Subject: Passed Over
I have been interning on a campaign for the past six months. I work 40 hours a week, march in the parades, pass out literature at county fairs, bowl with the staffers, etc. You name it, I’ve done it with a smile, only to be sucker punched after the campaign decided to hire two part-time interns over me. One has only been there for a month.
How should I handle this? Should I try to talk, politely, to the campaign manager? Quit and say nothing? I am ready to walk out tomorrow.
– Angry Intern
Thanks Angry Intern. Glad you are not being a pushover or a brown nose.
Here’s how I’d handle it: Talk to the campaign manager and tell him/her that you are volunteering with the campaign, not just because you believe in Harvey Dent, but because you would like to make this your career.
It’s entirely possible that the campaign manager might have just not thought about this. Of course it’s also possible that he/she doesn’t like you. This happens a lot in politics.
After talking to the boss, you’ll get an idea of whether there’s a chance you’ll be hired. If it doesn’t seem that a job will materialize, you should find another campaign. I have no doubt there’s a bunch of other candidates that would love to have you, and pay you (not handsomely, but still pay you) for your work.
Last bit of advice: Don’t burn bridges. Politics is local, said Tip O’Neill, and you’ll be running in these circles for years if this is what you want to do.
Subject: Graduate School?
Message Body:
I am interested in being a press secretary. I saw some graduate programs in strategic communications. Do you think it is worth it?
– Press Person
No. Very few people are hired because they retain a Master’s in strategic communications. That could help you get a job at a Crisis PR firm to help Senator Eldrick Zippynuts try to keep his plush senate seat when he’s found porking an IHOP waitress in the Russell Storage Attic. (Thanks for the inspiration, Tiger.)
Press secretaries often come from a.) campaigns b.) interns that took a college class in communications or c.) the media. Very few of them have master’s in communications. It may help you along the way if you want to be Reid or Boehner’s press person, but is it worth it? No.
There is a job on the Senate Employment Bulletin that I am perfectly qualified for. However, as of the latest update online, the JOB ID number and job description has been removed. Does this mean that I can still apply using the Job ID number for that position that I still have? I am wondering if their removal of the vacancy just means that they want to stop recruiting, but may still be accepting applications.
- Job Seeker
I’d ask the Senate Employment Office about that to be sure. If it’s no longer on their webpage, my guess is it has been filled or they’ve gotten enough resumes they need to comb through. In half a decade here, I don’t know of anyone who found a job through it. (Not to say it doesn’t work!)
Either way, be sure to ask the Senate Employment Office. You can call them at (202) 224-9167.
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