<p>I’m a Freshman and I would like to intern in anthropology or be a research assistance in physics, yet I plan on majoring in political science. I somehow think that polisci jobs are just getting coffee for people or writing stuff down, and I would like to see if anthropology would be fun so I might change my major. Is it possible to get these jobs or are they usually reserved for those who intend to make it a career?</p>
<p>So you are expecting to get these opportunities over someone who is majoring in them just to see if they’d be fun?</p>
<p>I’ve got an idea! Take a class!</p>
<p>Well frankly I don’t understand what employers think. For example, if I managed a Target, I would immedietly fire anyone who is late at all, who gives me any attitude, and I would only hire people with experience, which would be easy since I would have a long line of high school and college kids applying. Yet, for some reason employees are sometimes late or are sometimes use Target as their first job while more experienced people are out there. </p>
<p>Anyway, the point of that is that what seems intuitive to me actually isn’t the case</p>
<p>But back to the question, I guess some type of interest would be helpful, but what if I’m a freshman without that many classes under my belt and who has most of his classes taken up by a core.</p>
<p>If you’re interested in anthropology, I think taking a class would be best.</p>
<p>If you do stick with polisci - what do you want to do? Do you intend to go in to physics research? And why do you think polisci internships are all getting coffee? I interned a bazillion different places and you can learn so much just by listening and watching what’s happening around you. And you have to start somewhere.
If you want to end up in politics or something related, you’re going to have to start at the bottom EVENTUALLY - might as well do that now.</p>
<p>And as somebody who hires interns, I definitely do not want somebody who is just looking for “fun.” I want somebody who is at least interested in committing to my industry as a career goal and who can prove it to me in the interview. I have plenty of candidates to choose from, so I can be that picky.</p>
<p>^^You “just graduated” and you’re already hiring interns? I find that hard to believe.</p>
<p>^I believe it. </p>
<p>Well, I like cultural anthropology, but I don’t like teaching, which is the only field-related job for cultural anthropologist. So I figured I could do international politics in order to help preserve cultures (for example, like what Culture Survival, an NGO, does). Yet, i thought it would be useful to learn about cultural anthropology in the real world through internships.</p>
<p>perhaps you should look into human geography. It is very related to PoliSci</p>
<p>ha! you can believe it or not, but it’s true. I was intern at this company for nearly a year before they hired me - I started working a week after graduation. and here, the assistants are completely in charge of hiring interns, and even deciding if we WANT interns. </p>
<p>and I can tell you that it is WEIRD being the one hiring so soon after being on the job market myself. but such is life!!</p>