My project is split into a series of chunks that cover most fields in which a degree in international relations is applicable.
For the first two weeks, I’ll be shadowing at Edward Jones in a few different departments. I’ll spend some time in marketing, human resources, and development. I have three different people that I’ll be working with and learning from there. The purpose of this week is more to shadow quietly and observe, not to help out in any tangible way. This section covers the business possibility of the degree.
The third and fourth weeks, I will be in Washington, D.C., working in the office of Representative Mark Meadows from North Carolina. I’ll specifically be working with the scheduler for his office and her contacts. Most of the days will be working with her on The Hill, but for two of them I will shadow with a contact at the Heritage Foundation in the International Policy department. This covers the political possibility of the degree.
The fifth week, I will go to New York and work with Dani Trigo at her textile design shop. It’s a small business that helps New York artists find contacts to sell to. This will cover the small business route of the degree.
The sixth week, I’ll be working at the MasterCard Tech Hub in Manhattan. This will be more like Edward Jones, in that I’m simply participating in a shadowing program and will not be helping them out very much. I’m working with two women in management, named Valentina and Missy, and they’ll show me essentially how the business works, day to day.
My last week, I’ll be working with Mrs. Schenk at a law firm in St. Louis. I’ll be essentially shadowing her for a week and learning about how a law office functions. This will cover the last major use of an international relations degree, which is law.
