Political Scientists

It's a telecommute internship, so you have to be organized enough to stay on top of your work without direct supervision. Fundraising is a significant aspect of it as well. You have to be determined and persistent. It's going to be difficult to get a meeting with your congressional leaders' offic...

I served as an intern at the Department of State working on political affairs in the Bureau of European Affairs. My office covered 10 different countries, so my tasks varied day by day depending on what was happening in those countries. Instead of being assigned to help any specific country desk ...

I interviewed for a political/economic intern position with the U.S. Department of State. The interview process consisted of a phone interview and an in-person interview.The phone interview was a basic screener gauging my level of interest in the position and knowledge of the job description. I w...