What do graduates of I/O masters programs generally do?
Many graduates of the program have begun work in the Human Resources departments of organizations. In smaller firms, one person may be the entire HR department. In larger firms, students typically specialize in some area such as staffing, training, job analysis, or compensation. Others have begun work as organization specialists, focusing on human resources problem solving across an organization. Many have begun work in training departments within organizations. A growing employment option for master’s students is work for consulting firms. Consulting firms have hired masters-level I/O types to work on projects for their clients. These projects are typically in the traditional HR areas (staffing, training, performance appraisal, compensation) but may also involve more macro-organizational tasks such as setting up team-based practices, doing employee surveys, or suggesting changes to organizational structure. Other graduates have used the statistics training obtained in the program to w
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