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Internships: An Established Mechanism for Increasing Employability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt ,
Nancy J. Stone  and
Janet L. Kottke
Elizabeth L. Shoenfelt*
Affiliation:
Western Kentucky University
Nancy J. Stone
Affiliation:
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Janet L. Kottke
Affiliation:
California State University
*
E-mail: [email protected], Address: Department of Psychology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., #21030, Bowling Green, KY 42101
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In their lead article, Hogan, Chamorro-Premuzic, and Kaiser (2013) suggested that the topic of employability has been below the radar of most, if not all, industrial–organizational (I–O) psychologists' research activities. Although we agree that research addressing employability is scarce in the mainstream I–O journals, we argue that I–O psychologists involved in the training of future I–O psychologists have addressed the employability of their graduates as a sustainability factor for I–O graduate programs (Munson, Phillips, Clark, & Mueller-Hanson, 2004). In addition, those who teach undergraduates, including undergraduates with an interest in the I–O area, also establish internships to enhance the employability of their graduates (e.g., Bott, Stuhlmacher, & Powaser, 2006; Carducci et al., 1987).

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 2013 , pp. 24 - 27
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2013 

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