(2017) Science and education, 12, 207-212. Odessa.

Oleksandr Bilousov,
Doctor of Political Sciences, professor,
Department of Political Science and Law,
Odessa National Polytechnic University,
1, Shevchenko Avenue, Odesa, Ukraine

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND USEFUL
SKILLS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATES IN THE USA

The article is dedicated to generalization of the experience of Political Science graduates’ employment in the USA and defining the list of useful skills for all spheres of possible employment, such as Public Policy and Public Administration, State and Local Government, Nonprofits, Law, Business, International Careers, Journalism, etc. As a result of the analysis a list of applicable skills was made, which includes five groups of skills that employers defined as marketable and useful for obtaining position in every pointed sphere of potential employment.

Political Science, Political Science graduates, employment, skills.

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