Develop new business by contacting potential clients, making sales presentations, and writing proposals.

Write articles, white papers, or reports to share research findings and educate others.

Conduct individual assessments, including interpreting measures and providing feedback for selection, placement, or promotion.

Provide expert testimony in employment lawsuits.

Conduct presentations on research findings for clients or at research meetings.

Participate in mediation and dispute resolution.

Counsel workers about job and career-related issues.

Study organizational effectiveness, productivity, and efficiency, including the nature of workplace supervision and leadership.

Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, or motivation to assess organizational functioning.

Develop and implement employee selection or placement programs.

Coach senior executives and managers on leadership and performance.

Train clients to administer human resources functions including testing, selection, and performance management.

Review research literature to remain current on psychological science issues.

Study consumers' reactions to new products and package designs, and to advertising efforts, using surveys and tests.

Facilitate organizational development and change.

Assess employee performance.

Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, or promotion.

Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences.

Identify training and development needs.

Advise management concerning personnel, managerial, and marketing policies and practices and their potential effects on organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

Write reports on research findings and implications to contribute to general knowledge or to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning.

Observe and interview workers to obtain information about the physical, mental, and educational requirements of jobs as well as information about aspects such as job satisfaction.

Analyze job requirements and content to establish criteria for classification, selection, training, and other related personnel functions.

Provide advice on best practices and implementation for selection.

Analyze data, using statistical methods and applications, to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of workplace programs.