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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly OP unless you have unique skills, I think you are setting your sights in an unrealistic fashion. You are going to be competing with kids straight out of MA programs and a couple of years experience who are eager to work and very astute about networking and promoting themselves. (I'm frequently on the receiving end, and it's mind blowing.) Your previous experience is nice, but it's very dated and it doesn't give you much leg up over a recent graduate of most IR programs in town, unless you bring something special to the picture. I have a friend who is in a similar position except she has 12 years experience and several graduate degrees. She came back to DC and thought it would take a month or two to find a job. It's going on a year, and she is now temping. One of the things that surprised her was how much the technology has changed in the few years she was not working. If you have some specialization that is valuable, or connections who are well placed and well disposed to use them, then you will find more traction. But the reality is that if you have general "international affairs" interests and background, it's going to be a long tough slog to find a job, much less one that is mommy hours. I'm being blunt because I know my friend wishes she had had a better appreciation of what she was up against. I know the PPs were more reassuring but I suspect that they are dealing with different sectors of the economy around here. [/quote]

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