Are you looking for a career with professional rewards and personal satisfaction? Perhaps you'd like to find meaningful employment in the field of international relations? Working World is the perfect resource for making sound career choices, and is particularly valuable for those interested in exploring a career in international education, exchange, and development.

Sherry Mueller, president emeritus of a large nonprofit organization with an international focus, and Mark Overmann, a young professional on his way up, serve as spirited guidance counselors and offer valuable insight on launching a career, not just landing a job. The two authors—representing contrasting personalities, levels of experience, and different generations—engage in an entertaining dialogue designed to highlight alternative approaches to the same destination: making a difference in the world. With a rich mix of anecdotes and advice, the two authors present their individual perspectives on career development: identifying your cause, the art of networking, the value of mentors, and careers as "continuous journeys." Mueller and Overmann push job seekers to challenge assumptions about what it means to pursue a career in international relations and to recognize that the path to career success is rarely straight.

To help the job seeker chart the best course, Working World provides specific resources including annotated lists of selected organizations, websites, and further reading. Profiles of twelve professionals, from promising young associates to presidents and CEOs, illustrate the book's main topics. Each professional provides insight into his or her career choices, distills lessons learned, and offers practical advice about building a career in international affairs. All of these resources were chosen specifically to help job seekers map the next steps toward the internship, job, or other opportunity that will give shape to the career they envision.

Sherry L. Mueller, Ph.D., had her first international experience as a student on an Experiment in International Living program in Germany. Several years later she led an Experiment group to the then-USSR. Her work abroad ranges from serving as a State Department speaker on NGO leadership in Saudi Arabia to teaching English in Brazil. She currently serves as president emeritus of the National Council for International Visitors, a national network of program agencies based in Washington DC, and more than 90 community-member organizations throughout the United States.

Mark Overmann made his first trip abroad during college to study in France. Following his graduation from the University of Notre Dame, Mark spent a year in Northeast China teaching English and studying Chinese. He subsequently earned his master's degree in International Communication from American University, and then worked as a program associate at the National Council for International Visitors. Mark currently serves as the Director of College Communications at Georgetown University, where he works closely with the university's international exchange programs, specifically those with China.

CONTENTS
Preface	
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I	Shaping your Career Philosophy
Chapter 1	Identifying Your Cause
	Introduction
	Sherry: Your Place in History
	Mark: What Am I Going to Do with My Life?
Chapter 2	The Art of Networking
 Introduction
	Sherry:
	Mark:
Chapter 3	The Value of Mentors
	Introduction
	Sherry:
	Mark:
Chapter 4	The Continuous Journey
 Introduction
	Sherry:
	Mark:
PART II	Selected Resources and Profiles
Introduction
Chapter 5	Your Job Search: A General Approach
 Introduction
 Selected Resources
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PROFILE:	Lawrence Bacow, President, Tufts University
PROFILE:	Seth Green, Consultant, McKinsey and Company
Chapter 6	Professional Associations
 Introduction
 Sample Professional Associations
 Selected Resources
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PROFILE:	Belinda Chiu, Doctoral Candidate, The Teacher¿s College, Columbia University; Special Assistant to the President, The Phelps Stokes Fund
Chapter 7	Internship Opportunities
 Introduction
 Selected Resources
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PROFILE:	Max Stewart, Executive Director, International Council of Central Florida
Chapter 8	Volunteer Opportunities
 Introduction
 Sample Volunteer Organizations
 Selected Resources
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PROFILE:	Malcolm Butler, Former president and CEO, Partners of the Americas
PROFILE:	Arjun Desai, M.D. Candidate, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Chapter 9	Nonprofit Organizations
 Introduction
 Sample Nonprofit Organizations
 Selected Resources
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PROFILE:	Charlie McCormack, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children Federation, Inc.
PROFILE:	Jennifer Strauss, Director, International Exchange Programs, The Phelps Stokes Fund
Chapter 10	United States Government
 Introduction
 Sample Government Departments and Agencies
 Selected Resources
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PROFILE:	Ambassador Kenton Keith, Senior Vice President, Meridian International Center
Chapter 11	Multinational Organizations
 Introduction
 Sample Multinational Organizations
 Selected Resources
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PROFILE:	Fayezul Choudhury, Controller and Vice President of Strategy and Resource Management, The World Bank
PROFILE:	Carol Bellamy, President and CEO, World Learning
Chapter 12	International Business, Consulting, and Research
 International Business Resources
 Sample organizations
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 International Consulting Resources
 Sample organizations
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 International Think Tanks and Foundations
 Sample organizations
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PROFILE:	Lobna ¿Luby¿ Ismail, Founder, President, and Senior Trainer, Connecting Cultures, LLC
Conclusion