International Studies
- General Overview
- What can you do with a International Studies POE?
- Related Occupations
- Employers
- Enhancing Employability
- Graduate School
- Related Organizations
- Juniata College Career Resource Material
General Overview
An awareness of international issues and the ways in which people understand and fail to understand one another requires an appreciation of the complex interactions between the economic, social, political, and cultural variables that affect human existence. International Studies involves a unique, interdisciplinary combination of common experiences, individualized areas of concentration, language study, and study abroad. Related fields include social sciences, political science, economics, interpreters and translators, and service industry management.
What can you do with a P.O.E. of International Studies?
Sample Job Titles:
Bachelor's Degree/Entry Level
- international bank trainee
- import/export coordinator
- language instructor
- interpreter/translator
- marketing assistant
Further Education or Experience Often Required
- foreign affairs analyst
- international relations officer
- intelligence research specialist
- international public administrator
- international lawyer
Related Occupations
- diplomat
- economist
- international relations professor
- FBI/CIA agent
- foreign news correspondent
- missionary
- political scientist
- social worker
- trade specialist
- urban planner
Some Employers of International Studies POEs:
- international organizations
- colleges/universities
- non-profit organizations
- banks
- import/export organizations
- state/federal government
- travel industry
- public relations firms
- business & industry
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in internships; volunteer work; summer, part-time, full-time employment
- Develop strong computer, research, foreign language and business management skills
- Develop oral communication and presentation skills
- Maintain professional network of contacts - utilize the Juniata Career Team (J.C.T.)
What if I want to go to graduate school?
Resources available at the Career Services Office:
- Selecting and Applying to Graduate and Professional School handout
- GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT forms and bulletins
- Pre-Law school materials
- Pre-Medical school materials
- Graduate School Books including:
- Peterson's Guides to Graduate Study
- Official Guide to MBA Programs
- Official Guide to Financing Your MBA
- Financing Graduate School
- Free Money for Graduate School
- Worldwide Graduate Scholarship Directory
- Attend a Graduate School Planning Workshop
- Computerized practice standardized admission tests
Related Organizations:
- International Association of Business Communicators
1 Hallidie Plaza, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94102
415/433-3400 or www.iabc.com/index.htm - Sales Recruiters International, LTD
371 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
914/631-0090 - Foundation for International Human Relations
P.O. Box 18206
Washington, DC 20036
202/659-5552 - International Advertising Association
521 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1807
New York, NY 10175
212/557-1133 or www.iaaglobal.org/ - American Marketing Association
250 South Wacker Drive, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606
312/648-0536 or www.ama.org/
Juniata College Career Resource Materials
- Almanac of American Employers
- Almanac of International Jobs and Careers
- American Jobs Abroad
- Emerging Careers: New Occupations for the Year 2000 and Beyond
- Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies
- How to Get a Job in Europe
- International Employment Binder
- International Affairs Bulletin
- International Career Employment Opportunities
- Looking for Employment in Foreign Countries
- Metropolitan Washington Job Bank
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Annuals
- National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States
- Opportunities in International Business Careers
- Peterson's Hidden Job Market
- Philadelphia Job Bank
- Pittsburgh Job Bank
- Teaching English Abroad
and more....
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