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Industrial-Organizational Psychologists: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.
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This source lists 25 tasks, including 23 marked Core and 2 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2023.
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Core · Task 20230 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Provide advice on best practices and implementation for selection.
Core · Task 7560 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Develop and implement employee selection or placement programs.
Core · Task 7572 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Analyze data, using statistical methods and applications, to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of workplace programs.
Core · Task 7568 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, or promotion.
Core · Task 7562 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Observe and interview workers to obtain information about the physical, mental, and educational requirements of jobs, as well as information about aspects such as job satisfaction.
Core · Task 7571 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Facilitate organizational development and change.
Core · Task 7561 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Analyze job requirements and content to establish criteria for classification, selection, training, and other related personnel functions.
Core · Task 7564 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Advise management concerning personnel, managerial, and marketing policies and practices and their potential effects on organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Core · Task 20222 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Conduct presentations on research findings for clients or at research meetings.
Core · Task 20229 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Coach senior executives and managers on leadership and performance.
Core · Task 20225 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Conduct individual assessments, including interpreting measures and providing feedback for selection, placement, or promotion.
Core · Task 20228 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Train clients to administer human resources functions, including testing, selection, and performance management.
Core · Task 7569 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Assess employee performance.
Core · Task 7565 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Identify training and development needs.
Core · Task 7567 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences.
Core · Task 7570 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Study organizational effectiveness, productivity, and efficiency, including the nature of workplace supervision and leadership.
Core · Task 20223 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Provide expert testimony in employment lawsuits.
Core · Task 7566 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, or motivation to assess organizational functioning.
Core · Task 20227 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Develop new business by contacting potential clients, making sales presentations, and writing proposals.
Core · Task 7563 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Write reports on research findings and implications to contribute to general knowledge or to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning.
Core · Task 20226 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Write articles, white papers, or reports to share research findings and educate others.
Core · Task 20224 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Review research literature to remain current on psychological science issues.
Core · Task 7573 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Counsel workers about job and career-related issues.
Supplemental · Task 7575 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Participate in mediation and dispute resolution.
Supplemental · Task 7574 · 08/2023 · Occupational Expert
Study consumers' reactions to new products and package designs, and to advertising efforts, using surveys and tests.
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