<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/how-the-organizational-psychology-program-helped-these-alumni-pivot-careers-to-get-their-dream-jobs.html" dsn="news"><title>How the Organizational Psychology Program Helped These Alumni Pivot Careers to Get Their Dream Jobs</title><item_date>12/18/2017 12:00:00 PM</item_date><author>Staff Report</author><image><img src="/news/images/wong-menard.png" alt="How the Organizational Psychology Program Helped These Alumni Pivot Careers to Get Their Dream Jobs"/></image><image_caption>Kelvin Wong, MAOP ’11 (left) and Sarah Menard, MAOP ’14 (right)</image_caption><thumbnail><img src="/news/images/wong-menard.png" alt="How the Organizational Psychology Program Helped These Alumni Pivot Careers to Get Their Dream Jobs"/></thumbnail><summary>Kelvin Wong, MAOP ’11, was always interested in talent management and organizational psychology, but found it difficult to jump into those fields without demonstrated experience. After working a few years in finance, he decided it was time to pivot back to his original interest while leveraging his prior experience. Coming to William James College for the Master of Arts in Organizational Psychology (MAOP), he utilized his knowledge and field education experience to create a talent management and organizational development role at his employer during the program, Brown Brothers and Harriman.</summary><category>In the Community</category><featured/><tags><tag>In the Community</tag></tags></item>