What You'll Do

  • Develop and implement employee selection or placement programs.
  • Analyze job requirements and content to establish criteria for classification, selection, training, and other related personnel functions.
  • Observe and interview workers to obtain information about the physical, mental, and educational requirements of jobs, as well as information about aspects such as job satisfaction.
  • Write reports on research findings and implications to contribute to general knowledge or to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning.
  • Advise management concerning personnel, managerial, and marketing policies and practices and their potential effects on organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Identify training and development needs.
  • Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, or motivation to assess organizational functioning.
  • Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences.
  • Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, or promotion.
  • Assess employee performance.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.38/5
Active Listening 4.38/5
Writing 4.25/5
Speaking 4.12/5
Critical Thinking 4.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 4.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.0/5
Systems Evaluation 4.0/5
Active Learning 3.88/5
Monitoring 3.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.88/5
Systems Analysis 3.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.

Common styles

Analytical Thinking, Integrity, Initiative, Dependability, Achievement/Effort

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Written Comprehension 4.38/5
Oral Expression 4.38/5
Oral Comprehension 4.25/5
Written Expression 4.25/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.0/5
Information Ordering 4.0/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Assessment Systems Corporation XCALIBRE Google Sheets Human resource information system (HRIS) Hypertext markup language HTML IBM SPSS Statistics Learning management system LMS Mentimeter Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Microsoft Visio Microsoft Word Muthen & Muthen Mplus Oracle PeopleSoft Padlet Psychometric testing software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.69/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.65/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 4.54/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.42/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 4.38/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Consulting Psychologist Engineering Psychologist HR Consultant (Human Resources Consultant) HR OD Consultant (Human Resources Organizational Development Consultant) HR Psychologist (Human Resources Psychologist) I-O Practitioner (Industrial-Organizational Practitioner) I-O Psychologist (Industrial-Organizational Psychologist) Industrial Psychologist Learning and Organizational Development Specialist (Learning and OD Specialist) Management Consultant Management Psychologist Occupational Psychologist Organizational Consultant Organizational Development Analyst (OD Analyst) Organizational Development and Training Specialist (OD and Training Specialist) Organizational Development Consultant (OD Consultant) Organizational Development Specialist (OD Specialist) Organizational Psychologist Organizational Research Consultant Personnel Psychologist Personnel Research Psychologist Policy Advisor Policy Officer Psychologist Research Scientist Staffing Consultant Training Specialist