The CQ Press Career Guide for Public Sector Students

by Michelle C. Pautz

Overview

"A useful supplement that can get students reflecting on how they could access employment in a range of public sector jobs as well a practical steps to get there."
—Rosalie Schofield, Temple University

Turn your degree into a career!

The CQ Press Career Guide for Public Sector Students is a powerful introduction to the job market for undergraduate and graduate students looking to take that important first step into the public sector. With a focus on setting personal goals and maximizing transferable skills, author Michelle C. Pautz guides students through recommended curriculum choices, coaches them with useful tips on how to build up their career skills, advises on supplemental opportunities outside the classroom, and humanizes the options in the public sector through real-life success stories from students. With a conversational tone and multiple content formats used throughout, this guide will help students not only explore career possibilities, but also relate what they are learning in the classroom today to opportunities in the future.

Key Features:

• A chapter on curriculum considerations offers advice on course selections that will point students toward realistic and suitable careers in the world of public affairs. 
• Tips for co-curriculum opportunities and experiences help students get involved with learning opportunities outside the classroom such as Model United Nations or Mock Trial, service clubs, internship and co-op experiences, education abroad, and independent research endeavors.  
• Public Sector Profiles motivate readers with powerful stories of students who went on to have successful careers in public affairs.
• A career checklist provides students with valuable insights on résumé building, social media strategies, and networking. 

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781544361086
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/23/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Michelle C. Pautz is professor of political science and assistant provost of the Common Academic Program at the University of Dayton. Her research has appeared in Administration&Society, Administrative Theory&Praxis, Journal of Political Science Education, Journal of Environmental Studies&Sciences, Journal of Public Affairs Education, Policy Studies Journal, PS: Political Science&Politics, Public Voices, and the Review of Policy Research, among others. She is the author of Civil Servants on the Silver Screen: Hollywood’s Depiction of Government and Bureaucrats; coauthor of The Lilliputians of Environmental Regulation: The Perspective of State Regulators and U.S. Environmental Policy in Action: Practice&Implementation (now in its second edition), both with Sara Rinfret; and coeditor of Administering the U.S. Food System:  Revisiting Food Policy and Politics. She is the recipient of the University of Dayton’s Alumni Award for Faculty Teaching in 2016. She holds a PhD in public administration and an MPA from Virginia Tech. She earned a BA in economics, political science, and public administration from Elon University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1 – Defining the Public Sector and its Opportunities
What is the public sector?
Perceptions and Myths about the Public Sector
Public Sector Misconceptions
Chapter Wrap-Up
Action Items
Public Sector Profile – Robin J. Bachman, Chief, Policy Coordination Office, and Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
Chapter 2 – Curriculum Considerations
Selecting Academic Programs, Majors, and Minors
Picking Courses
Using Your Course Assignments and Activities
Chapter Wrap-Up
Action Items
Public Sector Profile – Emily Kaylor, Chief of Staff, Office of Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor
Chapter 3 – Co-curricular Opportunities and Experiences
What are co-curricular opportunities and experiences?
Pursuing Co-curricular experiences
Reflecting on Successful and Less Successful Co-curricular Experiences
Chapter Wrap-Up
Action Items
Public Sector Profile – Geenae Rivera Soto, Policy Analyst, Federal Housing Finance Agency
Chapter 4 – Finding Your Passion and Pursuing It
Finding Your Passions
Learning Beyond College
Summary Insights
Chapter Wrap-Up
Action Items
Public Sector Profiles – Cordell Williams, Grants and Development Administrator, Greater Dayton Premier Management, and Jennifer Pautz, Director of Government Affairs, New York University
References