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How can I find a remote role as communication major with a minor in psychology ?
I am a senior in college looking for flexible roles
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Alex’s Answer
Hi Madison! I studied Communications and minored in Psychology. During college, I joined student groups that focused on leadership and public relations. I also went to local job fairs, which helped me learn about different jobs and industries. With a wide range of skills, it's important to consider what types of jobs you might like and which ones you don't. For instance, I realized I wasn't interested in sales jobs. Websites like LinkedIn and Indeed have many job listings you can explore to find what interests you. You can do it!
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Billie’s Answer
Hi Madison! I wanted to add to Sean’s response because I wish I had understood consulting earlier in my career. When I studied business communications, I didn’t really know what consultants did. It wasn’t until I became an OCM consultant that it clicked. Basically, when companies go through big changes, people don’t always adapt right away, and that’s where OCM comes in — helping communicate the change and make the transition smoother. Your communications major and psychology minor are a great fit for this kind of work. Consulting also offers a lot of variety, and many OCM/communications roles can be remote, which may align well with what you’re looking for. Definitely worth exploring!
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Michele’s Answer
If you are searching for a role, you could add remote job as a search parameter however, this could limit your search. The best way would be to search for roles that match your skills and experience. If you apply and are successful at getting an interview, you can then bring up the desire for remote work.
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Nicole’s Answer
Hi Madison! There are many career paths that fit your skills in communication and psychology, and they're great for remote work. Look for jobs like Customer Success Associate, Recruiting Coordinator, Junior UX Researcher, and Social Media Specialist.
On your resume, highlight your skills that make you ready for remote work, like self-motivation, time management, and clear writing. Also, mention your experience with tools like Slack, Zoom, Asana, or Microsoft Teams. If you've done virtual group projects, online internships, or digital portfolio work in college, showcase these to show employers you're ready for remote work from the start.
If you don't start with a remote job, remember that many companies offer more flexibility once you've shown your abilities in an office setting.
Good luck! You can do this!
On your resume, highlight your skills that make you ready for remote work, like self-motivation, time management, and clear writing. Also, mention your experience with tools like Slack, Zoom, Asana, or Microsoft Teams. If you've done virtual group projects, online internships, or digital portfolio work in college, showcase these to show employers you're ready for remote work from the start.
If you don't start with a remote job, remember that many companies offer more flexibility once you've shown your abilities in an office setting.
Good luck! You can do this!
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Chinyere’s Answer
Hi Madison,
Your combination of communication and psychology is actually very flexible for remote work because it blends people skills, writing, messaging, and understanding behavior. A lot of companies value that mix more than students realize.
Some remote-friendly paths you could explore are content writing, social media management, marketing coordination, customer success, recruiting, public relations, virtual assistant work, communications support, community management, and internal communications. Psychology can also help in roles involving audience engagement, user experience, wellness programs, or client relationships.
One thing that helps a lot is choosing a direction instead of applying everywhere randomly. For example, if you enjoy writing, lean into content and communications. If you like helping people directly, customer success or recruiting may fit better. A focused search usually gets better results.
Also, make your online presence work for you. Update your résumé and LinkedIn to clearly show communication skills, writing ability, leadership experience, research, projects, or internships. Employers hiring remotely often look for people who can communicate clearly and work independently.
Since you are looking for flexibility, internships, contract roles, and freelance projects can also be a smart starting point. Sometimes, remote careers grow from smaller opportunities rather than one perfect full-time job immediately.
You are graduating with a skill set that translates well into modern remote work, Madison. The key now is positioning your experience clearly and targeting roles that match your strengths.
Best wishes!
Your combination of communication and psychology is actually very flexible for remote work because it blends people skills, writing, messaging, and understanding behavior. A lot of companies value that mix more than students realize.
Some remote-friendly paths you could explore are content writing, social media management, marketing coordination, customer success, recruiting, public relations, virtual assistant work, communications support, community management, and internal communications. Psychology can also help in roles involving audience engagement, user experience, wellness programs, or client relationships.
One thing that helps a lot is choosing a direction instead of applying everywhere randomly. For example, if you enjoy writing, lean into content and communications. If you like helping people directly, customer success or recruiting may fit better. A focused search usually gets better results.
Also, make your online presence work for you. Update your résumé and LinkedIn to clearly show communication skills, writing ability, leadership experience, research, projects, or internships. Employers hiring remotely often look for people who can communicate clearly and work independently.
Since you are looking for flexibility, internships, contract roles, and freelance projects can also be a smart starting point. Sometimes, remote careers grow from smaller opportunities rather than one perfect full-time job immediately.
You are graduating with a skill set that translates well into modern remote work, Madison. The key now is positioning your experience clearly and targeting roles that match your strengths.
Best wishes!
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Vianne’s Answer
With a major in communication and a minor in psychology, you're in a great position for remote work, even if it doesn't seem like it right now. Jobs like customer support chat, client success assistant, intake coordinator for behavioral health or nonprofits, and remote admin roles are good places to start.
I suggest applying through sites like Handshake, LinkedIn, and nonprofit job boards. Look for keywords like "entry-level," "remote support," "client services," or "coordinator." Don't stress about having the "perfect" experience just yet. Your first remote job is about showing employers you can work independently, and you already have more skills from your in-person jobs than you might think.
