Government
Public Policy Analyst
Environmental Policy Analyst
FBI/CIA Agent
Foreign Service Officer
Government Intelligence Analyst
Social Services Administrator
Historic Site Interpreter
Peace Corps/Vista Worker
City Manager
Urban/Regional Planner
Congressional Aide
Public Administrator/Manager
Law Enforcement Officer
Presidential Advance Person
Legislative Analyst
Congressional Researcher
Probation/Parole Officer
Historic Preservationist
Archivist
Law
Lawyer
Legal Assistant
Paralegal
Politics
Politician
Campaign Manager
Staff of state or national politician
Campaign worker
Public Interest advocate
Lobbyist
Political Pollster
Special Interest Group Director
Education
University professor
Community College instructor
High school Social Studies Teacher |
Business
Account Executive
Public Relations Specialist
Account Service Representative
Real Estate Agent/Broker
Management Analyst Researcher
Association Manager
Market Research Analyst
Sales Manager
International Banker
Business Development Officer
Buyer
International Business Specialist
Underwriter
International Trade Specialist
Journalism/Media
Radio/TV Announcer/Producer
Foreign Correspondent
Media Analyst
Broadcast Journalist
Newspaper Journalist
Editor
Reporter
News program director
Writer/Author
Nonprofit and Human Services
Nonprofit administrator
Fundraiser
Program planner
Social Worker
Community Relations Director
Labor Organizer
Labor Relations Specialist
Public Opinion Interviewer
Consumer Advocate
International Organization Administrator |
JOB WEBSITES:
Government Employment
Federal
Job Listings
FBI
CIA
Foreign
Service
State jobs (by
state)
State of California
Jobs
Washington
D.C. Internships
Non-Profit Employment
Non-profit jobs cooperative
Idealist
Non-profitOyster
Non-profit
Times
The Nonprofit
Network
Opportunities
NOC’s
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
SocialService.com
Professional Organizations
American Association of Political Consultants: jobs, scholarships
American Interest Groups: listing
American Political
Science Association
American Society
for Public Administration (includes job listings)
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Education Law Association
European Consortium for Political Research
International City/County Management Association
International Political Science Association: summer school
International Society of Political Psychology: grants
National Academy of Public Administration: fellowships
National Association of Attorney Generals
National Association of Counties
National Association of Legal Assistants
National Lawyer Association
Political Activist Group: listing by subject
Political Advocacy Groups: listing by subject
Union for Radical Political Economics
Other Resources:
American National Election Studies
Brookings Institute: think tank, internships, jobs
Center for International Policy: internships, jobs
Center for Law and Social Policy: job, internships
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress: internships
Center for Urban Policy and Research
Freedom Works: jobs, internships
Global Political Parties: listing
Human and Civil Rights Organizations of America
Human Rights Organizations and Resources
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
National Freedom of Informed Coalition: grants
Nonprofit Vote
Open Secrets: Center for Responsive Politics
Political Science Quarterly
Privacy International
Project on Government Oversight
Public Citizen
Rand Corporation: think tank, internships, jobs, fellowships
United for Human Rights: list global human rights org.
Urban Institute: internships, jobs
Woodrow Wilson Center: fellowships, grants
JOB PREPARATION STRATEGIES:
- Complete an internship in a field that interests you
- Attain leadership role in campus or community organizations
- Become involved in campus political organizations and student
government
- Acquire foreign language competency for international work
- Develop strong analytical, writing verbal and computer skills
- Participate in the UCDC program, a quarter long internship in
Washington DC, or UCCS, an internship program in Sacramento, CA
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