Industrial-Organizational Psychology - Applied training and experience

Applied training and experience

Some students may choose to obtain applied experience through a one-term internship. Internships typically consist of a full-time work term in a corporate human resources (HR) department, a government HR department, or in a management consulting firm. The internship is not a formal requirement of the program, yet many students find completing an internship to be a worthwhile additional aspect of their MASc training.

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