UTC I-O Internships and Employers
If you are an employer looking to recruit from the UTC I-O program, please contact Dr. Chris Cunningham directly at [email protected] to discuss your needs. We can easily connect you to our highly skilled current students and our massive alumni network.
As part of our program's curricular requirements, all UTC I-O psychology students complete at least 300 hours of supervised work experience in an I-O related capacity. This opportunity to apply what is being learned in the classroom to actual work situations benefits our students tremendously. Here are some examples of real and recent practicum projects:
- Job/work analysis and job description updating; identifying essential job functions
- Design/implementation/evaluation of workforce training programs; program delivery; policy development
- Survey design and administration; exit/stay interviews; customer satisfaction reviews
- Development and administration of performance evaluation and management systems/programs
- Assessment validation and evaluation;
- Recruitment and retention planning
- Organizational development/change management projects
These projects are clearly valuable for the students, but they are also truly valuable for the organizations in which these students work. The UTC I-O Psychology practicum program benefits local, regional, and national employers in many ways. Through this practicum program, organizations have direct access to top-notch students and developing professionals with an interest in applying I-O psychological science and best-practice to the challenges organizations face in any industry. Due to the stringent admission requirements, program reputation, and challenging curriculum in our program, our students are exceptionally motivated, knowledgeable, and skilled. This all translates into major benefits for organizations, including the following:
- Professional quality work at a fraction of the cost of a full-time consultant
- Opportunity to review the work quality and performance of potential future candidates for employment in your own work environment
- Completion of important organizational projects for which there has been insufficient time or skilled personnel
- Qualified and experienced faculty to support students as they tackle important projects for your organization
The organizations employing our students as interns are very satisfied; most internships are repeated commitments, year after year. As an illustration of why this is so, consider this quote from a recent internship supervisor (Summer 2018):
"It was great having [student] join our team in Dallas for the summer. She helped us analyze the effectiveness of our flagship leadership development program, and because of her we’ve overhauled some of our evaluation processes. You all are doing something right with the program, because she hit the ground running here and added value quickly."
Post-graduation, our graduates are out there doing everything you can imagine doing with an advanced degree in I-O psychology. The following is just a quick sampling of actual position titles from our deep alumni network:
- Business and Human Resource Leadership/Consulting
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Chief Executive Officer
HR Business Partner
Human Resources Management
Director of Human Resources
HR and Compensation Consultant
Compensation Consultant
Human Capital Consultant - Learning and Leadership Development
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Instructional Content Specialist
Talent Acquisition & Learning Operations Consultant
Learning & Development Specialist
Leadership Development
Training & Development Leader - Talent Acquisition and Management
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Recruiter
Benefits Coordinator
Talent Management Specialist
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Selection & Assessments - Academia
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Professor
Academic Program Coordinator
Dean of College of Business - Analytics/Data
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Data Visualization Developer
Data Analytics Consultant
Data Scientist
People Technology & Analytics
People Analytics Insight Analyst
Senior Business Analyst
Talent Analyst
Senior Analyst, Change Management - Organizational Development and Change Management
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Organizational Development Specialist
Director of Organizational Development, Learning & Training
Vice President, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
Change Navigation Consultant - Culture, Diversity, Inclusion, People
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Vice President, Global Functions Talent & Diversity Manager
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Business Partner
Senior Director of People & Culture
People Operations Coordinator
Employee Experience Advisor
User Experience Designer
Recent I-O Internship Sites and Employers
Students and graduates of the UTC I-O program have done very well for themselves in terms of landing meaningful internships and employment after graduation. It is important to note that graduates of our program are working in every role that is possible with an I-O master's degree; this is a testament to the comprehensiveness and real-world relevance of our curriculum. To get a good sense of the breadth of career options that exist for professionals with an I-O graduate degree, check out this helpful post from Dr. Paul Spector.
