Turn your degree into a career! The CQ Press Career Guide for Public Sector Students is a powerful introduction to the job market for undergraduate and graduate students looking to take that important first step into the public sector. With a focus on setting personal goals and maximizing transferable skills, author Michelle C. Pautz guides you through recommended curriculum choices, coaches you with useful tips on how to build up your career skills, advises on supplemental opportunities outside the classroom, and ...
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Turn your degree into a career! The CQ Press Career Guide for Public Sector Students is a powerful introduction to the job market for undergraduate and graduate students looking to take that important first step into the public sector. With a focus on setting personal goals and maximizing transferable skills, author Michelle C. Pautz guides you through recommended curriculum choices, coaches you with useful tips on how to build up your career skills, advises on supplemental opportunities outside the classroom, and humanizes the options in the public sector through real-life success stories from students. With a conversational tone and multiple content formats used throughout, this guide will help you not only explore career possibilities, but also relate what you are learning in the classroom today to opportunities in the future. Key Features: A chapter on curriculum considerations offers advice on course selections that will point students toward realistic and suitable careers in the world of public affairs. Tips for co-curriculum opportunities and experiences help you get involved with learning opportunities outside the classroom such as Model United Nations or Mock Trial, service clubs, internship and co-op experiences, education abroad, and independent research endeavors. Public Sector Profiles motivate you with powerful stories of students who went on to have successful careers in public affairs. A career checklist provides you with valuable insights on r???sum??? building, social media strategies, and networking.
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