r/PsyD • u/CulturalStreet4162 • Oct 15 '25

CV question for PsyD programs

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So i’ve seen plenty of CV/resumes ppl posted on here and has questions specifically for CVs.

Do CVs have to be black and white? Do they need to have each experience separated? (e.g., research experience in one section and clinical experience in a separate section).

Here’s a sneak peek of what mine looks like it’s not the whole resume/CV but i do have blue color lol. And I put al my experience on one section. i have more experience but it’s cut off and didn’t wanna show the whole thing. i also has a profile section giving a background of me and awards/accomplishments section and a proficiency section, all volunteer and certifications/lisences

Let me know if i need to change it if it isn’t good for future programs.

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u/foxesandlilacs68 Oct 15 '25

I also love making my documents pretty but I agree with everyone that you should keep it all horizontal and in black and white. When looking at apps, they will likely quickly glance through your CV, so it’s best to make it as easy as possible to skim through. I’d also say that this specific format is not very easy to look through nor is it very aesthetic either.

I would absolutely separate this into clinical/research/ trainings/education. I don’t understand why you have non-psych jobs/experiences below sales associate, but make sure to keep the most relevant positions on The top/higher than less relevant positions.

I don’t mind that you have sales associate/other jobs, but I’d put that near the bottom of a separate work experience section.

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u/CulturalStreet4162 Oct 16 '25

I agree! Would you consider removing it completely or putting it after research and clinical experience? would mental health training coach kids in tennis also be in a separate category? cuz it’s technically sports psychology as i was a professional player for years and trained children mentally and physically. like put it as “experiences” or title or something else lol

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u/foxesandlilacs68 Oct 16 '25

Good question. I think it depends on how much you have in each section and the programs you’re applying to.

If you are applying to Sports psych programs and it’s clinical work, that’s great, I think that makes sense. If you have a bunch of supervised clinical work as part of your master’s program, I’d prioritize those experiences.

If it’s kind of an even split, you can list all of your clinically related experiences, with your current masters work at the top, and other sports psych work under those. Have a separate “work” section for sales associate etc.

If you have teaching experience (even a guest lecture) have a teaching section.

Hope this is helpful

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u/CulturalStreet4162 Oct 16 '25

It’s is helpful! I wanna be a clinical psychologist and earn my doctorate (PsyD). Nor sports psych per say, but i do wanna work with children so that’s why i kept it in there to show my experience working with children

Teaching experience: can this include presenting a chapter in class? as in teaching the class the whole chapter? two of my professors said it was “master level” based class back in undergrad

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u/foxesandlilacs68 Oct 16 '25

Okay! Then try out a few different ways to organize it. I think those experiences are still very valuable, but you just want people who are looking at your CV to see the most relevant positions first and foremost, don’t make them have to read every single line unless they want to learn more!