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Organizations for Testing & HR Professionals

Explore professional associations, assessment organizations, public-sector HR groups, and government agencies that support the advancement of personnel selection, testing, human resources, and Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

Professional Organizations Relevant to Testing & HR Professionals

Personnel Testing Council-Northern California

An organization of Northern California personnel assessment and selection professionals.

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Personnel Testing Council-Metropolitan Washington

The PTCMW Community and its members seek to advance the science and practice of I/O psychology and related fields through high-value professional growth and networking opportunities.

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Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedures

CODESP has the ideal web-based talent assessment tools to fit your needs.

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Western Region Intergovernmental Personnel Assessment Council

WRIPAC provides public agency assessment staff in the Western United States a unique forum for professional networking, membership expertise, and recruitment, selection, and development resources in a collaborative and innovative environment.

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Society for Personality Assessment

SPA is dedicated to the development of methods of personality assessment, the advancement of research on their effectiveness, the exchange of ideas about assessment theory and practice, and the promotion of applied personality assessment.

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International Personnel Assessment Council

IPAC provides members and others in the field with easily accessed and varied opportunities to learn, share, experience, and teach state-of-the-art recruitment and merit-based assessment practices.

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Association for Test Publishers

Promoting and preserving the general welfare of testing and its value to society in all its forms and uses since 1992.

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Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology

SIOP is the premier membership organization for those practicing and teaching I-O psychology.

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Southern California Public Management Association Human Resources

The Southern California Chapter of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources.

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Society for Human Resources Management

Founded in 1948, SHRM is the world’s largest HR membership organization devoted to human resource management.

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International Public Management Association-Human Resources

IPMA HR is a leading public-sector human resource organization representing the interests of HR professionals at all levels and promoting excellence in HR management.

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Related Organizations & Government Agencies

US Office of Personnel Management

OPM works in several broad categories to recruit, retain, and honor a world-class workforce for the American people.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee based on protected characteristics under federal law.

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Personnel Commissioners Association of Southern California

The organization continues to outreach and educate commissioners, directors, staff, and the public on the advantages of the merit system.

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