A Q&A with David Futrell

The knowledge, skills and experience gained through your psychology training can successfully transfer to a variety of jobs in industry. David Futrell leads the team responsible for employee selection and promotion processes, 360-degree feedback, and other development and career-related assessments at Walmart. Learn how you can apply your psychology education to a similar career path.

David Futrell, PhD, is a senior director of Global Selection and Assessment at Walmart. His areas of expertise include selection, turnover/retention, data analysis and survey research. Prior to joining Walmart, David spent 16 years as workforce research advisor at Eli Lilly and Company, six years as a process improvement consultant at QualPro and three years at Saturn Corporation He received his PhD in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Tennessee/Knoxville in 1992.

Host: Hunter Clary is the associate executive director of communications for the Education Directorate at APA. Hunter has worked to tell the important stories of psychology in education and education in psychology. Additional to his leadership in the Education Directorate, Hunter also acts as an advisor on multiple APA-wide team initiatives. These include innovation integration, strategic communications, crisis management, health and wellness, product development and digital strategies.

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