The organizational psychologist

Organizational psychology is the field of applicability of psychology that aims at a deep understanding of human behavior manifested in the work environment.

Organizational psychologists are educated, trained and have skills in:

- Identification of predictive characteristics of success (selection criteria)

- Identifying and developing the needs for professional development

- Development of performance evaluation criteria

- Design and implementation of training programs

- Psycho-behavioral evaluation at employment and afterwards

- Organizational diagnosis

- Conflict management.

However, following a simple search on one of the largest recruitment platforms in the country, using keywords such as organizational psychologist / occupational psychology we are shown zero results, and using the keywords: HR specialist - dozens of positions are listed in the field of recruitment, none of which mentioning as a criteria: Attestation in work psychology or something similar. In other words, at this moment, no company operating in the country is currently hiring organizational psychologists and this is not because these positions are already filled, but because the work of organizational psychologists is performed by various specialists trained in law, finance, banking, management , sociology, etc.

How does this "detail" influence the organization's performance? Only by remembering that an efficient and effective organization is the one that works with the most suitable people, for the most suitable positions, using the most suitable technologies and equipment, does the answer become obvious.