The lists below summarize internship sites and employers for UTC I-O students over approximately the past 15 years.
| Internship Sites | Post-graduation Employers |
| AGCO Corporation | Abbott |
| Alstom Power | Accenture |
| Amerigroup Corporation | Air National Guard |
| Aramark | Allstate |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee | Amazon |
| Carbonyx, Inc. | Amazon.com |
| Catoosa County Sheriff's Department (GA) | Ariel Premium Supply |
| Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce | Augusta University |
| Chattanooga Housing Authority | AuthorHouse |
| Chattem, Inc. | AutoTrader.com |
| Citi | Batesville Casket Company (IN) |
| City of Chattanooga-Office of Internal Audit | Belk |
| Cleveland State Community College | BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee |
| Coca-Cola Bottling Company United | Booz Allen Hamilton |
| Cooper Tires | Carpenter & Associates, LLC |
| EPB | CEB |
| ExpressScripts/Cigna | Chattanooga Autism Center |
| FedEx Services | Chattanooga State Community College |
| Fields Consulting Group (VA) | Chattem, Inc. |
| Federal Management Partners (FMP) | CHRISTUS Health (TX) |
| Gordon Biersch | Cintas Corporation (MS) |
| Grocery Manufacturers Association (DC) | Citi |
| HD Supply | Clarion Hotel |
| Hewlett Packard | Cleveland Community College |
| Human Resources Management, Inc. (AL) | Cleveland State Community College, Workforce Development |
| Hyde EyeCare | Coca-Cola Refreshments |
| Industrial Psychologists, Inc. | Colorado Technical University |
| Kenco | Comcast |
| LeanKit | Cracker Barrel |
| Lockheed Martin | CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc. |
| Logi-Serve | CrossFit Shelby, LLC |
| Mercedes-Benz USA | DataGhost, Inc. |
| McCright and Associates | Deloitte |
| Miller Industries | Employbridge |
| Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute | EPB |
| Mohawk Industries | ESPN (CT) |
| Mueller Company | EY (CA) |
| Psychological Consultants, Inc. | Federal Management Partners (FMP) |
| Quicken Loans | FedEx Services |
| RiverCity Consulting Services LLC | Freelance writer/editor |
| Rock-Tenn Company | GE Power |
| Roper Corporation | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| RQ Construction, Inc. | Georgia-Pacific LLC |
| Shaw Industries | HD Supply |
| Sheshan Golf Estates | Independent Project Analysis (VA) |
| Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce and Visitor's Center | Jefferson County Commission |
| Sonoco (SC) | Kemper Corporate Services |
| Tennessee Department of Transportation | Kenco |
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | Kennesaw State University |
| The Chattanooga Zoo | KPMG |
| TVA | Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
| UNUM | Life Care Centers of America |
| UPS | Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority |
| US Xpress | Mercedes-Benz USA |
| Vikus Corporation | Miller Industries |
| Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations | Moffitt Cancer Center |
| Vulcan | Mohawk Industries |
| Zanini Auto Group | MS Companies |
| MSU | |
| National Federation of Independent Business | |
| National Nuclear Security Administration | |
| Neiman Marcus | |
| Northside Hopsital | |
| NXP Semiconductors | |
| Olin Corporation | |
| Orbital ATK | |
| Pellissippi State Community College | |
| Personnel Science & Solution Architects (TX) | |
| Pilot Flying J | |
| Plastic Omnium | |
| Red Hat (NC) | |
| ResourceMFG | |
| Roper Corporation | |
| Rouse Consulting, LLC | |
| RQ Construction, Inc. | |
| Saint Mary's University | |
| Slalom Consulting | |
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | |
| The Chattanooga Zoo | |
| The City of Chattanooga | |
| The Dow Chemical Company | |
| The Hartford | |
| The Home Depot | |
| The Vincit Group | |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | |
| Total Wine and More | |
| Tri-County Technical College | |
| Trutech, LLC | |
| U.S. House of Representatives | |
| UNUM | |
| UPS | |
| Virginia Tech | |
| Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga | |
| Volkswagen of America, Inc. | |
| Walmart eCommerce | |
| Washington DC Office on Aging | |
| Wellness Council of America | |
| WFM Missions Base | |
| Workplace Dynamics |