A Student and Early Career Professional Perspective of Human Factors Career Options. (September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Neilson, Brittany; Proaps, Alex; Smith, Dustin; Tharanathan, Anand; Werner, Nicole
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting. Volume 57:Part 1(2013)
• Page Start: 1732
• Page End: 1734
• Publication Date: 2013-09
• Subjects: Human engineering -- Congresses; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1541931213571386
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-9312

Abstract

The goal of this panel is to facilitate a discussion among current students and recent graduates about their decision-making process in choosing one of the three main sectors in human factors as a career: academia, government, and industry. Panelists will present their relevant academic and applied experiences and describe how theses experiences shaped their career path. Major themes of the panel will include a student perspective on the increasing interest in industry as opposed to academia among individuals pursuing a career in human factors and how this may affect future education and training of human factors professionals.