Politics Politics For a career which you really get to choose you own direction in, run for political office. The best way to approach this is by officially joining a political party and focusing on campaign work. This should help you gain the skills you will need to become an active figurehead for a public role. It can be a pressurised position; however it provides the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people you represent. A degree in politics also provides you with a knack for piecing together complex research and formatting it into carefully constructed arguments. One route you may like to use this is in a political role such as research officer for a government department or individual MP. Similarly, you might want a career in the spotlight in media, publishing as a political journalist with content for TV, radio, or newspapers. One more skill you have developed over your degree is to understand and analyse issues from multiple viewpoints – this is a great advantage, and useful for roles such as a politician’s assistant for instance. Overall, the key, immediately relevant vacancies can be found in the civil service/central government, and in local and regional government/public sector working for political parties. These are attractive option for many to start as they can include a fast track training programme to more responsible positions. In the civil service this could mean becoming a project leader, policy adviser or consultant. You could also choose to get involved in volunteer work with charities or non-profit-making organisations. Work can be found with private enterprises such as polling or public relations firms, pressure groups/’think-tank’ enterprises and retail areas. Your degree will have helped you develop key skills such as presenting information in a fair and objective light through either written document or public speaking. These are especially useful if you were to decide to move off into a role such as event organisation where planning and communication are important. More then three out of five politics graduates from 2010 were in employment or were working and studying six months after graduation. Of these graduates, 15.9 percent went into commercial, industrial and public sector management. Another 13.5 percent became business or financial professionals. More than fifth of politics graduates in 2010 chose further study or training. Figures are taken from the 2011 edition of "What Do Graduates Do?".

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For a career which you really get to choose you own direction in, run for political office. The best way to approach this is by officially joining a political party and focusing on campaign work. This should help you gain the skills you will need to become an active figurehead for a public role. It can be a pressurised position; however it provides the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people you represent.

A degree in politics also provides you with a knack for piecing together complex research and formatting it into carefully constructed arguments. One route you may like to use this is in a political role such as research officer for a government department or individual MP. Similarly, you might want a career in the spotlight in media, publishing as a political journalist with content for TV, radio, or newspapers.

One more skill you have developed over your degree is to understand and analyse issues from multiple viewpoints – this is a great advantage, and useful for roles such as a politician’s assistant for instance. Overall, the key, immediately relevant vacancies can be found in the civil service/central government, and in local and regional government/public sector working for political parties. These are attractive option for many to start as they can include a fast track training programme to more responsible positions. In the civil service this could mean becoming a project leader, policy adviser or consultant.

You could also choose to get involved in volunteer work with charities or non-profit-making organisations. Work can be found with private enterprises such as polling or public relations firms, pressure groups/’think-tank’ enterprises and retail areas. Your degree will have helped you develop key skills such as presenting information in a fair and objective light through either written document or public speaking. These are especially useful if you were to decide to move off into a role such as event organisation where planning and communication are important.

More then three out of five politics graduates from 2010 were in employment or were working and studying six months after graduation. Of these graduates, 15.9 percent went into commercial, industrial and public sector management. Another 13.5 percent became business or financial professionals. More than fifth of politics graduates in 2010 chose further study or training.

Figures are taken from the 2011 edition of "What Do Graduates Do?".