Career Services

What can I do with a Major in Political Science?
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Political Science majors pursue a variety of career opportunities. Some occupations may require additional educational and training. Information presented in this handout includes a list of sample occupations, work settings, professional organizations, and career library resources. Further information including skills to develop, strategies for contacting employers, graduate school information, and where to get assistance may be obtained by making an appointment with a Career Services advisor.

Sample Occupations

Campaign Manager	Foreign Service Officer	Lobbyist
City Manager	Government Analyst	Military Officer
Community Development Program Administrator	Human Resources Manager	Peace Corps Officer
Director, Fundraising	Job Analyst	Political Analyst
District Program Manager	Journalist	Political Consultant
Editor	Lawyer	Program Auditor
Educator	Legislative Analyst	Staff Director-State Senator
Financial Analyst		Urban & Regional Planners

Sample Work Settings

Business Corporations	Government Rep. Offices	Public Interest Advocacy Groups
Chamber of Commerce	Magazines, Newspapers	Public Interest Groups
Civic & Taxpayers' Assoc.	Peace Corps	Public Opinion Research Companies
Colleges & Universities	Political Action Committees	Public Relations Firm
Court Systems	Political Consulting Firm	Sate and Local Government
Federal Government Agencies	Political Party Headquarters	Social Service Agencies
Foreign Service	Political Think Tanks

Professional Organizations

A merican Political Science Association http://www.apsanet.org	American Society for Public Administration http://www.aspanet.org
Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management http://www.appam.org

Career Library Resources

Thinking about a career in Political Science? Browse our Career Resource Library and check out the numerous resources we offer on majors, internships, international experiences, graduate & professional schools and employment searches. Most books are available for check out for a period of one week. The following is a sample of available resources:

100 Jobs in Social Change	Great Jobs for Political Science Majors	Opportunities in Social Science Careers
Careers in Community Development	Jobs & Careers with Nonprofit Organizations	Public Administration Career Directory
Careers in International Affairs	Liberal Arts Advantage	Real People Working in Government
Careers in Law	Liberal Arts Jobs	So you want to be a Lawyer

Web Resources

Career Services offers a wide selection of web-based resources for career-related areas. These resources address areas as corporate research for employment and internship searches, career self-assessment, investigation, occupational information gathering, graduate school research, and internship information and leads. Contact Career Services for username and password information.

eChoices - Complete career self-assessments, research occupational information, and perform searches for graduate schools across the United States.

eRecruiting –A web based system allowing students and alumni to access job and internship listings as well as sign up for on campus interviewing. Once you register on the Trinity eRecruiting system, the jobs you access are in a database unique to Trinity.

Hoover's Online –A database of thousands of public, private and global companies, searchable by organizational name, location, type of industry, and ticker symbol.

Internships Online -Web-based service allowing students to search national internships in areas such as international affairs, history, human rights, sports, resort and seasonal employment, women's rights, environmental organizations, congressional internships, business, media, and law and policy.