Rank Ordering of Course Usefulness for Jobs First Full-Time JobPresent Full-Time Job Course RankingMean RankRankingMean Rank Personnel Psychology Legal Issues Training Psychometrics I-O Psychology Organizational Psychology Advanced Statistics SPSS Thesis Experimental Design Individual Differences Methods & Ethics Advanced Social Psychology

Growth in I/O Programs in U.S. From Increase in doctoral programs: 47.7% Increase in master’s programs:221.7% Number of programs ____________________________________________________ Program type ___________________________________________ MA/MS I-O Psych PhD I-O Psych 40 52

Economic --- Profit, Efficiency, Productivity a)Macro and micro level Technology --- Automation, Job changes, Job eliminations Training need Social --- Employee education Employee needs regarding jobs (Enrichment, decision-making, benefits) Dual careers Legal --- Discrimination Law; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Some Reasons for Growth in I-O Psychology in the U. S.

Key Areas of Personnel Psychology Job Analysis Recruitment Selection (reliability, validity) Test Development Training Performance Appraisal

Knowledge Needed in Personnel Psychology Statistics (e.g., analysis, interpretation, application; SPSS) Discrimination Law (e.g., Adverse Impact, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, FMLA, Sexual Harassment) Human Learning & Cognition Psychometrics (test/scale development) Social Psychology (e..g., schemas, self-fulfilling prophecies)

Some Issues in Personnel Psychology in the U. S. a)Limited attention to research and practice internationally b)Focus on the perceived needs and concerns of management c)Relative lack of applied training within I-O doctoral programs d)Use of techniques without proof of adequate psychometric properties e)Differences between I-O researchers and practitioners f) Loss of I-O Psychology professionals & students to business schools