2007 Masterâ€™s Student Consortium Report

Sixty-six students, representing 35 graduate programs, participated in the 1st Annual SIOP Master’s Student Consortium Thursday, April 26 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.

Back Row, L to R: Michael Erisman, Allison Lamazor, Jessica Meyer
Front Row, L to R: Christine Stanek, Pamela Karle, Ali Jerden

The consortium was designed for students enrolled in master’s programs in I-O psychology and OB/HRM. The program included workshops conducted by speakers who graduated from I-O master’s programs and have excelled as managers and consultants. The speakers were: Mike Erisman, graduate of Radford University and senior director Human Resources, Microsoft Marketing; Ali Jerden, graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, senior consultant, The Coca-Cola Company; Pamela Karle, graduate of New York University, Americas Employee Satisfaction program manager, IBM; Allison Lamazor, graduate of San Francisco State University, Assessment & Selection Talent Acquisition & Development, American Express; Jessica Meyer, graduate of the University of Central Florida, consultant, Personnel Decisions International; and Christine Stanek, graduate of Minnesota State University, manager, Baxter Bioscience.

Student participants were nominated by their graduate program directors. Speakers met with small groups of students and discussed issues related to finding, keeping, and getting promoted in I-O-related jobs.

Next year, the consortium will be held on Wednesday, April 9 at the Hilton San Francisco & Towers. Graduate program directors will receive nomination forms in the fall. Enrollment will be limited so directors will need to act quickly. This year over 120 students applied for 66 openings in the consortium.

I would like to thank the speakers and Alexis Tange (volunteer from Minnesota State) for helping make the consortium such a success.

See you next year.