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1、GradSchool:ShouldIGetaPh.D.orMaster’sinI/OPsychology?byRichardN.LandersGradSchoolSeries:ApplyingtoGraduateSchoolinIndustrial/OrganizationalPsychologyPh.D.orMaster’s?
2、ResearchExperience
3、GREPrep
4、Recommendations
5、WheretoApplySoyouwanttogotograduateschoolinindustrial/organizational(I/O)psy
6、chology?Lotsofdecisions,notmuchdirection.IbetIcanhelp!WhilemyundergraduatestudentsareluckytobeataschoolwithI/Opsychologists,manystudentsinterestedinI/Opsychologyaren’tatschoolswithpeopletheycantalkto.I/Opsychologyisstillfairlyuncommoninthegrandschemeofpsychologists;therearearound7,000
7、membersofSIOP,thedominantprofessionalorganizationofI/O,comparedtothe150,000intheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.Asaresult,manyschoolssimplydon’thavefacultywithexpertiseinthisarea,leadingmanypromisinggraduatestudentstoapplyelsewhere.That’sgreatfromtheperspectiveofI/Opsychologists–lots
8、ofjobs–butnotsogreatforgrad-students-to-beorthefieldasawhole.AsafacultymemberatODUwithasmallarmyofundergraduateresearchassistants,Ioftenfindmyselfansweringthesamequestionsoverandoveragainaboutgraduateschool.Sowhynotsharethisadvicewitheveryone?Thisweek,I’dliketotalkaboutaBigDecision:Sh
9、ouldIgetaMaster’sorPh.D.inI/OPsychology?Thisfallsundertwocategoriesinmygradschooltimelineabove:InformationGatheringandCareer.Thisisadecisionyoushouldtrytomakeduringyoursophomoreyearofcollege,andthedecisionshouldbedrivenbywhatkindofcareeryouultimatelywant.CareersinI/Opsychologyarealitt
10、ledifferentthaninmostfields.Becausewearesosmall(inthegrandschemeofthings),thereislesspublicadvertisementofpositionsthantypicalinmostfields.Youprobablywon’tfindapositionforan“I/Opsychologist”onMonster.com,forexample.ManypositionsthatI/Opsychologistsendupinarealsonotcalled“I/Opsychologi
11、st.”Asthe“sciencebehindhumanresources,”I/Opsychologistsendupinawidevarietyofcareerpaths.ThisisbecausetheskillsetdevelopedasaI/Opsychologistintrainingpreparesyouforvirtuallyanyjobinvolving“peopleatwork,”includingconsultants,professors,assessors,directors,andCEOs.Forafewexamples,seethes
12、ereso
