'What can i do with this degree that i've got?' when to my mind a more valuable question is 'What do i want to do next?' and THEN 'Can i do it with the qualifications that i  have - and if not what further do i need?' A degree in psychology doesn't men you have to become a psychologist! (I actually have apsychology degree and i'm now a journalist and author) I also sense that you're someone who is vulnerable to accepting at face value the various career 'myths' sloshing about out there, by the way you talk about doing volunteer work for 'years' before getting paid. What is this statement based on? Don't listen to ill-informed doom mongers who spout rubbish like this! Yes, some unpaid experience might be valuable in certain careers but i can't think of a single one where legitimate employers will expect you to work for nothing for years - how would they ever get any good new people coming in to their industry? Everyone needs to pay the bills! I suggest that in addition to your uni careers service, you set about doing as much online research as you can, finding out how the industry works, what's happenining in it right now, who's doing well, etc... Also try and get yoursel down to some speaker / careers/ netwokring events to get an idea of what's on offer. Talk to everyone, ask lots of questions. Then, when you're confident you've armed yourself with all the