Jobs and Careers Resources
for Political Science Majors
Know Yourself: Career/Personality Assessment Resources
It's amazing how many people find jobs doing things they love to do. To find such a job, you must first know yourself, your personality, your likes and dislikes and your marketable skills. There are a number of resources listed below that you can use to help you better define yourself in terms of your job search and career interests. Before using any of these tests, please check out the Seven Rules for Taking Career Tests, by noted career advisor Richard Nelson Bolles. You may also wish to review the Fairy Godmother Report On Test & Advice Sites (also by Bolles) and Quintessential Careers' Overview of Online Career Assessment, Online Career Assessment Review and Career Assessment Do's and Don'ts.
You will need to have a Username and Password to use Focus. You must get these from Career Services. Students may email Career Services (including your full name, phone number, and Social Security number) and your Username and Password will be sent back to you.
Know Your Options: Career Resources on the Internet
Know Your Presentation: Resumes, Cover Letters and Interviews
Know the Market: Job
Resources on the Internet
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Your best resource in seeking employment is networking--contact
with people who know people who are in a position to hire you. According
to a recent study by Drake Beam Morin, a New York consulting firm, 61
percent of management level hires were the result of networking, and only
6 percent from internet sites. The websites of specific companies
or organizations are probably the best source of online job information.
Internet job sites can, however, be a valuable source of information,
and some do lead to job offers. But keep in mind that for many jobs, employee
referrals are the number one source of how people get hired. (Wall
Street Journal, January 2, 2002, p. A7)
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Graduate and Professional School
Law School
Examples of Careers in Political Science...
| Investment Officer | CIA, Advanced Concepts Staff, Office of Research and Development |
| Program Evaluator | Newspaper Special Events Coordinator |
| Director, Division of Policy Studies | Publishing Company Account Executive |
| Public Affairs Research Analyst | Corporate Manager of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs |
| Senior Criminologist | Deputy Secretary for Administration, State Welfare Department |
| Plans and Review Officer, USIA | Labor Relations Specialist |
| Assistant Deputy Secretary to Governor | Financial Consultant |
| Private Foundation Program Director | State Senator |
| International Research Specialist | Corporate International Analyst |
| Senior Editor | Vice President, Account Group Head |
| Principal Secretary to Prime Minister | Survey Analyst |
| State Department, Director of Policy and Coordination | U.S. Army, Strategic Planning Specialist |
| Veterans Administration Adjudication Unit Chief | City Housing Administrator |
| Associate Research Director, Advertising Firm | Publisher |
| City Housing Manager | Mayor's Office, Legislative Coordinator |
| Advisor to Chairman of State Energy Commission | U.S. Supreme Court, Judicial Fellow |
| Attorney | Senior Advisor, Department of Treasury |
| Corporate Senior Advisor for Governmental Relations | Investigator, OPM |
| City Project Coordinator | Vice President, Market Research |
| Librarian | Director, Public Affairs |
| Federal Commission Senior Policy Analyst | Corporate Economist |
| State Department Officer | Research Supervisor |
| Director of Political Information Products | Manager of Political Programs |
| Campaign Finance Analyst | Chief of Staff, Committee, U.S. House of Representatives |
| Executive Director, Special Interest Association | U.S. Senate Office, Legislative Director |
| Consultant | Director, County Economic Development Office |
| County Clerk | Senior Employee Relations Analyst |
| Administration and Policy Development | US House of Representatives, Administrative Assistant |
| Administrative Assistant in State Sales Tax Bureau | Principal Program Evaluator |
| Assistant Budget Examiner | Political Commentator |
| Minister for Development | Director of Regulatory Compliance |
| Management Analyst | Journalist |
| University President | President, Research Consulting Firm |
| FAA Personnel Officer | Director, Intelligence Operations |
| City Office of Planning and Community Development, Staff Assistant | Press Officer, US Embassy |
| Credit Research Manager | Governor's Office, Director of State Operations |
| Traffic Courts Coordinator | US Congress, Staff Assistant |
| Deputy Secretary to Governor | County Treasurer |
| Corporation's State Legislative Issues Manager | Vice-president, Governmental Affairs, Engineering Vice-president / Account Executive |
| Director, Cost Containment, Insurance Company | HUD, Senior Legislative Specialist |
| Member of State Assembly | State Chief Purchasing Officer |
| Foundation President | Director of State Archives and History |
| Library of Congress, Specialist | Bank Vice-president, International Division |
| State Personnel Officer | Senior Public Opinion Analyst |
| Supervisor, State Department of Education | Bank Issues Analyst |
| County Councilmember | Systems Analyst |
| Deputy Manager, Political Risk Insurance Division | City's Coordinator of Federal and State Aid |
| Television Network, Director of Surveys | Assistant District Attorney |
| Information Manager, Corporate Planning Department | Transportation Specialist |
| Chief, State General Government Services Office | Mathematical Statistician |
| Commissioner, State Department of Human Services | Assistant Chief of Police |
| Publishing Company Account Executive | Juvenile Justice Specialist, State Department of Justice |
| Corporate Public Affairs Advisor | Marketing Research Supervisor |
| US Consulate, Principal Officer | Corporate Information Manager |
| Chief, County Bureau of Labor and Training | Issues Analyst, Corporate Social Policy Division |
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