Insider's Guide to Finding a Job in Washington: Contacts and Strategies to Build Your Career in Public Policy

Maxwell, Bruce

ISBN 10: 1568024738 / ISBN 13: 9781568024738

Published by Cq Pr, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Insider's Guide to Finding a Job in Washington: Contacts and Strategies to Build Your Career in Public Policy
• Publisher: Cq Pr
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568024738
• ISBN 13: 9781568024738
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

For the Washington job-seeker who wants to make an impact in public policy, here's an essential source on how to get that first job, internship, or make that lateral move to help launch one's career. Only CQ could provide a book as rich with the specialized information the Washington job-seeker -- How job hunting in Washington really is different-- How to prepare oneself before making that first trip or phone call-- What and where the policy positions are in government, the private sector, and the media-- The essentials of resume writing, cover letters, interviewing, and networking.Written specifically for students and the counselors and placement officials who guide them, CQ's Insider's Guide to Finding a Job in Washington is the only job-search guide that focuses exclusively on public-policy careers. It is full of the most current information about who does what where, so job seekers -- especially first-time job seekers -- can get an overview of the maze of Washington policy-making institutions ... clarify what they want to do and for whom ... and come up with an effective and realistic plan to get the job.Complete with contact information plus interviews with influential policy-makers on how they got their first Washington jobs, CQ's Insider's Guide to Finding a Job in Washington is the only reference students need to find the jobs they've always wanted ... the jobs that allow them to make a contribution ... the jobs with real growth opportunities.CQ's Insider's Guide to Finding a Job in Washington combines the precise information of CQ's celebrated Washington Information Directory with the job-winning strategies and keen advice of the best job-searchguides. Whether looking for that first job in Washington, or looking to move to a more exciting entry-level opportunity, this is the book that guides job-seekers step-by-step to where they want to be.