Alex Forsythe is Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK; Chartered Psychologist and Chair of Europe’s largest governing body for business psychologists, the Association for Business Psychology. Alex specialises in improving outcomes for high-stakes graduates in the fields of medicine, dentistry and psychology and has been awarded two national awards for outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession: the National Teaching Fellowship and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

"An invaluable, brilliantly written book full of insight and original ideas for young people hoping to start their first job or already in business life. The Psychology Students Career Survival Guide gives outstanding advice, tips and actions on how to advance your career in the modern workplace. There is a great deal to think about here. I cannot recommend the book more highly." – Peter Saville, Fellow of the British Psychological Society, UK and Founder and Chairman of the Saville Consulting Group and 10x Consulting, UK "The most fun I have had reading an academic text. An honest, entertaining and original resource that will help students with diverse career interests". – Debbie Stevens-Gill, CPsych, SFHEA, University of Wolverhampton, UK"This book made the endless list of careers available to a psychology graduate less overwhelming, it offers a simple, less academic guide of how to tackle not only the usual obstacles one is faced with when job hunting, but the extra hoops you may have to jump through after the year 2020. It made me feel less alone in the idea that I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life." – Ruby Allgood, Student, University of Liverpool, UK"This is the book we all need - a practical, research-based guide for psychology students to help develop and market your skills and get that dream graduate job, written in a light-hearted and accessible way" – Julie Hulme, Keele University, UK

• IntroductionHere be dragons My Psychology DNA Tell me what you want, what you really, really want? Your personal brand From applications to interviews that win Starting work Good relationships at work Influence and persuasion Chart your own course and set sail!Index

Alex Forsythe is Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK; Chartered Psychologist and Chair of Europe’s largest governing body for business psychologists, the Association for Business Psychology. Alex specialises in improving outcomes for high-stakes graduates in the fields of medicine, dentistry and psychology and has been awarded two national awards for outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession: the National Teaching Fellowship and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

"An invaluable, brilliantly written book full of insight and original ideas for young people hoping to start their first job or already in business life. The Psychology Students Career Survival Guide gives outstanding advice, tips and actions on how to advance your career in the modern workplace. There is a great deal to think about here. I cannot recommend the book more highly." – Peter Saville, Fellow of the British Psychological Society, UK and Founder and Chairman of the Saville Consulting Group and 10x Consulting, UK "The most fun I have had reading an academic text. An honest, entertaining and original resource that will help students with diverse career interests". – Debbie Stevens-Gill, CPsych, SFHEA, University of Wolverhampton, UK"This book made the endless list of careers available to a psychology graduate less overwhelming, it offers a simple, less academic guide of how to tackle not only the usual obstacles one is faced with when job hunting, but the extra hoops you may have to jump through after the year 2020. It made me feel less alone in the idea that I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life." – Ruby Allgood, Student, University of Liverpool, UK"This is the book we all need - a practical, research-based guide for psychology students to help develop and market your skills and get that dream graduate job, written in a light-hearted and accessible way" – Julie Hulme, Keele University, UK

• IntroductionHere be dragons My Psychology DNA Tell me what you want, what you really, really want? Your personal brand From applications to interviews that win Starting work Good relationships at work Influence and persuasion Chart your own course and set sail!Index

Alex Forsythe is Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK; Chartered Psychologist and Chair of Europe’s largest governing body for business psychologists, the Association for Business Psychology. Alex specialises in improving outcomes for high-stakes graduates in the fields of medicine, dentistry and psychology and has been awarded two national awards for outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession: the National Teaching Fellowship and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

"An invaluable, brilliantly written book full of insight and original ideas for young people hoping to start their first job or already in business life. The Psychology Students Career Survival Guide gives outstanding advice, tips and actions on how to advance your career in the modern workplace. There is a great deal to think about here. I cannot recommend the book more highly." – Peter Saville, Fellow of the British Psychological Society, UK and Founder and Chairman of the Saville Consulting Group and 10x Consulting, UK "The most fun I have had reading an academic text. An honest, entertaining and original resource that will help students with diverse career interests". – Debbie Stevens-Gill, CPsych, SFHEA, University of Wolverhampton, UK"This book made the endless list of careers available to a psychology graduate less overwhelming, it offers a simple, less academic guide of how to tackle not only the usual obstacles one is faced with when job hunting, but the extra hoops you may have to jump through after the year 2020. It made me feel less alone in the idea that I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life." – Ruby Allgood, Student, University of Liverpool, UK"This is the book we all need - a practical, research-based guide for psychology students to help develop and market your skills and get that dream graduate job, written in a light-hearted and accessible way" – Julie Hulme, Keele University, UK

• IntroductionHere be dragons My Psychology DNA Tell me what you want, what you really, really want? Your personal brand From applications to interviews that win Starting work Good relationships at work Influence and persuasion Chart your own course and set sail!Index