2006-10-24 08:01:17 · 5 answers · asked by Lucy Lu 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
The answer to that question is probably as varied as the types of lobbyists that are out and about. Do you want to be a policy sales person? A policy-wonk? Do you really Believe in Something? It’s a different answer to every question. I mean, there are tons of great policy sales people in this town who can bullshit their way up Independence and back down Constitution without ever saying anything helpful about a piece of legislation. There are fabulous wonks compared to whom engineers at MIT have great social skills. And there are wild-eyed believers who think that they’re Right, and if you would just listen… Could be about guns, for Grover, it’s taxes, for some, it’s abortion (pro- or anti-), or whatever. Some people just Believe and want to Change Things. Church seems easier, but it doesn’t pay as well, I guess.
And, yeah, there’s the occasional company person who wants to help their company’s bottom line or something. I suppose they go through HR, or through legal or PR departments, but it’s hard to ask someone who seems normal like that why they would want to do this work. So, I’m not really sure what motivates those people, but they’re around here and there. The real question is if you’re one of those people, why you would want to wade around in the poorly-chlorinated kiddie pool with all us freaks and geeks.
But, yeah, internships are great for the resume, just don’t really expect to get a job there when it’s done. Most people that get lobbying jobs do the Hill thing, figuring they’ll get paid only slightly less poorly than as an assistant in a government affairs department, but will be able to wiggle their way more easily into an actual lucrative job. They’re mostly right, although the way you hear LA’s talking about strolling into private sector jobs for $125-$150K, it starts to make sense why there hasn’t been much turnover on the Hill recently.
2006-10-24 08:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by slimshady3in 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to learn to talk out of both sides of your mouth.
2006-10-24 15:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by bb80266 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Learn the fine art of fellatio.
2006-10-24 15:08:19 · answer #3 · answered by HeatherLyn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Whine a hole bunch
2006-10-24 15:08:13 · answer #4 · answered by Jon C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
become a scumbag with bribes corruption
2006-10-24 15:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by Red Eye 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