Careers in International Affairs, Eighth Edition

Contents

Contents Preface ix Part I: Strategies 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS JOB MARKET 3 Maria Pinto Carland 2 INTERVIEWING 13 Maria Pinto Carland 3 NETWORKING 27 Maria Pinto Carland 4 FINDING AND WORKING WITH A MENTOR 38 Maria Pinto Carland 5 CHOOSING A GRADUATE SCHOOL 42 Candace Faber Part II: Types of Employers 6 THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 53 Careers in the U.S. Government 53 Matthew McManus Careers in the U.S. Foreign Service 103 Maura Harty Reflections on Joining the Foreign Service 121 Yvonne Gonzales v vi • Contents Careers on Capitol Hill 125 Denis McDonough Careers in Intelligence Analysis 131 Volko F. Ruhnke Introduction to the Presidential Management Fellows Program 152 Robert F. Danbeck A Presidential Management Fellow Looks Back 155 Beth Flores 7 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 158 Careers in International Organizations 158 Jorge Chediek Starting Out at the United Nations 206 Alf Ivar Blikberg 8 BANKING 208 Careers in Banking 208 Jeff Bernstein Getting Started in Banking 231 Jae Lee 9 BUSINESS 234 Careers in Business 234 Karla Sullivan Bousquet 10 BUSINESS-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS 267 Careers in Business-Related Organizations 267 Jonathan Huneke Getting Started in Business–Government Relations 287 Stephen Ziehm 11 CONSULTING 289 Careers in Consulting 289 Lindsey Tyler Argalas Contents • vii 12 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF 320 Careers in International Development 320 Kristi Ragan Careers in Relief 332 Patricia L. Delaney 13 NONPROFIT AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 338 Careers in Nonprofits 338 Denis Dragovic 14 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES 382 Careers in University Research Institutes 382 Elizabeth Gardner Getting Started in Research Institutes 408 Emile El-Hokayem Index 411 This page intentionally left blank ...