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If you are a self-starter who has strong analytical skills and intellectual curiosity, CMA wants you!
 
CMA  is a women business enterprise (WBE) business psychology firm offering customized services to a wide range of clients in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver areas. CMA provides assessment services, leadership development, coaching, 360° feedback, organizational development, strategic planning services, and more to a wide variety of industries including healthcare, construction, retail, financial, hospitality, manufacturing, and government.

Not only does CMA provide consulting services, but they do so in a way that promotes healthy relationships with clients by emphasizing the people side of business, striking that delicate balance between a best-practices approach and a people-first culture.


For almost 50 years, Vantage has been a trusted advisor to both privately-held and Fortune 1000 companies around the world who want to build exceptional leaders throughout their organizations. Their sole mission is to help our clients identify, assess, and develop world class leadership talent. Vantage has a long-standing tradition of offering graduate students in Psychology the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in a practical way. Their Internship Program allows individuals to build research and assessment skills through applied experiences and close collaboration with their Consultants and Partnership team. Their interns can expect to develop skills in business writing and research, as well as have a direct impact on the quality of deliverables shared with our clients.

If you are interested in conducting research projects, including data collection, analysis, and creation of reports & deliverables while also increasing your familiarity with individual leadership assessments, this opportunity is for you!
Career Opportunities

BIOP Career Week 2021 is almost here!

We are gearing up for the 2021 Blacks in I/O (BIOP) Career Week . We have invited so many great leaders in the industry to share their expertise and experiences with you.  

The purpose of BIOP’s Career Week is to help students and professionals of all levels acquire skills that add value to their career journey. Throughout the week, participants can attend sessions on topics such as leadership skills, networking, interview tips & more! There will also be an opportunity for job seekers to learn about different organizations looking to fill I/O related roles. Virtual mock interviews and resume reviews are also available to members throughout the week.

Topics to include:
  • Network to Net Worth: Building Social Capital and Leveraging Professional Relationships to Succeed with Leroy Simpson, Donnie L. Bedney, and Donald Tyson.
  • Sharpen Up: Leadership Skill Building with Britni Eisenmann.
  • From Laid off to 6 Figure Salary Interviews: Kick Start Your Dream Career with Jasmine Kelly.
  • The Secret to Standing Out - Job Seeking Tips for I/O Professionals with Leah Ellison, Angela Lee, and Fatima Terry.
  • If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now: Turning Your Uniqueness Into Your Magic with Jimmy Davis, Frank Golom, Pamela Lipp-Hendricks, Kalifa Oliver.       
Offered Service:
  • Employer Information Sessions - Internship, Entry Level, and Mid to Senior Level Job Seekers with:
    • DCS Corp: A premier professional services firm providing engineering, programmatic and technical support services to the Department of Defense and other customers focused on national security.
    • CMAWe offer consulting services to help you make the most of your talent.
    • WonderlicObjective insights via pre-employment assessment
    • AptimaMoving Humans, Technology, and AI Forward
  • Resume Reviews & Mock Interviews (Members Only)

This is going to be an exciting and enriching week that you do not want to miss. Register today!
**All sessions will be recorded and available for playback on our Member Resources page
Register Today

Our friends Alex Hsu, Shannon Cheng, and James Lee have been working hard over the past few months to launch Asians in I/O Psychology!

If you are an Asian I/O Psychologists  or non-Asian ally looking to Champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all; ceate greater understanding of Asian American history, the Asian diaspora, and the formation of common stereotypes and beliefs about Asians; and bring attention to the discrimination and barriers that Asians face in the workplace and society, consider joining this group. 
 
Join Asians in I/O Psychology

Friendly Reminder


Members! Keep your membership profile up to date by following the instructions below:
  • CLICK HERE to reset your password:
  • An email will be sent to you to reset your password. Once you've logged in, you can go into your profile to update and verify your contact information. Be sure to complete your profile and upload a photo for the membership directory!
Bare with us as the new membership platform is under construction. On a daily basis (and sometimes nightly) we are upgrading the member experience using the new functionality that Wild Apricot offers. 

If you have any ideas regarding information that you would like to see in the member portal, be sure to let us know!

 
Need help setting up your profile?
Visit the Wild Apricot New Member Guide here.

