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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I' M a career director at a local university. Son needs to:

* reach out to career services office at his grad and undergrad - most colleges provide access to " Handshake Jobs Portal" even for alums
*attend Northwestern Alum events in DC
*Write to every professor he has ever had to ask for advice
* scope out careers related events at your local library + schedule meeting with librarian to review resources to use in career search
*Become active on Linkedin + join all relevant groups on LinkedIn, including his universities' alumni pages
*Search for jobs on LinkedIn on " Jobs" bar
*Search "Northwestern MPA" on Linkedin search line + then connect with those alums
*Idealist is a free job site for jobs in non-profits
*ASAE jobs free association job site
*Search job leads for free on "The Hill"; " Roll Call", and Public Affairs Council (PAC), "Tom Manatos" + "Traverse Jobs" newsletters have small subscription fees
*Google job banks for US House of Representatives and US Senate
*PMF! ( how on earth did he miss deadline)?
*Politemps (as someone wrote...generally for Dems)
*Get a host job at a place like Old Ebbitt Grill or a place on Capitol Hill to meet people
*Set up job alerts on places like indeed.com + Linkedin
*Tutor or be a sports or music coach at a private school or nice suburban public school to meet influential/connected parents
*Keep going until he gets something. Job search is not for the faint of heart. Good luck!
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Thank you very much!!![/quote]

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