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[deleted] t1_is3a8kk wrote

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MrSmithGoes2DC t1_is3y2ca wrote

I feel like "reasonably competitive" is underselling it a bit. An average staff assistant job opening on the hill can get hundreds of applications, including from folks with advanced degrees, folks who went to an ivy league, and folks who have multiple Congressional internships under their belt.

Unless you have a parent whose best friend is a congressman it's wildly competitive.

Source: I work with Congressional staff everyday and thought I wanted to work on the hill enough to submit over 100 applications over the course of a year after finishing grad school.

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MorbiusMovieTime OP t1_is3ch2s wrote

Are the internships competitive?

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Tater428 t1_is3co9l wrote

It’s reasonably competitive. Easiest way is to have well-connected parents. Second-easiest is to go to tier one university with well-connected alumni.

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[deleted] t1_is3dn15 wrote

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unhealthypoops1776 t1_is3eg0f wrote

It’s reasonably competitive. Easiest is way is to have well connected parents. Second-easiest is to go to a tier one private high school with well-connected alumni

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[deleted] t1_is3g2f7 wrote

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Calm-Customer6304 t1_is3pbkd wrote

I'm gonna venture a guess and say that it's reasonably competitive. Second-easiest is to go to a tier one private primary school with well-connected alumni.

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MorbiusMovieTime OP t1_is3k530 wrote

>go to tier one university with well-connected alumni.

Georgetown it is then

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Reeetankiesbtfo t1_is3o5cs wrote

I would bet more chiefs of staff did a masters /law at GW than georgetown.

Not that it means its a better school

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MrSmithGoes2DC t1_is3yw5e wrote

Mostly because folks with degrees from Georgetown are already making way more money off the hill.

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