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Whistler Wrote:There's a difference between having a required Certification approving you to handle such and such equipment, and a college degree. You have not offered official sources supporting what you are saying. Certifications can be had by taking government or government contracted classes ranging from a week to 6 months.
Regardless, in Australia it's what everyone boasts when they advertise. People say "Certified building contractor..." not "Building Contractors with master's degrees...".

Obviously it can be and probably is different in America.

Also, I'm fairly sure it's illegal to do X job if you're not certified here.

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I am probably going to go to college. I want to get a job as a Psychologist.
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Jonno Wrote:I am probably going to go to college. I want to get a job as a Psychologist.
You sure?

2 and 3 are very very accurate.

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liq, please drop your arrogance for once. There are people in this thread who clearly know what they're talking about.
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I wanted to be a psychologist... but didn't for one reason: I didn't want people to have to pay me to be there for them. That said, you get good ones and bad ones. I think Jonno would be a good one.

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youvebeenthunderstruck Wrote:liq, please drop your arrogance for once. There are people in this thread who clearly know what they're talking about.
I've had bad experiences with psychologists :/.

Yeh, Jonno, be a good one.

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YAY! Encouragement!

(Also, those definitions of psychologist are often true)
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