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

Guide to an I-O Psychology Career
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on December 4, 2022December 4, 2022

Guide to an I-O Psychology Career

Recently I received an e-mail from a high school junior interested in an I-O career. No one at her school … Continue reading >Guide to an I-O Psychology Career

What Is Work-Family Conflict?
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

What Is Work-Family Conflict?

We are more than just our jobs. Sure, our work might be very important to us, but we have a … Continue reading >What Is Work-Family Conflict?

Branding Is Important for Science
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Branding Is Important for Science

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog that explained the concept of quiet quitting. That day I had the … Continue reading >Branding Is Important for Science

Writing for a General Blog Audience
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

Writing for a General Blog Audience

Last week the SIOP Electronic Communication Committee posted my interview with Beth Melillo about my blogging journey. We began with … Continue reading >Writing for a General Blog Audience

Focus Scientific Writing on Impact
Categories: Career and Professional Issues – Posted on May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Focus Scientific Writing on Impact

When the COVID19 pandemic hit in 2020, it seemed that everyone was jumping on the bandwagon to publish COVID research. … Continue reading >Focus Scientific Writing on Impact

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, 2021September 8, 2022

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, 2021September 8, 2022

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, 2021September 8, 2022

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, 2021September 8, 2022

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, 2021September 8, 2022

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, 2021September 8, 2022

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 23, 2022

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, 2020September 8, 2022

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?

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