What qualities make for a good I-O psychologist?
What really helps make an excellent industrial-organizational psychologist is business acumen. [I-O psychologists should] really know business-speak-for those that are consulting. Not all I-O psychologists are consulting. Many are scholars, so the characteristics that are needed for that vary, but for those that are in the trenches, they really need to be able to speak business. The most important aspect of my graduate training has been the ability to take this multidisciplinary approach to the products and services that I provide. What do you see for the future of the field? At this point in time, there’s some confusion over what we do and what we’re able to do. Those from human resources or business schools have and do provide similar services. What I really hope is that [I-O psychologists’] value continues to increase and that through various networks or professional organizations, we’re really able to communicate what we offer. That goes back to being able to show how we really aff
