SUPERVISION AND MENTORING FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT - RESUMES AND INTERVIEWING FOR PROSPECTIVE SCHOOL-PSYCHOLOGISTS

This article is intended to provide the internship supervisor and adva nced graduate student in school psychology with a resource and guide f or preparing for professional employment. While the preparation for em ployment occurs throughout graduate education, final preparatory steps are critical to employment: (1) preparing a portfolio, (2) developing a resume, (3) providing sample psychological reports, (4) interviewin g, (5) securing references, and (6) making application for certificati on. Information is provided on each area, with a sample cover letter a nd resume included for the emerging school psychologist.