Volunteer for SIOP!
Sign up before June 30

Would you like to advance your career while helping your membership community as well as the field of I-O psychology?  If so, we invite you to consider joining a SIOP committee. A complete list of SIOP committee descriptions can be found HERE.

Committee volunteerism is an important way to derive real value from your membership. Why should you consider serving on a SIOP committee?

  1. You will develop new personal and professional relationships and enrich your knowledge of the profession while collaborating with current and future I-O psychology thought leaders.

  2. Your volunteer work advances the profession of I-O psychology by raising public awareness of its value to the business community, and to the public at large.

  3. You can assist SIOP in providing even greater value for your fellow members by helping keep their needs in clear focus.

  4. Working within the committee structure is a great way to develop your leadership skills and train for possible future leadership roles within the organization as well as in your career.

How to volunteer for a committee

We also recommend updating your membership profile to provide a more descriptive explanation of your qualifications to the chairs of those committees in which you are interested. 

Committee chairs will begin selecting their members immediately. Please make your volunteer selections as soon as possible to be considered for committee placement.  The system will be closed on June 30, but some committees may be filled before then. Note that some committees, including Awards, do not use this selection process, so not all will appear as available at this time.

Seeking Independent Contractors!
 

BTS (http://www.bts.com), a global consultancy partnering with clients to help them execute strategy, is looking for independent contractors to partner with us on projects assessing for virtual individual assessment/development centers. Interested parties should please email gisela.sotomayor@bts.com

Qualifications:

  • Masters/PhD in psychology – or work experience in a related field (e.g. HR, Organizational Development)
  • Assessment experience in live and virtual assessment centers for development or selection (evaluation against behaviorally anchored rating scales, competency models).
  • Role play experience 
  • Experience delivering assessment feedback to senior leaders 
  • Business/leadership development experience
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience (8 - 10 years preferred due to high volume of senior leadership assessments) 
  • Strong business acumen
  • Must speak and write in English (fluent in other languages is a plus)
  • Strong development feedback report writing skills integrating a variety of assessment tools
  • Coaching experience a plus
  • Do not need to be certified in Hogan or other assessment tools but must be comfortable and have experience interpreting them

SHRM CERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS OPEN
SHRM-CP | SHRM-SCP

Move your HR career forward with a SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential. The early-bird application period for the second exam window is now open. Based on a core set of competency and knowledge principles outlined in the SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge® (SHRM BoCK®), the SHRM-CP and the SHRM-SCP certifications provide credential holders with a roadmap for achieving vital outcomes leading to personal and organizational success. Establish yourself as a globally recognized HR expert. Get started on earning your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP today!
 

  • 2021-2022 Winter Testing Window | December 1, 2021 - February 15, 2022
  • Early bird application deadline: October 15, 2021
  • Standard application deadline: November 9, 2021

Determine your eligiblityhttps://www.shrm.org/certification/apply/eligibility-criteria/pages/default.aspx


APPLY TODAY

 Spotlight Member of the Month
Diversify Your Network!

This month we are happy to announce Dr. Rajanique "Nikki" Modeste as our Spotlight Member! Dr. Modeste is the founder and CEO of Vestigia Organizational Strategies, an Industrial and Organizational Consulting firm. Dr. Moeste is an I-O Psychologist consultant with over 15 years of Human Capital Management experience working for various government contractors in the DMV area. Her expertise includes leadership development, coaching, facilitating, organizational change management and DE&I. Dr. Modeste has a Ph.D., in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a Masters in Counseling. Her approach to Leadership Development, coaching  and Organizational Transformation utilizes different methodologies  such as Transformational Leadership, Positive psychology and Gestalt Theory. She is heavily involved in the social justice movement, helping police agencies reduce the deaths of Black Americans as well as creating an inclusive environment within the police department. Dr. Modeste teaches at the University of Maryland in the I/O department as an adjunct professor.


Congratulations Dr. Modeste! 
 
To learn more about Dr. Modeste and see past Spotlight Members, click the link below.
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Featured Employer!
CMA 
St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Remote


Consultant
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Featured Employer!
Vantage Leadership Consulting
Remote


Intern
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SKS Consulting Group
Remote

Talent Assessment Consultant

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Infoscitex, a DCS Company
Dayton, OH


Industrial / Organizational (I/O) Psychologist
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Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, NY

Lecturer in Social-Organizational Psychology (Full Time)

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