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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Following: PPs can tou share the types of jobs your kids have with Govt, History and IA degrees? Did they find them through career office? Are they super competitive requiring top 20 schools? I obviously know nothing about these careers and have a kid interested in all of these subjects. Also, could you share schools?[/quote]

My kid went to W&M with a Govt major and she had 3 job offers by graduation--one within the Federal government--found through going on USAjobs. She first went on just on her own and had no luck.  But the career office helped her tailor her resume for a government position--very important as they are much more elaborated than business--and then had many responses.  The second offer was for a consulting firm that works with the government. They were an on-campus recruiter.  The third offer was an international NGO headquartered in DC but involving international travel for half the year--that had a generous per diem subsidy when abroad.  This opportunity was connected to research she did with a professor while in college.  The offers had salaries between 48k-72k for a recent grad, each with various pathways for advancement and all had really good benefits.  She was a good but not standout student (3.2 GPA)--she did paid research work/internships with professors but no other outside internships (the pandemic disrupted her plans, she didn't want to do remote internships and she rescheduled a planned study abroad instead of doing an internship the summer before senior year). We had no family connections to any of these opportunities.[/quote]

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