Professionalization in International Studies

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This class offers a practical hands-on approach for addressing the main challenges faced by people who study International Studies when they try to enter the job market of international relations. It will provide an introduction to the main management practices, tools, and routines adopted by the institutions that populate the world of international relations, the skills that they seek in their analysts and specialists, and their recruitment processes. It will also focus on the conditions for successful job searches in the environment of international relations. The seminar will also include some meetings with professionals who work in the world of international relations. It will build the capacities of participants in relation to such tasks as analyzing a vacancy notice, writing motivation letters, writing resumes, completing written tests and preparing job interviews.’