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Carland (School of Foreign Service, Georgetown U.) and Faber (U.S. Foreign Service) present an updated resource text for young professionals interested in serving their country or the international community in business, government, world organizations, and nonprofit groups. The 22 contributing authors include a career counselor, a student, alumni, and friends of Georgetown U.'s School of Foreign Service. The thoroughly revised eighth edition features up-to-date descriptions and data about finding careers worldwide in varied fields such as banking, consulting, development and relief, nonprofits and education, media, and research institutes; updated profiles of some 300 organizations that best represent the field and have a history of hiring international affairs graduates; and a new chapter on choosing the best graduate program to prepare for a career in international affairs. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Careers in International Affairs, now in its eighth edition, is the ultimate job hunting guide for anyone hoping to work in the U.S. government, international organizations, business, or nonprofits. This thoroughly revised edition provides up-to-date descriptions and data about careers in the global workplace and how to find them—along with nearly 300 organization profiles. In addition to a remarkably broad and deep list of organizations and contacts, Careers in International Affairs offers insight and guidance from a career counselor, a graduate student, and practitioners in the international affairs community on networking, interviewing, finding a mentor, and choosing the best graduate school.The book also presents numerous firsthand perspectives on various career sectors from those who have found their own international niche—from young professionals to senior policymakers. It is designed to encourage international job seekers to think about what they know and what talents they have to offer, to widen their horizons and reveal all the possibilities, to help them realize that the future could hold several careers, and to remind them that it is never too early—or too late—to consider the variety of options that await them around the world.Careers in International Affairs is published in cooperation with Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, the oldest and largest school of international affairs in the United States.
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