what jobs can I get with an International Relations degree? is the white house possible?

Question

if any of you have it, please share your experience
I did a year and a half already at another country, and i want to continue it

Answer 1

Are you talking about being President or a White House Staffer? If want to be Commander-in-Chief, run for state office and go from there.

If you're talking about a high-level staff job, it's going to be like any other big corporate job...a mix of "what you know," "what you've done" and "who you know."

The degree is great, the int'l experience is great. You probably already know about the State Department test and the FBI Background check...so keep your record clean!

If you want to end up working in the higher levels of government, you're going to need a lot of contacts. If your dad has contributed a bajillion dollars to any party, I'd say you're well on your way....if not, consider working at one of their offices in your state....volunteer if you have to. Do whatever it takes to impress them and make yourself invaluable.

If you're lucky, maybe your Congressman will be President someday. If not, get yourself added to their DC staff. From there, you get more involved with the party, meet more influential people and increase your chances for advancement.

You don't want to hook on with a "one-termer," or someone not very influential in the party. Ideally, you'll want to associate yourself with a "rising star," someone like Obama who went from local politician to U.S. Senator to Presidential candidate in a relatively short time. Consider it like betting on horses...the most successful betters commit themselves to researching every facet and possibility...the horses, the jockeys, the track conditions, etc. Leave as little as possible to chance and your chance for success will be all the greater.

Answer 2

You can work at the White House as an intern like Monica Lewinsky in 2008 when Hillary Clinton is already the US President.

Answer 3

I went to a university where a lot of my friends got degrees in international relations. Some of the careers they have gone into include: State Department Officer, Law, international banking, journalism, TV news production, Budhist baker, Peace Corps coordinator, politics.

Answer 4

the last thing this adminiatration would want is someone who knows what their doing so if you apply, you better dummy down some, wait a minute you have a degree and experience, quite abit then..

Sorry couldn't help myself

Answer 5

Just stay away from my husband's headquarters