• "What Can I Do with This Major: Political Science and Government"

Common Career Titles for Political Science from the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Court Reporter
Judges, Mediators, and Hearing Officers
Lawyer
Legislator
Market Research Analyst
Paralegal and Legal Assistant
Political Scientist
Public Relations Manager and Specialist
Reporter, Correspondent, and Broadcast News Analyst
Social and Community Service Manager
Sociologist
Survey Researcher
Teacher – Elementary, Middle, and Secondary
Teacher – Postsecondary
Urban and Regional Planner

Career Insider Downloadable Guides

• Career Launcher: Law
  
• Vault Career Guide to Fundraising and Philanthropy
  
• Vault Career Guide to International Development
• Vault Career Guide to Journalism and Information Media
• Vault Career Guide to Marketing and Brand Management
  
• Vault Guide to Capitol Hill Careers
• Vault Guide to Education Careers
  
• Vault Guide to Government Agency Careers
  
• Vault Guide to Law Careers: Bankruptcy, Labor and Employment, Corporate, Litigation, Tax (each type of law has a separate guide)
  
• Vault Guide to Media, Entertainment, and Journalism Careers

Follow these instructions to download the guides listed above:

1. Log in to Career Insider (The first time you log in, you will need to follow the "New to Career Insider?" instructions. You must use your TU email address to create an account
   
2. Click on the "Guides" tab on the far right
   
3. Click on "All Guides (A to Z)" and scroll through the list to find the title you want.
   
4. Click the "View Guide" button to access the guide

Getting applied experience in your field is critical. The following resources will allow you to learn more about your department’s opportunities and process, as well introduce you to other major-specific internship posting resources.

TU Political Science Department Internship Coordinator: Dr. Martha Kumar

Research/Internship Opportunities:

• Consider interning abroad! Search for opportunities by using the keyword "internship."
  
• Hire@TU internship postings (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab
  
• Idealist (nonprofit internships)
  
• Maryland State Archives Internships
  
• Pathways Federal Internship Program
  
• The Washington Center
  
• The Washington Internship Institute
  
• TU Department of Political Science – Internship Opportunities
  
• U.S. Secret Service Student Temporary Employment Program
  
• U.S. House Representatives for Maryland (see their Web sites for internship information)
  
• U.S. Senator for Maryland Barbara A. Mikulski, Internships
• U.S. Senator for Maryland Ben Cardin, Internships
  

The resources below are a starting point for your job search. In addition to making use of the Internet to do research, we encourage you to talk to people in the fields you are interested in (don’t forget to use TU’s Career Mentor Database) to learn more about specific opportunities and organizations.

• Congressional Research Service Careers
• FindLaw Career Center
  
• Foreign Policy Association Global Job Board
  
• Idealist (nonprofit jobs)
• Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com – search for “political science,” “political,” “public policy,” “analyst,” “advocacy,” “legal,” “research”
  
• HG.org Legal Employment Center
  
• Hire@TU job postings (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab
  
• Riley Guide: Sites with Job Listings – Law, Government, Public Service, and Nonprofit Management
  
• State of Maryland Job Openings
• USAJOBS - Federal Government Jobs
  
  

The sample resumes are provided for your information. We encourage you to look at the resume sample for your major in addition to the other samples that are included in our resume sample database.

• Sample Political Science Resume (PDF)
• Sample Resume Database
  

Professional associations offer many benefits to students, often including reduced-price membership, mentorship programs, “careers in…” information, job and internship listings, field-related conferences and publications, and much more. Be sure to check out sections on the associations’ websites related to students, education, careers, etc.

• American Political Science Association
• American Society for Public Administration
• Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
• International Association for Political Science Students
• Public Relations Society of America