, the struggle of boundaries between the Industrial side and the Organizational side has yet to be perfectly found.
Psychology is my number one career field choice. In many ways, it also reflects every other career choice that I have. Teachers lead our young toward successful lives. Government workers help to push policies that improve processes for their people. And professional athletes commit their live to the vast study of their sport and practice to master the skills needed to thrive and succeed. As a psychologist, I can see myself implementing all three of these ideas. I want to master all the skills of psychological diagnosis, improve on many of the processes of the practice, and be able to successfully educate individuals to the point that they feel a sense of empowerment.
I have often wondered what it would be like to experience the freedom of choosing my own class schedule. This has to be infinitely more stimulating and enjoyable. I am also aware that college will be significantly more challenging, but I have always found it easier to study for a class that interests me. I am willing to accept the fact that as long as I am in school, there will be required courses which may not engender excitement or enthusiasm; however, success should not be as difficult to achieve due to the maturity that is developing during this last year of high school. In addition, I have gained an understanding of the benefit of being well rounded. There is value in all classes taken. It helps to know that even my least favorite subject will contribute to the ultimate goal of personal and career development.
“Psychology helps to measure the probability that an aim is attainable” (Thorndike, 2015). When someone takes a class about psychology they can learn things they can use in everyday life. This psychology course I took taught me many things I can use toward my life and my future career. I plan to continue my education after high school, and go to college for a business degree. Some people may not associate psychology with business, but ever since I have learned about psychology I realized some things do relate between business and psychology. Since psychology is the study of the human mind, people who work in business can run into people, situations, or problems that relate to the human mind. Three things that I have learned in this course,
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One of the most important decisions an undergraduate will make will be deciding what they will major in. This academic and life choice will ultimately decide how an individual will view their college experience and help guide them with their future career choices. Choosing the wrong major can be too stressful and overwhelming for a student with more course work than expected. On the other side of the spectrum, the wrong choice in a major will not challenge the individual to bring out their full potential. “Ideally, a major will leave a student academically successful, as well as fulfill academic, personal, and vocational goals “(“The Pennsylvania State University Division of Undergraduate Studies,” n.d.). For most college students choosing a major is a difficult decision, especially when they are not mentally and rationally matured. When choosing a major it is implied that most people are logical and rational, and that they weigh the pros and
As a freshman, I was conflicted about what I wanted out of college. At the time, I naively believed that I would major in Neuroscience and Arabic while completing plenty of biomedical research on the side. Perhaps I would also sign up for a few clubs here and there and thus produce the perfect resume for medical school. In the following year, I realized that my heart was not into the breakneck agenda I planned for myself and I started to reevaluate just what exactly I wanted to pursue in my undergraduate experience. With the aid of many advising sessions I gained a clearer picture of my passions, which as I had come to realize, were what I truly wanted to work towards. Among my interests is Global Health -- in particular, I wish to learn more
The career of business psychology is more vast than what meets the eye. There are a lot of jobs and career fields that a person who is already in business psychology could fall into. For example, a business psychologist could work with advertising and/or marketing. Understanding psychology will improve the effectiveness of an advertisement, not to mention with the business savvy knowledge, it can be marketed fast and efficiently. Another example of the opportunities business psychology brings is a human resource specialist. With all the recruiting, screening, interviewing and hiring of employees, all the experience and information gained from business psychology can really narrow down who the best people are for the job. These, among many others, are all the opportunities business psychology can be a career worth working toward. However, even though this field has many opportunities and beneficial aspects to it, there has been a voice against psychology. A big reason psychology has not always held a g...
When I think about knowledge the first thing that comes to my mind is education. I believe that knowledge comes to people by their experiences in life. In other words, life is an instrument that leads me to gain knowledge. Many people consider that old people are wise because they have learned from good and bad experiences throughout their lives. Education requires work, dedication and faith to gain knowledge. We acquired knowledge through the guidance of from parents, role models, college/University teachers and life experiences.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior in the work place. In order to understand human behavior they must first understand human development. This paper will discuss the job duties of an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist and how having an understanding of life span development can make them better equipped to perform the research required of them. This paper will also discuss Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory and Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory and how it relates to the position of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.