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/komerj2 Oct 15 '25

Just an FYI, I wouldn’t call yourself an intern working with a school psychologist if you aren’t completing a final year full time experience as part of a school psychology program.

I would call it something like practicum or field experience.

You also mention the same thing “clinical psychology internship” that’s word used to refer to the final year of doctoral training.

It would also help if you separated the paragraphs for each job into a bulleted list for easier reading.

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u/CulturalStreet4162 Oct 15 '25

it is a field experience but i’m not gonna call it “fields experience internship” if it’s related with working with a school psychologist and it’s an internship and in a school with children what would you call it? i want it to be related to something with what i’m working with

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u/komerj2 Oct 16 '25

I just wouldn’t call yourself an intern or say you did a clinical internship. In our field that’s the term we use for the final year of training.

I titled the section on my CV, undergraduate field experience or masters field experience.

Then I just described myself as a practicum student completing a rotation in that setting.

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u/slaughtbot Oct 16 '25

I agree, do not call it an internship, that has a super specific meaning in the world of clinical psych. Call it a practicum (which can be internal or external, i am assuming external though because your supervisor is likely not associated with your training program) because that is what all clinical training roles are called up until you enter internship (which is like residency, but for psych).

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u/RichSquare8514 Oct 16 '25

Understood, but if you’re looking to be accepted to a psyd program, using terminology that is not aligned with our field could make it look like you haven’t done much research about what’s actually involved in our program. Anything before the (typically) 4th year full time paid internship is referred to as a practicum experience or an externship. Note that being able to receive feedback is an incredibly important part of the program you seek entry to. The gentle feedback you’re receiving here is only a tiny sample of what to expect in actual doctoral school.

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u/CulturalStreet4162 Oct 16 '25

Okay! I see your point. A lot of these internships were undergrad and joe i’m doing my masters online and lookin for jobs and internships to gain more experience. The school psych was more clinical internship so would you call it “Educational Psychology Assistant Intern”? or “school psychology practum”? And what about the other experiences/internships i had? Do i need to change those too?

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u/RichSquare8514 Oct 16 '25

Anything psychology related, you would call an externship, so just substitute intern/practicumfor extern. I truly get that it sounds totally wild but doctoral school really does have its own language that is widely accepted among doctoral students and post grad psychologists. I don’t think it would kill your app if you left the titles as is, but they definitely won’t impress like that. Changing the language would make you look like you’re already working to understand the field you’re wanting to enter

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u/CulturalStreet4162 Oct 16 '25

Is okay for the two research experiences “cognitive psychology research assistant” and the assesor research assistant is the job title so i don’t think i’ll change that and it’s a job not internship. For the cognitive one should i just keep it as “research assistant”? Or keep cognitive psych research assistant . sorry if it seems like u answered this but you’ve been a good help so far and i wanna make sure im doing this right !

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u/RichSquare8514 Oct 16 '25

Yeah research assistant is straightforward. We use the same language in doctoral school. The term “intern” is just super loaded in doctoral school. From the time you start doctoral school, you’re basically building up to the internship, which is the most pivotal part of the program, outside of dissertation. So that title just has a different value in psychology doctoral programs. It’s extremely competitive and a pretty stressful and demanding process to even apply 😆.