Industrial-Organizational Psychology - Applied training and experience

Applied training and experience

Students in the MASc program typically obtain applied experience through a one-term internship involving full-time work in a corporate or government human resources (HR) department or in an HR consulting firm. MASc or PhD students also are involved in projects contracted through the Waterloo Organizational Research and Consulting Group (WORC Group) which is the consulting entity for the Industrial and Organizational graduate program.

Some past internship placements

  • Lee Hecht Harrison
  • Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
  • TD Bank
  • Verity International
  • Google Analytics
  • The Mutual Group
  • Babcock & Wilcox
  • Kelly Services
  • Public Service Commission Personnel Psychology Centre (PPC)
  • Hay Management Consultants
  • HumanSystems
  • Jackson Leadership Systems
  • Gallup Canada, Inc.
  • Bell Canada
  • Saville & Holdsworth
  • William Mercer, Ltd.
  • CAMI Automotive
  • Canadian Forces Personnel Research Unit
  • Canadian Forces Leadership Institute
  • Clear Picture Corporation
  • Société Pierre Boucher
  • Organizational Studies International, Inc. (OSI)
  • Export Development Canada (EDC)
  • The Canadian Wheat Board

Examples of tasks completed on previous internships

  • Validation of an organization-wide competency model
  • Employee opinion surveys - including design, analysis, and feedback of results
  • Succession management planning
  • Design and delivery of coaching workshops
  • Validation of selection instruments

Selected past external consulting and applied research opportunities

  • Acme Tours: Diagnosing Barriers to Employee Effectiveness
  • Canadian Mental Health Association: Work Stress Reduction through Quality Oriented Work Redesign
  • Acme Billing Systems, Inc.: Software Developers' Perceptions of Organizational Change and Culture
  • A University of Waterloo Service Department: Designing a 360-Degree Feedback Process
  • Acme Support Systems for Human Resource Management: Profiling Owner/Manager Preferences and Orientations
  • Arts 4 Change Project: Facilitating Communication with Employees on a Self-Sustaining Vision
  • Acme Billing Systems, Inc.: Communication Networks and Matrix Structure in a Large Team for Software Development
  • A University of Waterloo Service Department: Mapping Communication for Organizational Improvement
  • Leadership Waterloo Region: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Leadership Development Program
  • Optimum Health, Inc.: Organizational Diagnosis and Market Research for Organizational Growth and Development