Willing to pay someone to help perfect my CV.

[DevelopmentaIsh97]

I will be applying for research assistantship positions this fall, and graduate school next Fall. I will be applying to clinical psychology and developmental psychology PhD programs, maybe education psychology as well...not sure. I figured it is worth while to really invest in my CV so that I can secure a great research position for next year and have it already formatted well for next year's applications. I am willing to pay up to $200. I will send you my LinkedIn and current CV, talk to you about my experiences, etc. I just am not experienced in crafting great resumes with the right buzz words and all that. Thank you!

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[PsyDr]

I will be applying for research assistantship positions this fall, and graduate school next Fall. I will be applying to clinical psychology and developmental psychology PhD programs, maybe education psychology as well...not sure. I figured it is worth while to really invest in my CV so that I can secure a great research position for next year and have it already formatted well for next year's applications. I am willing to pay up to $200. I will send you my LinkedIn and current CV, talk to you about my experiences, etc. I just am not experienced in crafting great resumes with the right buzz words and all that. Thank you!

100% free advice:

Go to the website of PI of the lab you want, download their CV, cut their information out, put yours in, proofread.

 

[WisNeuro]

Also, make sure to change your font to comic sans. Really makes the achievements pop on the paper.

 

[Justanothergrad]

100% What PsyDR said.

Look at the content emphasized and the order in which it is emphasized/amount of detail explained. If there are experiences missing from their CV that you have, look at graduate students in their labs (if their CVs are posted), and co-authors of articles for the PI. Pull information from those sources as they have similarity to your PI in some ways. Be mindful of the language they use to describe interests and experiences, and mirror that as well.

 

[psychrat]

Agree with the above. Also, when I was applying for jobs and later grad school, I had a really good mentor from my undergrad psych department that looked over and edited mine. I hope you have such a person too.

Below is a list of "action words" that were given to be a long time ago for resume/CV writing. Hopefully this will help:

List of Action Verbs

accomplished decentralized helped performed shaped

achieved decreased hired pinpointed showed

acquired defined identified pioneered simplified

activated delegated implemented planned sold

adapted delivered improved prepared solved

addressed demonstrated improvised presented sorted

administered designated increased prevented specified

advanced designed influenced processed sponsored

advised determined initiated procured staffed

allocated developed inspected produced standardized

analyzed devised inspired programmed started

anticipated directed installed projected stimulated

applied discharged instigated promoted streamlined

appointed discovered instituted proposed strengthened

appraised distributed instructed proved stretched

approved documented integrated provided structured

arranged doubled interpreted published studied

assessed earned interviewed purchased suggested

assigned effected introduced realized summarized

attained eliminated invented recommended supervised

audited enforced investigated recruited surveyed

centralized engineered lectured reduced sustained

clarified established led re-established tailored

collaborated estimated liquidated renegotiated taught

combined evaluated located reorganized tested

completed exceeded made reported tightened

composed executed maintained represented traded

conducted exercised managed researched trained

constructed expanded marketed resolved transacted

consulted expedited mediated restored transferred

contributed extended minimized reviewed uncovered

controlled facilitated modernized revised undertook

coordinated formed modified scheduled used created founded monitored selected utilized