Careers in government, law, and public policy (GLP) offer a wide range of opportunities to lead, serve the public interest, and ensure fundamental rights and social justice. 


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Meet Your Career Coach

Our specialized Government, Law, and Public Policy career coaches will help you launch a job, internship, or graduate school search in your field of interest.

Kamryn Higgins
Kamryn Higgins
Assistant Director, Career Education
617-552-0917
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Kamryn Higgins

Kamryn Higgins

Assistant Director, Career Education

| 617-552-0917

Kamryn oversees the government, law, and public policy cluster and provides individual and group career coaching to students in this cluster. Her responsibilities also include organizing career development-related programming for the cluster and building relationships with campus partners and employers.

Before joining the Career Center team, Kamryn worked as an academic researcher and writer at Brandeis University, and subsequently worked as the Assistant Director of Admission at Suffolk Law. Kamryn graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, and is in process of finalizing a Masters degree in Politics at Brandeis. Outside of work, Kamryn enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with her family and dog Birdie.

Favorite Quote:
“The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.” –James Baldwin

Fun Fact:
Kamryn loves all things travel and has been to over 10 countries.

Focus Area:
Government, Law, and Public Policy


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Key Resources

Handshake

As you look for opportunities, start with Handshake, our centralized platform where employers post positions for Boston College students. All of the top employers are hiring on Handshake. You can also find campus recruitment opportunities.

Featured GLP Employers

Follow these employers and others you like on Handshake to receive email alerts when new jobs and events are posted. Following employers also helps improve your job recommendations.

Eagle Exchange

Eagle Exchange is an interactive virtual platform that fosters connections between students and Boston College alumni. You can use Eagle Exchange to build your professional network, ask career-related questions, find alumni mentors, apply to projects to build skills, and more.

Big Interview

Build confidence in your interview skills through free access to Big Interview. You can record yourself answering questions that are tailored to specific industries. 

GLP Question Library

Start practicing mock interviews in hundreds of industries and job titles. Below are a few featured question sets – browse these and more in Big Interview.

Forage

A formal internship is not the only way to gain professional experience. Projects are a great option to boost your résumé/portfolio, build skills, and grow your professional network. The Forage platform offers hypothetical projects from top employers that you can complete to learn more about working in a specific field.

Forage GLP Virtual Work Experiences

GLP Linkedin Learning Content

LinkedIn Learning provides free access to thousands of on-demand courses giving you an opportunity for self-paced learning about topics of interest from industry experts. This is also a great way to develop the skills all employers seek in their entry-level candidates.

Firsthand

Find out what it is like to work within an industry, a company, or a profession. View the career guides for up to date information on a variety of careers as well as interviewing strategies and job search tips.

To access: Register for an account using your Boston College email address.

Firsthand: GLP Carer Guides

These career guides provide essential information about key GLP careers and industries, including industry trends, employment and earnings statistics, and what employers look for in job candidates.


Industry-Specific Content

Your GLP coach has curated this set of custom tools, data, and resources to assist you in your career exploration and preparation.

Browse our jobs and internships pages to prepare to apply to ENS positions.



Update your career interests in Handshake to receive regular updates from our coaches with exclusive resources, reminders, event invites, job/internship postings, and more.



Use the database to find students who completed internships that you may be interested in and reach out to them to discuss their summer experience.



Explore where Eagles land after they graduate from Boston College. Filter first destinations data by school, major, industry, location, and more.



Check out a list of Diversity and Leadership opportunities specific to Consulting, Business, and Finance.

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