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Explore current job, internship, and research opportunities, learn how to prepare yourself for your chosen career path, or connect with our College of Natural Sciences Career Center staff.

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Career Preparation Roadmap

How can you best prepare for a career in your chosen industry throughout your time in college? The Career Preparation Roadmap breaks down how to set yourself up for success during each year of your academic career. The Career Preparation Roadmaps also outline common employers and job titles to keep an eye out for in your job search, factors that contribute to your success in landing a job post-grad, and additional resources to help you along the way.

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As a contemporary science and applied profession, psychology represents a rational and systematic attempt to understand human behavior by studying the processes of development, perception, learning, motivation and thinking, and the relationship of these processes both to the physiological and social functioning of humans. As a psychology student you will study a broad coverage of the discipline, have the opportunity to utilize technologies and tools for research, and prepare for a graduate education or diverse career path all under the supervision of field leaders. 

  • Touchstone Health Partners 
  • Turning Point Center 
  • City Year Teach for America 
  • Colorado State University 
  • US Air Force 
  • Foothills Gateway 
  • SummitStone Health Partners 
  • Family Support Provider 
  • Registered Behavior Technician 
  • Human Resources Assistant 
  • Youth Advocate 
  • Caseworker 
  • Mental Health Technician 
  • Administrative Assistant 
  • Direct Care Professional 
  • Engagement with the CSU Career Center
  • Internship or research involvement
  • On campus employment
  • GPA

Career Checklist

Year 1

  • Go to the Career Center’s drop-in hours or schedule an appointment 
  • Log into Handshake, the CSU Career Center’s online location for on-campus jobs, internships, and careers. Find an on-campus job and work for 10+ hours/week
  • View possible concentrations offered within the psychology
  • Join a student organization relevant to psychology

Year 2

Year 3

  • Run for a leadership role in a student organization 
  • Update your resume and/or cover letter for internships or on-campus jobs
  • Learn about graduate school options

Year 4 +

  • Present research at CSU
  • Submit a poster presentation for a local conference
  • Attend many working events to meet employers
  • Ask three professors and/or employers to be professional references
  • Meet with the Career Center to prepare for the job search or graduate school applications and to update your resume and/or cover letter

Alum

  • You may continue to use the Career Center for guidance! All services are still available to you at no cost for one year after graduation and for a small fee after that

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Amy Cailene

Amy Cailene | MA, JCTC, JCDC, Strengths Career Coach
(she/her/hers)
Senior Career Education Manager
Career Center, College of Natural Sciences

Contact:
Email: Amy.Cailene@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 492-4897
Office: Career Center – 120 Lory Student Center

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