| It's a common misconception that people who go to | | | | Many companies require their employees to take |
| school to get a psychology degree go on to practice | | | | some type of personality or suitability test during a job |
| some kind of clinical psychology. Actually, only 25% of | | | | interview. Being able to analyze the information on a |
| people who get a bachelor's degree in psychology | | | | test is critical to hiring the right employee. Human |
| move on to complete the master's or doctorate that is | | | | resource managers must also be able to refer |
| required to practice as a licensed psychologist. Most | | | | employees to the proper resources if they have |
| people use their bachelor's degree in psychology in | | | | issues they need help with, like medical or mental |
| another field altogether; the skills learned can likely be | | | | health benefits or job counseling. They will also often |
| used on a daily basis in their jobs. | | | | handle such workplace issues as personnel training, |
| A psychology degree is one of the most flexible | | | | workplace diversity, and tolerance. |
| degrees to have because it can be applied to so | | | | Criminal justice workers would certainly be able to put |
| many fields of work. Another reason this degree is | | | | a psychology degree from an online college or regular |
| flexible is because more and more online colleges are | | | | college to work on a regular basis. There are many |
| offering degrees in psychology. There are also | | | | jobs in criminal justice that require the ability to analyze |
| programs available at distance colleges for master's | | | | data based on human psychology. For example, a |
| and even PhD's in psychology, but those programs will | | | | criminal profiler would need to understand the type of |
| always have some type of required clinical training that | | | | personality traits of people who perform certain |
| can't be accomplished online. Regardless of whether | | | | crimes. Knowing these traits may help them solve |
| you move on to higher degrees in psychology, getting | | | | cases or figure out how to prevent crimes from |
| your degree online or in person will help you find a job | | | | happening in the first place. A psychologist may be on |
| in almost any profession you are interested in. | | | | the staff of a prison or jail to help with psychological |
| No matter what level psychology degree you have or | | | | issues that arise with prisoners, or to help prisoners |
| whether you get it at an online college or a traditional | | | | understand why they committed crimes in the first |
| university, you can use this type of degree in many | | | | place. |
| ways at work. Psychology degrees are founded on | | | | There are also many jobs in the health field which a |
| traditional scientific and liberal arts educational | | | | degree in psychology would be of benefit. For |
| foundations. Therefore, people who have this are | | | | example, a bachelor's degree in psychology would |
| critical thinkers who must practice good communication | | | | allow you to assist a licensed clinical psychologist in |
| skills. One job that would need these skills on a daily | | | | their private practice. If you are a medical assistant in a |
| basis is a manager. Managers must be able to analyze | | | | physician's office, a psychology degree would be good |
| and communicate with the people who work under | | | | for helping to deal with patients and their issues, as well |
| them, as well as control situations in order to keep | | | | as assisting the doctor in analyzing behavior and other |
| workers on task. | | | | factors. Of course, in order to be a licensed physician's |
| Another job that a psychology degree would be useful | | | | assistant, you will need to pursue certification through |
| in is a marketing job. People who market products for | | | | an accredited program; many of them are available in |
| companies must be able to analyze purchasing | | | | online college programs. |
| behavior of consumers. They must also be able to | | | | There is no question that the information garnered |
| analyze data that indicates purchasing trends that are | | | | from a psychology degree would be useful in many |
| based on cyclical events or other factors. Another skill | | | | jobs, especially jobs in which you are dealing with |
| that would be used in marketing that is psychologically | | | | people. A huge part of any psychology degree is |
| based would be creating campaigns or products | | | | analyzing human behavior, which is of course the basis |
| based on predictive behavior of consumers. All of | | | | for psychology. If you choose to get a psychology |
| these skills would be studied in a psychology degree | | | | degree online, you are increasing your chances of |
| program. | | | | getting a good job in most fields of work that involve |
| The field of Human Resources is a job market that is | | | | human interaction and human behavior. The flexibility |
| wide open to people who hold a psychology degree. | | | | that you will have with a psychology degree in today's |
| Dealing with all of the issues a company has with its | | | | challenging job market will leave you with more options |
| employees is tailor made for a psychology degree. | | | | than you could have ever hoped for. |