<p>I just graduated with a BA in IR and having trouble finding employment. Since its an interdisciplinary degree, its very broad and I'm having difficulty finding employment that's related to my field.</p>
<p>I'm already thinking about going back for accounting or going into law school. I do not want to get an master's in IR, public policy, etc. Having regrets...</p>
<p>If you graduated with with IR or IS, please share what you are doing now. This will help me get an idea for other employment prospects.</p>
<p>Yeah , i Also wanted to know this. I’m interested in majoring in IR too, but It seems completely impractical to me. I’d prefer to study IR and Japanese, but I feel like a business/Economics degree and chinese would proivde more job opportunities. Can anyone give me some advice?</p>
<p>Swimmingjew, I know a couple of grad students who’ve gone through the IR degree and what they suggested to me (I’m a freshman also looking into IR) was to combine IR with some sort of quantitative skill. </p>
<p>Statistics, econ, pure math, or extensive quantitative research are some examples of that. If you absolutely can’t at least do a minor/double major in one of those fields or get a chance to do hardcore research, make sure you get as much work experience/internships under your belt during college as possible.</p>
<p>Funny… as I studied IR and Japanese. Even with a one year study abroad in Tokyo under my belt, I’m having trouble finding an entry level position.</p>
<p>The advice about having a quantitative discipline to couple with your IR degree is something I would agree with.</p>
<p>If I could go back, I would definitely double major with accounting or finance or even PR.</p>