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About to enter college...need career advise |
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foreign language! / network |
| Date Posted: |
04/10/2006 |
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well the problem is i grew up in a very wealthy area and i feel like if i live an average life its gonna be hard to adjust...i really enjoy the idea of working on military weapons or systems, eithe ras an engineer or someone who could be hands on. but i think that just be my little fantasy world working on a top secret missile or something...my other love is travel. i absolutely love europe and ive never been to asia but im sure id enjoy it there as well. thats where my interest in international affairs comes in (coupled with my enjoyment of politics). I turned that idea into international business for the money aspect.
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My first bit of advice stands: if you want to do international anything, you better be able to speak the language!
If you want to do defense contracting, I'd suggest that you get your feet wet in D.C. I don't know what your political persuasions are (R, D, independent), but volunteering or interning for a Senator or Member of Congress will give you a chance to pump some hands and collect some business cards. Interning at a government agency that does defense work will give you a chance to see the defense industry from the buy side. I've never worked in defense, so take my advice in that context. This is just what I would do if I wanted to break into the industry.
If you want to actually build the bombs, you're going to need an engineering degree. If you're interested in defense from the business or policy side, engineering would work, too, but so would a social science or liberal arts background.
Hope that helps!
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