-: So requirements are Bachelor's degree
and then you are required to do
two years of a graduate program
I highly recommend at the undergraduate level
getting involved with research labs
or if the university has an onsite clinic,
speech and language clinic, that can be a great way
to just become familiar with the profession and see
kind of a real world picture
of what the job looks like and entails.
And I also recommend
getting involved with local communities
and volunteering with young children
or whatever age in which the student is interested
in working with to get some volunteer hours
with that age group to see if that is truly
the population and age the student would like to work with.
If the candidate has gone the extra mile
in terms of volunteering or getting involved with research
or just putting in extra effort
to make themselves unique and to add unique skills
that makes them stand apart from other candidates.
So in my particular position I'm itinerant based
and I have a boss that does not work at the same site
as I do so it is very important for a person to be able to
kind of self-manage and self-direct themselves
to manage all the paperwork and schedules and be independent
with their job.
Also, patience is a big factor
when working with young children
so definitely patience comes into play
and creativity and
just a love for learning I would say.