Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Idealists Preferred -- PART I: SHAPING YOUR CAREER PHILOSOPHY -- Chapter 1 Identifying Your Cause -- Sherry: Your Place in History -- Mark: What Am I Going to Do with My Life? -- Chapter 2 The Art of Networking -- Sherry: Encountering Potential Employers and References -- Mark: Do I Really Need Business Cards? -- Chapter 3 The Value of Mentors -- Sherry: Identifying Your Mentor -- Mark: The Seinfeldian View of Mentors -- Chapter 4 The Continuous Journey -- Sherry: An Evolving Approach -- Mark: The Never-ending Job Story -- PART II: SELECTED RESOURCES -- Chapter 5 Your Job Search-A General Approach -- Selected Resources -- PROFILE: Lawrence Bacow, President, Tufts University -- PROFILE: Seth Green, Consultant, McKinsey and Company -- Chapter 6 Professional Associations -- Sample Professional Associations -- Selected Resources -- PROFILE: Belinda Chiu, Doctoral Student, The Teacher's College, Columbia University -- Special Assistant to the President, The Phelps Stokes Fund -- Chapter 7 Internship Opportunities -- Selected Resources -- PROFILE: Max Stewart, Executive Director, International Council of Central Florida -- Chapter 8 Volunteer Opportunities -- Sample Volunteer Organizations -- Selected Resources -- PROFILE: Malcolm Butler, Former President and CEO, Partners of the Americas -- PROFILE: Arjun M. Desai, MD Candidate, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami -- Chapter 9 Nonprofit Organizations -- Sample Nonprofit Organizations -- Selected Resources -- PROFILE: Charlie MacCormack, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children Federation, Inc. -- PROFILE: Jennifer Strauss, Director, International Exchange Programs, The Phelps Stokes Fund -- Chapter 10 U.S. Government -- Sample Government Departments and Agencies -- Selected Resources.

PROFILE: Ambassador Kenton Keith, Senior Vice President, Meridian International Center -- Chapter 11 Multinational Organizations -- Sample Multinational Organizations -- Selected Resources -- PROFILE: Fayezul Choudhury, Controller and Vice President of Strategy and Resource Management, The World Bank -- PROFILE: Carol Bellamy, President and CEO,World Learning -- Chapter 12 International Business, Consulting, and Research -- International Business Resources -- Sample Organizations -- International Consulting Resources -- Sample Organizations -- International Think Tanks and Foundations -- Sample Organizations -- PROFILE: Lobna "Luby" Ismail, Founder, President, and Senior Trainer, Connecting Cultures LLC -- Conclusion -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Are you looking for a career with professional rewards and personal satisfaction? Perhaps you'd like to find meaningful employment in the field of international relations? Working World is the perfect resource for making sound career choices, and is particularly valuable for those interested in exploring a career in international education, exchange, and development. Sherry Mueller, head of a large nonprofit organization with an international focus, and Mark Overmann, a young professional on his way up, serve as spirited guidance counselors and offer valuable insight on launching a career, not just landing a job. The two authorsùrepresenting contrasting personalities, levels of experience, and different generationsùengage in an entertaining dialogue designed to highlight alternative approaches to the same destination: making a difference in the world.With a rich mix of anecdotes and advice, the two authors present their individual perspectives on career development: identifying your cause, the art of networking, the value of mentors, and careers as continuous journeys. Mueller and Overmann push job seekers to challenge assumptions about what it means to pursue a career in international relations and to recognize that the path to career success is rarely straight. To help the job seeker chart the best course, Working World provides specific resources including annotated lists of selected organizations, websites, and further reading. Profiles of twelve professionals, from promising young associates to presidents and CEOs, illustrate the book's main topics. Each professional provides insight into his or her career choices, distills lessons learned, and offers practical advice about building a career in international affairs. All of these resources were chosen specifically to help job seekers map the next steps toward the internship, job, or other

opportunity that will give shape to the career they envision.

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