Great Reasons to Earn a Psychology (心理学) Degree
Can you guess which college major is one of the most popular among undergraduate students all over the world? The answer: Psychology! A psychology degree not only offers students the opportunity for personal growth, but also opens up a huge range and variety of career opportunities.
Have you ever wondered why people behave in certain ways? Or maybe you've always wanted to learn more about your own mind, emotions, and actions? Earning a degree in psychology is an excellent way to gain a greater understanding of people.
Find a job that’s in demand.
The demand for psychological services in schools, hospitals and social services agencies is expected to fuel a positive job outlook for trained professionals.
Make a difference in people’s lives.
If you've ever dreamed of making a real difference in other people's lives, earning a psychology degree can be an effective way to achieve that goal. Psychologists and community services workers devote their time and energy to helping people overcome difficulties, increase their well-being, and realize their full potential.
Study a topic you love.
The best possible reason to earn a degree in psychology is simply a love for the subject matter.
| A．Learn more about yourself and others |
| B．Employers highly prize the skill is of psychology |
| C．Let’s imagine that you have strong interest in psychology |
| D．If you want to work in a job directly related to psychology |
| E．If you look forward to going to your psychology courses |
| F．While this type of work can be emotionally demanding and stressful at times |
| G．Read on for some things that earning a psychology degree will allow you to do |
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【推荐1】Up until the 1980s, people in many countries regularly followed in their parents’ footsteps by working in the family business or joining the same profession as them. In your grandparents’ time, there was the prospect (展望) of doing the same job from graduation until retirement.
In fact, planning to work in the same field or industry for your entire working life just isn’t practical anymore.
If you think you can work eight hours a day and build a career, think again. You might be able to keep your job if you finish what you are asked to do, but this is hardly a secret of great career success.
In short, you are the boss of your career, and it’s up to you to decide what you can do and how well you can do it. Are you ready for this?
| A．Jobs come and go at an amazing speed these days. |
| B．One reason for this is the ever-changing technology. |
| C．Learning new technology skills can help you seek a job. |
| D．Nowadays that idea would be considered really unusual! |
| E．These strategies might bring you a nice and comfortable life. |
| F．Then how do your parents’ job choices affect your own choices? |
| G．Instead, you’d better keep looking for smarter ways to do your work. |
A wise teacher once told me that every teenager needs to experience a not-so-fun first job from working at a grocery store to the fast food industry.
Now I still remember my first day at a fast food restaurant three years ago. I wanted to save up money and buy my own car, so I applied everywhere I could that summer. The restaurant called me right away and I thought to myself, this is going to be easy. Within four hours of my first shift (.轮班)， I had angry customers who complained how slow I was. I watched in fear as a kid spilled his milk everywhere, and I heard the words that no 16-year-old boy or anyone for that matter wants to hear: "Mike, there's a problem in the men's bathroom and you might want gloves for this one." I realized right away that working at the restaurant was not going to be a picnic. The manager expected a clean environment and, particularly, fast service with a friendly smile.
Over three years later I still work at that restaurant whenever I go home during vacations. I love my co-workers there and all the customers know who I am. Every morning the same senior citizens come in and get their morning coffees. They chat with us workers and joke around. Our smiles have just as much to do with them making us a part of their everyday lives as the coffee does.
From my first job at the restaurant, I learned teamwork and devotion. I also learned staying positive no matter how rough things seem to get. I will forever carry the experience that I gained at the restaurant with me as I go forward in my life.
1. Why did the author apply everywhere that summer?
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2. What did the manager particularly expect the workers to do?
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3. Why does the author still work at the restaurant during vacations?
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4. What did the author learn from his first job?
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【推荐3】Job interviews are rarely fun, especially when you are young, about which I have deep feelings. I will never forget the opening question in my first interview for the Financial Times: “So, apart from the week before your interview, do you ever actually read the FT?”
Young jobseekers today face a different but no less difficult challenge. They find themselves smiling anxiously into their laptop cameras, answering questions as a timer ticks down with no human to interact with at all, which is equally boring.
Large employers are using these “asynchronous(异步的) video interviews”(AVIs) to narrow down job applicants to a smaller pool they can meet in person. Platforms such as HireVue and Modern Hire record applicants answering predetermined questions, usually with a time limit for each answer. In some cases, the recordings will be watched by the employer’s hiring managers. In others, the platform’s algorithms(算法) will assess the candidates based on what they said or even their facial expressions.
These interviews can be done cheaply and massively: one grocery chain in the US was gathering as many as 15,000 per day during the pandemic, according to HireVue. The platforms say the process is fairer than human recruiters(招聘人员), leading to better and more diverse candidates making the cut.
But employers need to pay more attention to how the process affects potential employees. Researchers at the University of Sussex Business School, in association with the Institute for Employment Studies, have warned that young jobseekers feel confused and exhausted by automated recruitment systems.
Employers suffer the loss too. AVIs select for people who can talk into air, not people who can interact well with others, though the latter is more important in most jobs. What’s more, an interview is a company’s first real interaction with potential employees, some of whom it will want to hire. It should be a chance for both sides to learn about each other.
1. Why does the author mention his first job interview experience?| A．To make young jobseekers confident. | B．To show the boredom of job interviews. |
| C．To indicate the difficulty in job seeking. | D．To prove that he was superior to others. |
| A．The use of AVIs. | B．The advantages of AVIs. |
| C．Introduction to brand platforms. | D．Roles of AVIs and hiring managers. |
| A．Going backdoor. | B．Spending less. | C．Being chosen. | D．Being interviewed. |
| A．Disgusted. | B．Tolerant. | C．Supportive. | D．Cautious. |
