My Career Path

5. The Callos Companies is an organization that is linked with various companies to provide a broad range of human resources to businesses.

Landrum, R. E., & Davis, S. F. (2014). The Psychology Major: Career Options and Strategies

Experiences often have a noticeable impact on potential career paths, and I am no exception. I spent a major portion of my recent summer interning at Sanford Health, a local hospital, with Sanford Vascular Innovations, a research group located within the hospital. As part of my internship, I became involved in the patent process for novel medical devices and observed live surgery, both state-of-the-art and timeless, to increase my understanding. Observing the live surgeries provided me with a more knowledgeable position from which to write a background of current medical treatments for the novel medical devices. Even though the specific medical devices were not in the trial phase, just observing the operations afforded me a greater understanding of how the device could be used and where potential complications could occur. Performing the actual surgery would provide even more insight into how medical devices are used and where complication may occur.

My alternate career path is nursing. I think this would be a good career for me because in nursing you have to work with people and you help them, and I like to help people anyway I can. I didn’t pick nursing as my major because to be a nurse you have to go to school for four years and I didn’t want to do that, so I decided to do a degree that is only two years.

Chapters 11 and 13 combined with information presented by Dr. Janett Naylor and Dr. Carol Patrick are solid introduction to Developmental Psychology and advanced careers in the vast field of psychology. My first impression of Developmental Psychology is that it is a subdiscipline that is vital to our understanding human growth and maturity. Secondly, through Doctors Naylor and Patrick’s video it is apparent that Developmental Psychologists could specialize various areas given that lifespan developmental is so vast. Lastly, my impression of advanced careers in Psychology is that it is good summation of the graduate careers previous introduced throughout previous texts.

Last year I was a graduate student investigating the structure of enzymes involved in RNA splicing. During that time, I worked long hours in the lab and spent late nights at a computer analyzing data. Today, I am a coach at a junior tennis academy. Now, my mornings are free and my afternoons are filled teaching the fundamentals of tennis to young players as I hope to transition towards a career in law. How did I arrive at this juncture? What motivated me to leave the lab and embark on this new path? To answer these questions, let me first explain what motivated me initially to pursue a career in research.

Since my time in my current career field I have seen many broken processes, some that are more severe than others. When processes are broken people can get hurt or even killed. This is why the most important concept for me in module 5 is Management by Example Active. This is the most important concept to me because of the severity of my career field. Within my job we handle and load live munitions on Aircraft’s on a daily basis. Not only do we perform this task while deployed but we do it at home around the civilians we want to protect. This task requires constant active supervision and technicians that will follow instructions precisely. Per our required reading in Chapter 7, page 204 “MBE-A exists in structured system with detailed

Developmental Psychology means more to me than a university subject studied for a specific number of hours per week. It is undoubtedly an influential part of the society and something I am passionate about. I’ve always been fascinated by the human mind, how it works and how it influences our actions and behavior. I want to broaden and deepen my knowledge of what motivates the behaviors of children, how they develop, how they perceive and interpret their environment, how they understand the good from the bad, the factors that can influence a child’s character in the future as well as the present and in the process learn more about the developmental process from birth to adulthood.

Ever since I was little I loved taking things apart especially electronics and just learning how things worked. Recently I got into computers around when I started high school and now that sort of has become my hobby. I was originally going to try to be a mechanical engineer then I started to consider computer and electrical engineering. I believe I would like computer or electrical engineering for a career choice because of my interest’s in electronics and how they

In my Career Explorations and Opportunities (CEO) class, we have just completed a financial unit. Before this unit I didn’t understand many banking terms, I wasn't aware of the difference between savings and chequing and did not know what was available to me through banks being a student. Throughout the unit I was constantly learning new things and realized how important saving is! Savings can really be a great safety net in case of emergency. Throughout this unit I have learned a lot about savings, savings skills, savings mindset, investing, types of investments and my risk appetite. In the following paragraphs I would like to tell you on what I learned throughout this unit.

have always had the passion to be a business professional. I have decided to major in accounting to get a career path in auditing. The CPA profession gives me the power to put an end to white collar crime. Through the tighter regulations by the Security Exchange Commission and the integrity and honesty of a CPA I believe this can be achieved. Also, I chose auditing because it is sort of a social career since one gets to meet with business executives, clients and other divisional auditors. I am interested in keeping track of payments, financial positions and the transfer of capital or income. My ultimate goal is to be a Certified Public Accountant and own an accounting firm. I would love to own a firm that will provide audit, tax and consulting services at an affordable price to the public. In order to own a reputable and respectable organization, you need to be a CPA. Being a CPA in today's competitive business environment, gives one an edge and a distinction over business competitors. The CPA which is a vital part of any strong business or organization is the most respected and valued credential in the financial community. Another reason for me wanting to be a CPA is the prestige and respect that comes with it. Being a CPA transcends one above

While some people have known exactly the career that they have wanted to go into since childhood, I did not. The only thing that I knew for certain was that I wanted to help people. Whether it was holding lemonade stands to raise money to build schools in Haiti or creating my own not-for-profit business selling baked goods and to buy animals for impoverished communities throughout the world. Over two years, I raised over $5,000. Although I enjoyed this, I still felt that this was not the career for me. The next summer, I spent a month in the Dominican Republic on a service trip. This was a life changing experience as it showed me how to have a global perspective on life as well as instilling in me the importance of serving a good greater than my own. However, knowing that this could not be a career, I kept exploring. Eventually, I took a Principles of Engineering course in school, and from the first day, knew that I had found what I was looking for. I will continue to follow my passion of helping people in engineering by creating new products that increase quality of life in people all over the world. However, I must first educate myself and get experience through internships and co-ops. It is for these reasons that I believe that the best city in world that I can live in to further my goals is Lawrence, KS.

Early in my undergraduate education I became interested in both developmental and quantitative psychology. I initially became interested in developmental psychology by learning about the impact that childhood events can have on adult life. My passion for quantitative psychology came after I enrolled in my Psychological Methods class. This inspired me to expand my knowledge of statistics and go outside the psychology department to enroll in Linear Regression, Analysis of Variance and other advanced statistics courses. I gained the ability to run statistical analyses in multiple packages such as R, SAS, and SPSS. These classroom experiences along with applied research and evaluation experience culminated with me wanting to obtain a Ph.D. in

One of the most important decisions in my life is to choose a career that I will enjoy and find interesting for many years ahead. It is important that I have the ability to provide well for myself and future family. In an effort to stay current in the marketplace, I am committed to keeping an open mind as career paths change, and dedicating time for continued education. I believe that my career choices for the future greatly depend upon the knowledge that I have of myself, information regarding my career options, testing field work, and making deliberate decisions now. Success in this endeavor will depend upon a quality analysis of these aspects, and the proper application of that knowledge. My effort in gaining a quality education is the

After graduating high school, I had decided to take a path that is more common now than it used to be. I will be going to school at community college first to get general education course done right away and cheaper, then I will transfer over to a public school to finish off my bachelor’s degree. I thought long and hard on what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and I decided that I wanted to major in interior design and minor in business. As this is a growing industry, more and more people are starting to enroll in interior design programs. I know many people that are currently working at interior design companies and a few people who work independently. I want to work independently, hence the business minor. I would like to pursue my future career by starting at Ivy Tech Community College and end at Ball State University. This will minimize the amount of money I need to borrow and it will also decrease the amount of time I will need to be in school. Four years later, if I average the amount of tuition, fees, transportation, and books and supplies, I will be around $35,000- $40,000 in debt. This is about $10,000 a year.