Looking for Work Checklist

With a record number of Aspiring Provisional Psychologists looking for work now is a great time to look at how we search effectively to find the right role. We are going to start with some tips on key word search methods followed by some example key words and phrases to help you on your way. 

Keyword Search Methods

Phrase Search - Phrase searching involves placing double quotation marks ("WORD 1 WORD 2") around two or more words to create a search term. This technique narrows the search to retrieve only those results in which the exact phrase appears.

Boolean searching (AND, OR, NOT) - When you put AND between two words it will search for jobs that contain both those words, when you put OR between two words it will search for jobs that contain one or both of those words.

For example, if I want to look for roles that have a counselling focus but I also want to make sure that they will be suitable for a provisional psychologist, I would type Counsellor and Provisional

If I wanted to look for either roles described as counsellor or provisional psychologist, I would likely get more results but they might be less focussed. I would type "Provisional Psychologist" OR Counsellor

When you put NOT between two words, it will search for roles that contain the first word but must exclude the second from that role. 

For example, if I want to search for provisional psychologist roles but I would prefer not to look for rehabilitation consultancy roles. 

With so many jobs online now, it's important to find ways to make your search focussed without excluding important roles. I would type, "Provisional Psychologist" NOT Rehabilitation

Example Keywords and Phrases

Following we have included some search options. It really comes down to what you are looking for based on your individual circumstances. We recommend that you find 5 search key word examples that work for you. Save those searches and setup daily alerts. This will mean you will do one large search then see new roles as they appear each day without having to spend hours searching through roles. Be sure to apply swiftly so that you catch the worm. Our workshop series 'Professional Development for Aspiring Provisional Psychologists' will help guide your application so that you stand out. 

• "Provisional Psychologist" 
• "Rehabilitation Consultant" 
• "Behaviour Support Practitioner" 
• 4+2
• 5+1
• Psychologist and Internship
• Provisional and Psychology
• "Mental Health Clinician" 
• "Mental Health" and Internship
• Counsellor
• "Guidance Officer"
• "Therapy Pro" and Provisional
• "Provisional Psychologist" NOT "Case Worker"
• "Provisional Psychologist" NOT Rehabilitation
• "Provisional Psychologist" NOT School

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Getting Started 

Follow this link to see the 8 steps to getting started from graduation through to commencement. https://www.provisionalpsych.com.au/jobopportunities 

Follow this link to see our recommended search engines. https://www.provisionalpsych.com.au/jobopportunities#section-1633933681865 

Follow this link to complete our Professional Development for Aspiring Provisional Psychologists. https://www.provisionalpsych.com.au/PDAPP