Now That I Have a Degree in Psychology, What Skills are Most Useful?

What New Doctorates Have to Say.

All Subfields •   Ability to work with colleagues from other disciplines/fields •   Ability to do workshops/public speaking/writing that is      comprehensive to non-psychologists •   Previous work experience (before & during graduate       education), internships for I/O, practica •   Budgeting, management, program planning •   Administrative •   Quantitative skills - applied statistics, methods, field research •   Networking •   Teaching skills •   Bilingual - able to work in more than one language •   Technology - what it is, how to use it to do your work •   Ability to communicate how psychology applies/self-promotion •   Proactive/forward thinking
Health Service Provider Subfield •   Business and management skills - including starting a practice       and keeping it going •   Short term/brief therapy knowledge skills •   Marketing and selling oneself/proactive •   Working/communicating with MCOs, insurance companies -       knowing how to get on panels, time efficiency, insurance,       documentation, taxes •   Knowledge of health care delivery systems - A system-level       understanding of how it works and where it might be going •   What careers are possible? A more realistic view of the       profession and the applications of psychology. What are some       of the emerging areas of practice? •   Understanding of and knowledge about medical system/      medical outcomes. How to communicate with primary care providers •   Practical experiences (MCOs and elsewhere) •   More information about integrated community service       provisions/cross disciplinary work/multiple wrap around       services/how to work with multidisciplinary teams