I suggest applying through sites like Handshake, LinkedIn, and nonprofit job boards. Look for keywords like "entry-level," "remote support," "client services," or "coordinator." Don't stress about having the "perfect" experience just yet. Your first remote job is about showing employers you can work independently, and you already have more skills from your in-person jobs than you might think.
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Julia’s Answer
Hi Madison,
I majored in psychology and minored in communications. This combination is very valuable for so many different jobs. I started my career in human resources at a company on the learning and development team, and now am doing change management work at a large consulting firm. Organizational change management is the process of analyzing the impact a change that a company is implementing will have on the employees or customers of the business and providing the proper support to help them adopt the change. Change management requires a lot of communications and your psychology minor is a helpful addition to understanding how to help people work through a change. You can explore different jobs within the HR field and make sure to add the location as remote if you are looking on LinkedIn or other online job posting forums.
I majored in psychology and minored in communications. This combination is very valuable for so many different jobs. I started my career in human resources at a company on the learning and development team, and now am doing change management work at a large consulting firm. Organizational change management is the process of analyzing the impact a change that a company is implementing will have on the employees or customers of the business and providing the proper support to help them adopt the change. Change management requires a lot of communications and your psychology minor is a helpful addition to understanding how to help people work through a change. You can explore different jobs within the HR field and make sure to add the location as remote if you are looking on LinkedIn or other online job posting forums.
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Laura’s Answer
As a communication major with a psychology minor, you actually have a lot of flexibility when it comes to remote roles because your background fits well with people-focused and communication-heavy positions.
Some flexible remote roles to look into:
- Social Media coordinator or content creator
- Marketing or public relations assistant
- Human resources or recruiting coordinator
- Customer success or client relations roles
- Copywriting, editing, or communications assistant roles
- Mental health or wellness program support roles
- Virtual assistant or project coordinator positions
A few things that can really help are:
- Build a strong LinkedIn profile highlighting communication, writing, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Use job boards that specialize in remote work like LinkedIn, Handshake, Indeed, FlexJobs, and Remote.co
- Search terms like "remote communications," "entry-level remote marketing," "customer success," etc...
- Tailor your resume to emphasize teamwork, communication, research, psychology insight, and any leadership or campus involvement
- Apply even if you don't meet every qualification - many entry-level roles value soft skills and willingness to learn
Since you are still in college, internships, part-time remote work, and contract roles can also be a great way to gain experience and transition into a full-time remote career right after graduation.
Best of luck to you!
Some flexible remote roles to look into:
- Social Media coordinator or content creator
- Marketing or public relations assistant
- Human resources or recruiting coordinator
- Customer success or client relations roles
- Copywriting, editing, or communications assistant roles
- Mental health or wellness program support roles
- Virtual assistant or project coordinator positions
A few things that can really help are:
- Build a strong LinkedIn profile highlighting communication, writing, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Use job boards that specialize in remote work like LinkedIn, Handshake, Indeed, FlexJobs, and Remote.co
- Search terms like "remote communications," "entry-level remote marketing," "customer success," etc...
- Tailor your resume to emphasize teamwork, communication, research, psychology insight, and any leadership or campus involvement
- Apply even if you don't meet every qualification - many entry-level roles value soft skills and willingness to learn
Since you are still in college, internships, part-time remote work, and contract roles can also be a great way to gain experience and transition into a full-time remote career right after graduation.
Best of luck to you!
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Sean’s Answer
There are a lot of communications opportunities, and you'd be surprised how many can be remote. One area you could try is consulting, either general or specialized, like a marketing consultant. A lot of communications opportunities can be project specific if they're internal, this is where being in consulting could present a lot of opportunities. You can also look at in house HR groups, there are lots of positions at every type of company that do external, internal, corporate, and more types of communications. The Psychology minor could present another good opportunity if you were to go into Human Resources, Human Capital, or People communications as Industrial Psychology is a great way to make yourself stand out.
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Josie’s Answer
Hi Madison - This is a great question. There are various opportunities that you could look into with those degrees and study areas. This intersection between communications and psychology could lead you into various corporate roles. For example, marketing, advertising, public relations, or even internal/employee communications might all benefit from the cross-over of your studies. Often companies want to understand who their target audiences are and what their psychographics are (not just demographics!). Your background could be beneficial in marketing research roles, analytics, or even in the world of human capital with employee communications / employee engagement roles. I currently work in internal communications and had no idea this type of work existed when I was in undergrad.
Consider identifying if you are interested in working in-house or at an agency/consultancy.
Identify a few companies and monitor their job listings.
Actively search for roles on LinkedIn.
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Zakari’s Answer
Hey Madison! Your combo of communications and psychology is actually really valuable, companies love that. Start with LinkedIn and filter jobs by "remote" search roles like: Content Writer, Social Media Coordinator, HR Coordinator, UX Researcher
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Pui Yee’s Answer
You're in a great spot—Combining Communication and Psychology is a strong mix for many jobs you can do from home. The trick is to highlight your skills well and aim for the right jobs. Consider roles like Social Media Manager, Marketing or Digital Marketing Specialist, PR Coordinator, Internal Communications Specialist, or Customer Success/Experience.