Poli sci job prospects on graduation

AUTransfer
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:39:53 +0000

Certainly better – as far as PoliSci students go.

AU Students enjoy:

A Career Center ranked top 20 out of all the schools in the country. They help you build your resume, even when its hard when all you’ve held is one job or no job at all. They help draft a cover letter for your first set of serious internships. They are there for mock interviews as well.

An student/alumni database of THOUSANDS of internships AND jobs available exclusively to American University students.

Departments send out emails for jobs weekly, and if you cultivate a relationship with your professors, they keep an ear out for you as well.

On Campus Job Interviews, Career Fairs, etc.

A pretty extensive alumni network in the city, as well as a very high regard for AU students – the past three internships/jobs that I’ve done ONLY hire AU students simply because of the good experiences they’ve had.

DC was ranked #1 city for post grads – it tied with Durham, NC which has the research triangle. Also keep in mind all the job prospects for a PoliSci major. It is not just limited to the Federal Government, there’s Non-Governmental Organizations, NonProfits and the Private Sector with political consulting or something similar.

Because AU is based in DC, most students graduate with AT LEAST 4 internships – and some take a new one every semester. (Ending up with 12 serious, skill-developing jobs on their resume BEFORE they graduate) That looks very good to a prospective boss, to see someone already with that much work experience. This is something that can only be enjoyed when students are based in a large city full of different experiences. They also graduate KNOWING what they want to do, not having a vague idea because all the jobs they worked were on campus or in low-level retail.