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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 01:42 PM
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Masters in Industrial Organizational Psychology?
Does anyone have a masteres in IO and would they care to offer me some career advice and earning potential. I am debating btw an IO degree or and eventual PhD is Sociology
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mhr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 01:45 PM
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1. Go With The Degree Others Will Understand
If you have to explain it is too complicated.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 01:46 PM
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2. i am sure peple in the field understand
or else i hope they do
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 02:50 PM
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3. Organization Psychology is a Badly-Need Discipline
I was psychology major, but abandoned plans to go into clinical. I eventually got an MBA and work for a large corporation (Verizon).

Most large organizations badly need organizational psychologists. The best executives have an intuitive idea of how people and groups behave and know how to harness them. In my experience, those managers are few and far between.

I don't know what types of positions there are, or what the job market is like. Under the right circumstances, it could be a stable, well-paying job with interesting subject matter and a chance to make a difference in a organization. It might also require representing the interests of owners in exploiting employees. Definitely requires investigation.

One of the big questions is what kind of organization you want to work for and what you want your role to be. Sociology PhDs allow teaching and research, which can be interesting. Personally, I prefer the private sector and a job in which I can see more direct results.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 03:57 PM
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4. thanks a bunch!!
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