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Interviewing for Internships: Tips on How to Shine

Interviewing for Internships: Tips on How to Shine. Co-Sponsored by: Women in Neuropsychology, Ethnic & Minority Affairs, & Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training Subcommittees of APA Division 40. Agenda. Tips for developing your CV and other documents Mock interviews:

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Interviewing for Internships: Tips on How to Shine

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  1. Interviewing for Internships: Tips on How to Shine Co-Sponsored by: Women in Neuropsychology, Ethnic & Minority Affairs, & Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training Subcommittees of APA Division 40

  2. Agenda • Tips for developing your CV and other documents • Mock interviews: • 8 interviewers • Small groups

  3. Curriculum Vitae Your first major publication Roddy Roediger Association for Psychological Science President www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=1498

  4. CV: General Tips • Proof read! Use spell check and have several others read your CV for spelling/grammar/formatting errors. • Use normal margins and font sizes. Do not excessively use formatting tools such as bullets, underlining, italicizing, etc. • Make it pleasing to the eye (use symmetry and balance)

  5. CV: General Tips • Don’t add fluff! No one wants to read it or to have to store excess paper. • Don’t list courses taken, conferences or work shops attended, class presentations given, or CE credits.

  6. CV: General Outline • Many available formats • The type of format will depend on the position you are applying for (clinical, academic, research, etc) • Check with your university and/or local academic medical center

  7. CV: General Outline • Personal Information • Education • Professional Experience • Clinical positions • Research positions • Awards/Honors • Publications • Presentations • Skills • References

  8. CV: Personal Info • Personal Information: name, address, phone, email, fax, etc. • Email: professional or nondescript • Do not include: age, marital status, SS#, photo, IQ, prior psychological treatment (e.g., anger management or 12-step program).

  9. CV: Education/Professional Positions • Include dates (month and year) • Report degrees/positions in chronological order • Include who your supervisors were in both training and professional positions

  10. CV: Education/Professional Positions • Do Not include “Ph.D. candidate” (misleading according to APA ethical code) For later in your career- • Do Not list yourself as “board eligible” • Never include vanity board degrees

  11. CV: Education/Professional Positions • Descriptions of positions should not be more than 2-3 sentences long (setting, primary duties, populations served, primary referrals, and collaborators).

  12. CV: Publications/Presentations • Use separate sections for published articles, published abstracts, and presentations. • Use “manuscripts in review” very sparingly. • Manuscripts in preparation • Early career: include manuscripts in preparation, but only if they are nearly ready to be submitted and be prepared to discuss them! • After fellowship: Avoid including these on your CV.

  13. CV: Other • Awards- only list those professionally related • Personal Interests- be very selective • Skills- languages spoken, proficiency in database or statistics software

  14. CV: References Predoctorally • list names with contact information (tell people you’ve listed them) After you complete fellowship • “Available upon request”

  15. Letters of Recommendations • Ask for letters in advance and be certain they will be strong. • Give the writer at least one month prior to your first deadline. • An average letter is likely to be viewed negatively. • Verify that all letters have been sent appropriately and received. • In packet or separate depending on application instructions.

  16. After the Interview • Follow-up • Thank you notes or emails • Telephone calls • Reiterate your interest and what attracted you to the program

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