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Industrial-Organizational Psychologist

Counselling and Psychology

  • Average Salary

    RM3500 - RM 5500

  • Career Trends

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  • Compability

What is Industrial-Organizational Psychologist?

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.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM3500 - RM 5500

Example of a Job Position

Assessment Services Manager
Consultant
Consulting Psychologist
Industrial Psychologist
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist (I/O Psychologist)
Management Consultant
Organizational Consultant
Organizational Development Consultant
Organizational Psychologist
Research Scientist

Task

? Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences ? Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, and motivation to assess organizational functioning ? Conduct presentations on research findings for clients and at research meetings ? Provide expert testimony in employment lawsuits ? Study consumers' reactions to new products and package designs, and to advertising efforts, using surveys and tests

Knowledge

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods in designing curriculum, training, teaching, and instruction for individuals and groups, as well as measuring the effects of training.

Psychology

Knowledge of human performance and behavior; differences in individual abilities, personalities and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modeling, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination between people and resources.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Personnel and Human Resources

Knowledge of principles and procedures in recruiting personnel, selection, training, compensation and benefits, worker relations and negotiations, as well as personnel information systems.

Skills

Talking

Talk to others to convey information effectively

Complex Problem Solving

Identify complex problems and review related information in order to develop and evaluate options and solutions that can be applied.

Consideration and Decision Making

Consider the shortcomings and advantages of potential action choices to choose the most appropriate action.

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

Capability

  • 1

    Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

  • 3

    Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. See more occupations related to this ability

  • 4

    Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

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