Job after a politics/IR degree

[Butterfly44]

DD considering politics and international relations at uni. She would like a career that has prospects and good pay but no idea what, and wobbly over her degree choice.

So anyone who has done this degree, what work did you go into after :) Thank you.

Civil servant - policy advisor to start with, you won't make a fortune but then you could move on to working with private companies that are affected by policy decisions. And there are lots of big companies to hire grads of any discipline.

I'm not sure how she defines good pay, but the civil service could be a good route, something like the fast stream (if it still exists in future) which sees graduates get to grade 7 (c£50k) in a few years. Or just the traditional route of entry level and work your way up, lots of varied roles, diplomats, policy, very competitive in international facing contexts though. It won't be a rock star salary but does come with good flexibility and excellent pension, though I appreciate that's not very sexy for a 19 year old

My son did this degree. He is a case work manager for a member of parliament

Generally, I think kids should choose an undergrad degree that they will enjoy and remain engaged in for 3 years. If they want to convert it to something more vocational they can easily do a Masters - it's surprisingly common now, verging towards almost expected. A grad degree is becoming increasingly devalued.