How did you get into Forensic Psychology after completing a degree? Did you do work experience with a company or did

Question: How did you get into Forensic Psychology after completing a degree? Did you do work experience with a company or did you just get hired on right away after completing a degree?
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Asked by anon-351186 to Hannah on 8 Mar 2023.
- Hannah Fawcett answered on 8 Mar 2023:
  
  I really enjoyed studying forensic psychology in my degree and so decided to do a MSc Forensic Psychology and then a PhD. I went straight into becoming a lecturer rather than working in the field. My interests have always sat within research, rather than working face to face day-in-day-out with offenders in a prison for example. It can be competitive though, so work experience is always useful – I was fortunate to get lots of part time teaching experience whilst I was studying which helped me to get a full time lectureship role.

Question: How did you get into Forensic Psychology after completing a degree? Did you do work experience with a company or did you just get hired on right away after completing a degree?