{"id":587,"date":"2018-03-05T13:40:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/?p=587"},"modified":"2018-03-05T13:44:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:44:32","slug":"what-to-do-with-my-degree-in-politics-and-ir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2018\/03\/05\/what-to-do-with-my-degree-in-politics-and-ir\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do with my degree in Politics and IR?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>If you are undecided about where you would like your degree to take you, it may be worth spending some time to really explore your career options. As a non-vocational course, a degree in Politics and International Relations provides a broad range of careers you could go into. This varies from teaching, Public Affairs and Lobbying, Journalism, social and political researcher to working with a non-governmental organisation and many more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jobs directly related to your degree include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/civil-service-fast-streamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil Service fast streamer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/government-social-research-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government social research officer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/politicians-assistant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politician\u2019s assistant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/public-affairs-consultant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public affairs consultant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jobs where your degree would be useful include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/charity-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charity officer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/diplomatic-services-operational-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diplomatic Services operational officer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/human-resources-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human resources officer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/local-government-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local government officer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/market-researcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Market researcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/newspaper-journalist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newspaper journalist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/public-relations-officer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public relations officer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/risk-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Political And Financial Risk Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A degree in Politics and IR gives you many useful transferable skills including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the ability to research, source and examine information thoroughly;<\/li>\n<li>the capacity to critically analyse evidence and construct coherent arguments;<\/li>\n<li>excellent written and oratory skills;<\/li>\n<li>intellectual independence and autonomy;<\/li>\n<li>team working skills;<\/li>\n<li>a flexible and open-minded approach to work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Useful links<br \/>\n<\/strong>To find out more about the different careers your degree could take you into, try the following sites:<\/p>\n<p>If you are unsure about your career path, or you would like advice, the Careers and Employability Service offer\u00a0<strong>careers guidance interviews.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/ces\/contact\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full details or\u00a0to book an appointment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2018\/03\/05\/what-to-do-with-my-degree-in-politics-and-ir\/&amp;t=What to do with my degree in Politics and IR?' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=What to do with my degree in Politics and IR?%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2018\/03\/05\/what-to-do-with-my-degree-in-politics-and-ir\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2018\/03\/05\/what-to-do-with-my-degree-in-politics-and-ir\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2018\/03\/05\/what-to-do-with-my-degree-in-politics-and-ir\/&amp;title=What to do with my degree in Politics and IR?' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2018\/03\/05\/what-to-do-with-my-degree-in-politics-and-ir\/&amp;title=What to do with my degree in Politics and IR?' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are undecided about where you would like your degree to take you, it may be worth spending some time to really explore your &hellip; 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