Listing psychometrics on CV

[CogNeuroGuy]

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I had an interesting question that needs to be asked:

On a CV (disclaimer: I am a master's student applying to Ph.D. and Psy.D. programs), would one list all of the psychometrics ever administered to patients? A colleague of mine mentioned that she had done this when she was a master's student right before applying to the Ph.D. program. I see the need/ utility for it in the application process, beyond that it is not necessary.

So, if there are people who agree with this practice, where and how would you list them? Would it be listed under one's job function, in my case I am both a graduate research assistant and a newly appointed neuropsychometrist, so would it go under my psychometrist position as part of my job description? Would you create an arbitrary section at the bottom of the CV and list off all psychometrics ever administered in a professional or research manner?

Lastly, does having neuropsych or psychometric experience in general help one's application for doctoral studies significantly? Would this be something trivial and considered "padding."

Thanks everyone!

 

[AcronymAllergy]

I go back and forth on whether or not I think this is something I'd appreciate. Ultimately, though, when applying to grad schools, I could see it being useful, given that it's not assumed folks are going to have this type of experience. I probably would've just ended up listing the measures I'd administered in the section where I described my job responsibilities, but lists can be nice. After that point, though, I'd say jettison it.

I've seen one or two internship application CVs, for example, that had lists of measures administered...which struck me as particularly unnecessary given that all the information was already available on the standard application. No need to double-dip in that case; if you're worried about your internship application CV being unimpressive, listing all the measures you've administered is probably the very last thing I'd recommend as a way of bolstering it.

Oh, and yes, that type of experience would probably be helpful to a grad school application. Certainly not necessary or sufficient (I had pretty much none, for example), but potentially helpful.

 

[KayDee103]

I included this in my CV when applying. I suppose how you list it depends on when you used the measures. If all of them stem from your psychometrist position, then I say list them in there. If you have several different measures among various positions and/or some overlap, then it's probably best to list everything in one place. For example, I administered various assessments during a number of different RA positions, so within the body of each position I simply stated that I administered psychological/neuropsychological/neurophysiological/etc. assessments. Then at the end I had a "skills" section with various sub-categories, one of which was "clinical assessment scales".

Including this info certainly wouldn't make or break your application, but I thought it best to include it. It was brought up in a couple of my interviews, although I highly doubt it was the deciding factor in my subsequent rejections or admissions. Good luck!!