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Articles concerning various aspects of careers and professional issues, including career choice and how to pursue careers.

A New IO Faculty Retention Problem
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

A New IO Faculty Retention Problem

Psychology departments have a new IO faculty retention problem. During my career, I have seen the growing diaspora of academic … Continue reading >A New IO Faculty Retention Problem

Choosing a Publication Outlet
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Choosing a Publication Outlet

I have published more than 200 peer-reviewed academic journal articles, mostly in collaboration with colleagues. One of the most important … Continue reading >Choosing a Publication Outlet

What Is Organizational Behavior?
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on November 22, 2021February 7, 2022

What Is Organizational Behavior?

I am trained as an industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, but my research area is organizational behavior or OB for short. I … Continue reading >What Is Organizational Behavior?

We Should not Discourage Students from Manual Work
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021

We Should not Discourage Students from Manual Work

Last week I was watching a crew of manual workers installing riprap around the pond across the street to fix … Continue reading >We Should not Discourage Students from Manual Work

Guide to I-O Psychology PhD Program Application
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

Guide to I-O Psychology PhD Program Application

Success in applying to an industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology doctoral program requires careful preparation. This guide to I-O psychology PhD program … Continue reading >Guide to I-O Psychology PhD Program Application

What Is Industrial-Organizational Psychology?
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

What Is Industrial-Organizational Psychology?

I am an industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist. My graduate training was in I-O psychology, I have taught I-O psychology, and I … Continue reading >What Is Industrial-Organizational Psychology?

Build Your Brand with Social Media
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

Build Your Brand with Social Media

Your personal brand—how the world views you—is important for career success. Your brand indicates your capabilities, skills, talent, and values. … Continue reading >Build Your Brand with Social Media

The Secret to Successful Academic Writing
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on June 21, 2021February 9, 2022

The Secret to Successful Academic Writing

I have been writing academic papers for more decades than I care to admit, and I have had more than … Continue reading >The Secret to Successful Academic Writing

Doing Research Is Like Woodworking
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on May 24, 2021May 26, 2021

Doing Research Is Like Woodworking

Woodworking is a hobby of mine, and I like to read the magazine Fine Woodworking. In the December 2020 issue, … Continue reading >Doing Research Is Like Woodworking

The Three Fs of Mentoring Success
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

The Three Fs of Mentoring Success

The other day I came across a talk (Part 1; Part 2) I gave on mentoring that reminded me about … Continue reading >The Three Fs of Mentoring Success

Choosing Your Industrial-Organizational Psychology Career
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on April 26, 2021March 21, 2022

Choosing Your Industrial-Organizational Psychology Career

So you’ve chose industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology as your career. Good choice since it has shown up on various lists of … Continue reading >Choosing Your Industrial-Organizational Psychology Career

Why Don’t More Researchers Share Their Work?
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on December 8, 2020May 1, 2021

Why Don’t More Researchers Share Their Work?

In the days before e-mail, researchers and students would send postcards to authors of scientific papers requesting copies, called reprints. … Continue reading >Why Don’t More Researchers Share Their Work?

What Makes Research Actionable for Practitioners?
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on October 12, 2020May 8, 2021

What Makes Research Actionable for Practitioners?

A few years ago I began teaching a course on organizational climate and culture to executives at the doctoral level. … Continue reading >What Makes Research Actionable for Practitioners?

People Hate Online Zoom Meetings
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on August 24, 2020September 13, 2020

People Hate Online Zoom Meetings

How many virtual meetings have you had in the past week on Zoom, Teams, or another online platform? Before the … Continue reading >People Hate Online Zoom Meetings

We Need Academic Publishers
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on March 31, 2020May 9, 2021

We Need Academic Publishers

For hundreds of years, publishing has been a noble industry that has brought knowledge to the masses. Within academic disciplines … Continue reading >We Need Academic Publishers

Build a Home Studio
Categories: Career and Professional Issues, Cyber Behavior – Posted on March 27, 2020May 9, 2021

Build a Home Studio

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, have you found yourself stuck at home having to work with others online … Continue reading >Build a Home Studio

How to Bridge the Academic-Practice Divide
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on April 15, 2019September 14, 2020

How to Bridge the Academic-Practice Divide

One of the most lively discussions among members of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) is the gulf … Continue reading >How to Bridge the Academic-Practice Divide

I-O Psychology Is a Great Career
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on April 11, 2019April 26, 2021

I-O Psychology Is a Great Career

Industrial-organizational or I-O psychology is a great career if you like to use evidence to solve organizational problems. It is … Continue reading >I-O Psychology Is a Great Career

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