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Destination after MSc in Politics

Just out of curiosity, what do people with postgrad degrees in politics/IR expect to go into after your studies, supposing you all have plans?

It will also be great to hear from people that did a different degree in their undergrad and changed to poitics/IR at postgrad level, just to know what kind of job 'almost' requires you to do a degree in politics/IR.
Some jobs in international development/development/Ngo's(some not all) depends but there are numerous graduate employers who want specific knowledge of economics/politics/development type issues. Oh and being a political scientist(academia most obvious)
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Journalism, advocacy work, development work, research/thinktank work, legislative/governmental work
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Well, I ended up at the UN, then shifted over to an NGO. Was looking heavily at defense/security related contracting, but my past background makes getting clearance very difficult (that's something you should definitely keep in mind if you're interested in that area).

My friends ended up at a variety of places. Several work for Reps/Senators, two went to Ph.D.s (and I'll hopefully be joining them soon), many went to law school. A handful went on to economic consulting gigs, one went to business school. And naturally, there are those in the foreign service.

Really, though, perhaps more important than your degree or major is how you sell yourself. I think the beauty of these degrees (and perhaps most) is the flexibility they offer you, particularly if you emphasize the skills that you've picked up.
I'm going into the private sector, working in global financial markets.

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