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CAREERS & POLITICS MAJORS
Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Politics have chosen.
Employment Pursuits of Recent Politics Majors*
- Research Associate - Corporate Executive Board, Washington, DC
- Assistant Brand Manager - Procter & Gamble, San Juan, PR
- Management Trainee - Gap, Inc., San Francisco, CA
- Agent - William Morris Agency, Beverly Hills, CA
- Associate Consultant - Bain & Co., Boston, MA
- Coach - National Hockey School, Calgary, Canada
- Political Analyst - U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC
- Legal Assistant - Coudert Brothers, Bejing, China
- Researcher/Production Assistant - CNN, Washington, DC
- Teacher - Teach for America, Memphis, TN
- Paralegal - El Paso District Attorney's Office, El Paso, TX
- Project Analyst - Mintz, Levin & Co.
- Campus Organizer - Public Interest Research Group
- Reporter - The Record Newspaper, Hackensack, NJ
- Business Associate - ZS Associates, Princeton, NJ
- Asian Wall Street Journal (Princeton in Asia), Hong Kong, China
- International Rescue Committee (Princeton in Africa), Tanzania
- Assistant to the President - Paradise Music & Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA
- Volunteer - Peace Corps, Costa Rica
- Analyst - Credit Suisse, New York, NY
* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.
Selected Resources in the Career Services Library
- Great Jobs for Political Science Majors
- Career Choices for Students of Political Science and Government
- Guide to Careers in World Affairs
- So, You Want to Be a Management Consultant?
- Breaking & Entering: Landing Your First Job in Film Production
- Careers in Marketing
- Opportunities in Public Relations Careers
- Environmental Careers in the 21st Century
- Harvard College Guide to Careers in Government & Politics
- An Insider's Guide to Political Jobs in Washington
Resources and Information Online
Professional Associations
Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.
Politics Alumni from Princeton
Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Politics alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.
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