Date: 31 July

Day: Saturday
Submitted to: Prof. Vijaya R & Miss Akhila C

Alaka Rajeev 1930317

Bachelor of Arts
(Psychology, Sociology, English)
Semester V
Industrial & Organisational Psychology - PSY 541A
Department of Psychology
CHRIST (Deemed to be University),
Bengaluru - 560029

Connect with 2 Industrial/Organizational Psychologist & answer the following questions -

Link to first profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardd-b-48b8aab6

Name - Richardd B.

Location - Bristol, Tennessee, United States

Educational Qualification -
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from East Tennessee State
University (2012-2017)
2. Master’s Degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from Adler University
(2018-21)

Skills & Competencies -

1. Diversity & Inclusion
2. Training & Development
3. Leadership Development
4. Program, change and Project management
5. Machine Learning
6. Agile methodologies
7. Google Analytics, Python & SharePoint
8. Team Motivation & Teamwork
9. Communication
10. Global & cultural awareness

Current tasks engaged in -

 - Human Resources Manager at Bristol Life Recovery - he’s working on recruitment, talent
management, compensation & benefits, performance management & spearheading the
department that focuses on Diversity and Inclusion & Leadership Development.

Any other relevant information obtained -

- His specific experience in terms of Diversity and Inclusion has really added to the
professional value that he holds in the market. He was a Diversity and Inclusion Intern at
Walmart for 8 months, then he did a full time role of Diversity and Inclusion Director,
then he moved on to his current role of HR Manager where along with traditional HR
tasks , he is spearheading the department that focuses on Diversity and Inclusion &
Leadership Development.

Link to second profile -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-fox-bb304663

Name - Eric W. Fox

Location - New York City Metropolitan Area

Educational Qualification -
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Queen’s College (2012-14)
2. Master of Science - MS, Industrial & Organisational Psychology from Baruch College,
City University of New York (CUNY)

Skills & Competencies -

1. Job Analysis
2. Organizational Development
3. Recruiting
4. Human Resources
5. Interviews
6. Public Speaking
7. Team Management
8. Microsoft Office
9. Personnel selection
10. Metric Development

Current tasks engaged in -

- Industrial Organisational Psychologist at pymetrics focusing on employee management
and research on well-being.
Any other relevant information obtained -
- He has done quite a wide variety of Industrial & Organisational Psychology related
courses that adds value to his work along with having a strong psychology background.

Your learning and key findings from this activity.

The kind of roles that Industrial and Organisational Psychologists take up is much more specific
than the roles available in the Human Resources space. There’s also a strong research element
involved in terms of understanding in depth the reasons behind behaviours in the workspace. If
someone has a strong background in the form of a Masters degree, it is hugely beneficial for their
career growth. Doing internships is also a good way to expose oneself to the field and gain direct
experience. Their personal summary on LinkedIn is crisp and concise and all the main points
related to their professional trajectory have been clearly highlighted. It provided me with a lot of
insight in terms of building my own LinkedIn profile.