Job & Internship Search
Career Exploration: Job & Internship Search Tools
Explore the practical tools and career insights below to help you clarify career paths, organize your search, discover your interests, and conduct an effective job or internship search.
Job & Internship Search Strategy Guide
A comprehensive roadmap to landing your ideal position through strategic planning, networking, and professional development.
Job Search Tracker
Download one of our job search trackers to stay organized and help you keep track of job applications, research, and networking contacts.
Career Track Guides
Review our Career Track Guides to explore how your academic interests relate to IA job sectors, occupations, and professional associations, as well as online resources and key skills needed in specific industries.
The field of international affairs is complex and multifaceted, with a wide variety of career areas. These Career Track Guides can help you brainstorm what direction you would like to take your international affairs career. Each Career Track Guide contains:
- A brief description of the field of interest
- Career pathways within the field
- Recommended skills
- A sample of relevant Professional Skills Courses
- A sample employers doing work in this field
- Additional professional development resources
Explore the Career Track Guides
Job Boards
- Trusted Job Boards
- Interstride for international students/alumni and international opportunities
Federal Jobs
Employer Database
Use these comprehensive lists of employers by sector in the DC area and abroad to help you with your job or internship search!
Washington, D.C. Area Employers
Internship Employers Abroad Database
**Need funding for your internship abroad? Apply for the International Internship Grant, which provides Graduate Elliott Students up to $3,000 USD in funding for unpaid or low-paid internships!
Graduate Student Services Employment Reports
Every year, Graduate Student Services collects data on the Elliott School's master's-level graduating class and shares it in our annual Employment Report. Employment data in the full report is organized by program and includes information on specific job titles and organizations of recent graduates. Take a look at the most recent graduate Employment Report to see where your fellow classmates have started careers!
Scheduling
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