<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “The thing with academia is there is a really constant pressure to keep publishing, keep applying for grants. A lot of it is just very continuous and you will have to have late nights to make sure things get completed. [With a job in industry] I can still research things that are interesting to me, but I wouldn't have to apply for grants because the funding is already there through the job. I wouldn't have to worry about my career and how it's being impacted by all these other things.” — Anonymous, 2nd year PhD candidate in Social-Personality Psychology at UofT

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<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “Most likely, I will be doing standard industry work, in research, analytics, etc. Personally, I am very open to a lot of different options. You realize, once you go into industry, that there are a lot of different backgrounds and people and tasks, so for me, I am starting out my career before I am on hold of exactly what I want to do, and am applying to whatever works mostly in fields of data, statistics, etc.” — Marco Mai, psychology specialist, graduating in 2024

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<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “Postsecondary and secondary school teaching; marketing/PR; charity/nonprofit ideally in the field of autism; working as an RA for a couple of years before transitioning into a nonprofit research organization.” — Valeria Khudiakova, psychology research specialist, graduated in 2023, now a 1st-year PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham

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<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “Ideally: research stream professor. Plan B: Data-science/UX/marketing.” — Norman Zeng, Research Specialist, graduated in 2023, 1st-year Ph.D. candidate at UofT

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<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “I’m hoping to become a therapist, so graduate school is a must. I’m excited to learn more practical skills beyond the theory I’ve learned so far.” — Vivian Mohn, research specialist, graduated in 2022, now taking a gap year

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<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “As of now my job is not related to my psych degree, but I am for sure considering further education that involves psychology, and have been applying to project coordinator and lab manager jobs that involve psych. I have not really used my psych degree yet but am hoping it will help me get a job during my gap year(s).”

— Anonymous, psychology research specialist, graduated in 2023, now taking a gap year

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<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “Professorship, either in a teaching position or in a research position, or getting further certification to work as a therapist after my Ph.D. I'd probably also consider industry in a few years.” — Mishel Alexandrovsky, psychology research specialist, graduated in 2023, now a 1st-year Ph.D. Candidate at UofT

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<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_gray.svg" width="40px" /> “I want to continue to do research and mentor students. Even though I haven't instructed a course yet, I feel like I would enjoy teaching because I really enjoy tutoring on a one-on-one basis. I feel like I just get the most out of working with students.” — Elaine Hoan, 2nd year Ph.D. candidate at UofT

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