Author Archives: Lilly Crossley

After reading everything this week on personal branding I feel one of the biggest take away for me was how social media can affect my job and career. While I know most people like to front and stretch on social media I never thought of that coming back to bite someone. I cannot even imagineContinue reading “Blog Post #6”

I have not attended a Career Development Center event since my Freshmen year. But I would like to pull a few reflections from that event. It was on Building your brand. One, of the biggest things I took away from this was LinkedIn. Before this workshop I hadn’t even thought about making one. My LinkedInContinue reading “Blog Post #5”

I had to laugh while reading the article on being a dream employee. As someone who has a job in their field I definitely would not do any of those things. The first get to know your manager made me immediately think of mine. Her name is Meg. She hates everyone and spends half ofContinue reading “Blog Post #4”

I knew a lot about my field, but I was able to expand that knowledge and learn more about what to expect as far as being a Psychologist from the Occupational Outlook Handbook (majority of facts gathered were from 2018). $79,010 per year/ $37.99 per hour are listed as the median salary. The education thatContinue reading “Blog Post #3”

One of the biggest publications in my industry is the American Psychological Association. I mean in reality if it isn’t up to American Psychological Association standards it means very little in this field. Their website was incredibly useful in telling me what journals they produce and are affiliated with. Two of those titles include BehavioralContinue reading “Blog Post #2”

I became interested in the mental health field when I was a juvenile in the foster care system. I was in foster care from age 15 to 18. Since I was older, there was few foster homes that wanted a teenager, so I spent huge chunks of time in facilities. I feel in love withContinue reading “Blog Post #1”