Cover letters outline why the site is a good fit for you and your professional goals – The fit is how well an internship program’s training opportunities match your interests, qualifications*, and career goals. FIT is the number one consideration in the internship application process (yes, according to research). The internship cover letter is different … Continue reading Cover Letters
APPIC Psychology Internship Essay 4 Essay 4: Please describe your research experience and interests. While the majority of internship programs do not focus on research, you do not want to minimize the importance of essay 4. Intern applicants have expressed how surprised they are about how often their internship interviews asked about their research and … Continue reading Essay 4: Research
APPIC Essay 1 (Psychology Internship Application) Essay 1: Please provide an autobiographical statement. There is no “correct” format for this question. Answer this question as if someone had asked you “tell me something about yourself.” It is an opportunity for you to provide the internship site some information about yourself. If there ever were a … Continue reading Essay 1: Autobiography
APPIC Psychology Internship Application Essay 3 (Diversity) Essay 3: Please describe your experience and training in work with diverse populations. Your discussion should display explicitly the manner in which multicultural/diversity issues influence your clinical practice and case conceptualization. The reality is that most application reviewers do not really want you to answer the first part … Continue reading Essay 3: Diversity
APPIC Essay 2 (Psychology Doctoral Internship) Essay 2: Please describe your theoretical orientation and how this influences your approach to case conceptualization and intervention. You may use de-identified case material to illustrate your points if you choose. I see Essay 2 as a persuasive essay - you are persuading the reader that you really believe in … Continue reading Essay 2: Theoretical Orientation
