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Madison
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what is forensic physcology like as a career
I am a high schooler and i have always been very interested in trying to find out why people do the things they do, which is how I became interested in phycology. I like watching interviews and trying to analyze peoples behaviors throughout the scenes. I was wondering what it would be like to chose this specialty as a career. :) #career #physcology #careers #forensics #career-counseling #career-choice #career-path
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Chris Urban
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I think your question is a good one and my answer will apply to you and to anyone wanting to know about any job. I think one needs to do their research and find out about career choices are out there and what they like. My daughter is in the 10th grade and just started an online assessment and while I think those can be good, it seemed so long and general. If you are going do do that give yourself time and make it count -- anything worth doing, is worth doing well.
Just think you are going to spend more time working than almost any 1 other thing, so it only makes sense for to find a career that you really want to do, even that you can enjoy. People say sometimes that their job doesn’t even feel like work, cause they are doing what they love. I will say that sometimes we can’t always choose because of financial ramifications and access to certain things etc, but if you pray about it and work hard enough and look for opportunities, you will get to do something close to what you want, even exactly what you want.
Many people, like me, finish college and do not do anything in their major. That is ok. But I would tell you that if you can spend some time now thinking thoughtfully about what you like, what you are good at, what you enjoy and what your strengths are, this will go a long way towards you thinking correctly about what you want to study and work at for the rest of your life.
Think about your uniqueness - examine your tools...your skills. What do you consistently do well? Your ability reveals and uncovers your destiny. Add work and determination and planning and you have a great journey!
So, to answer the question that was posed, it would be similar to some of the things you have seen and thought, while at the same time different. There will be a great deal of work and study and schooling involved to get your degree and your certificate. You will be able to choose the specialty of the type of psychology you get to do and during your study, rotations and practice, you will see what you like most.
If you have always been interested in why people do what they do, this may be a good spot for you. You may also enjoy similar fields like counseling and sales or reporting, or investigations. There are probably several things you could enjoy. Look at job descriptions and find things that you like and look at the titles and look at the fields of study and the course syllabi etc to further investigate if this is the course for you or if there are other similar things out there you may enjoy.
study job descriptions and other similar fields and see if you may enjoy them also
meet with or do an intern with people in that field and interview them and ask good questions to help you determine if this is what you want to do.
Just think you are going to spend more time working than almost any 1 other thing, so it only makes sense for to find a career that you really want to do, even that you can enjoy. People say sometimes that their job doesn’t even feel like work, cause they are doing what they love. I will say that sometimes we can’t always choose because of financial ramifications and access to certain things etc, but if you pray about it and work hard enough and look for opportunities, you will get to do something close to what you want, even exactly what you want.
Many people, like me, finish college and do not do anything in their major. That is ok. But I would tell you that if you can spend some time now thinking thoughtfully about what you like, what you are good at, what you enjoy and what your strengths are, this will go a long way towards you thinking correctly about what you want to study and work at for the rest of your life.
Think about your uniqueness - examine your tools...your skills. What do you consistently do well? Your ability reveals and uncovers your destiny. Add work and determination and planning and you have a great journey!
So, to answer the question that was posed, it would be similar to some of the things you have seen and thought, while at the same time different. There will be a great deal of work and study and schooling involved to get your degree and your certificate. You will be able to choose the specialty of the type of psychology you get to do and during your study, rotations and practice, you will see what you like most.
If you have always been interested in why people do what they do, this may be a good spot for you. You may also enjoy similar fields like counseling and sales or reporting, or investigations. There are probably several things you could enjoy. Look at job descriptions and find things that you like and look at the titles and look at the fields of study and the course syllabi etc to further investigate if this is the course for you or if there are other similar things out there you may enjoy.
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David Leung
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Hi Madison,
I do not know too much about phycology, but I am in the Forensics Accounting Consulting space. At a high level, we are hired to assist our clients usually fortune 500 companies who experienced an unplanned event to figure out what happened, how it happened, quantify the damages (financial and non-financial) and prevent it from happening in the future. The unplanned event could be anything from fraud investigations, cyber threats, regulatory responses, litigations, etc. The work involved interviews, collecting data, analyzing data and summarizing findings. Many accounting and consulting companies are looking for people interested in this space and I see the demand in this space to increase. This might be something to consider as you decide what your want to study in college and where you want to work afterwards.
David L
I do not know too much about phycology, but I am in the Forensics Accounting Consulting space. At a high level, we are hired to assist our clients usually fortune 500 companies who experienced an unplanned event to figure out what happened, how it happened, quantify the damages (financial and non-financial) and prevent it from happening in the future. The unplanned event could be anything from fraud investigations, cyber threats, regulatory responses, litigations, etc. The work involved interviews, collecting data, analyzing data and summarizing findings. Many accounting and consulting companies are looking for people interested in this space and I see the demand in this space to increase. This might be something to consider as you decide what your want to study in college and where you want to work afterwards.
David L