Next week I will be traveling to colleges and universities throughout New York State to speak with students about our programs. Four other schools will also be at these information sessions. You can register for one of these events by visiting our registration page.
This is the fifth entry in our “Top 10″ list for you to consider when communicating with our office and applying.
Number 5 – When leaving a voice mail message speak slowly, clearly, and state your telephone number twice.
As much as we would like to answer every call someone makes to our office, sometimes all of our lines are in use and you will be put through to voice mail. Sometimes there is static or background noise when leaving your message and we may not be able to clearly hear your message.
Speaking slowly and stating your telephone number twice will help ensure that we can get back you. Our recommendation is actually to email our office rather than leave a voice mail. We can check email much more quickly and can provide very detailed information in email messages. And we do not have to worry about time zones (see bonus tip below).
Also, if you are a current or incoming student, please give all identifying information, especially your University ID (UNI) or CUID. It is difficult to follow up on a financial aid query that is specific to you without this information.
It is also helpful to compile a list of questions prior to calling our office and after checking the Web site. We can work with you to answer all of your questions but the process is often more streamlined if you know beforehand what information you are looking for.
Bonus Tip: If leaving a voice mail message, also state your city and country (for time zone purposes). We get applications from over 100 countries each year and people call from all over the world. Stating your location will assist us, however this is another reason we recommend email – we can respond any time and possibly will not wake you when calling at what may be business hours for us, and sleeping hours for you.
Just a quick reminder that the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair in Boston is scheduled for next Tuesday, September 15th at 5:00 PM on the campus of Boston University. I will be representing SIPA and would be happy to meet you. Who am I? You can visit this past entry composed last winter for more information.
As a reminder, you can view our full travel schedule for the fall by visiting our recruitment schedule page.
Registration is required for the Boston Fair but there is no cost to attend. Register by using the following link –
This is the fourth entry in our “Top 10″ list for you to consider when communicating with our office and applying.
Number 4 – Thoroughly review our FAQ Page
When it doubt about something my recommendation is first to check out our admission FAQ page. Don’t get me wrong, we love to answer email and help people out, but we also feel bad when we get backlogged and are not able to respond within the time frame we would like, and the question is clearly answered on the FAQ page.
Thus it is a great idea to familiarize yourself with the FAQ page. I recommend setting aside some time to try and read the whole page in one sitting. Also, we try to update the FAQ page frequently. If we find that lots of people have the same question, we try to add it to the FAQ page. Thus don’t be surprised if we direct you to the FAQ page when you email us with a question.
While we do answer all emails sent to our office, you might find the answer more quickly if you perform some quick searches (CTRL-F in most browsers) on the FAQ page.
Last week I put up a post listing the universities/colleges our incoming MIA, MPA, and MPA-DP students attended. I thought it might be of interest to do the same thing with most recent employers.
This list does not include every single incoming student and some students worked for the same employer. The list is also “self reported” and I did not attempt to look up all the acronyms or nail down regional locations.
Quiz question for you – what was the number one former employer of the incoming class by nearly a two to one margin? See the end of the list for the answer.
Accenture
ACLU of San Diego & Imper
Actual Solutions
AdAsia Communications
Advancement of Girls’ Education
African Development Bank
Al-Tayer Group
American Inst. for Research
Aradiom
Araujo Ibarra & Asociados
Assoc to Benefit Children
Associated Group (AG)
Associated Press
atlantic-community.org
Australian AID
Azarmehr & Associates, PC
Banc of America Securitie
Bank Information Center
Bank of StandardChartered
Barack Obama’s Campaign
Barclays Capital
Barun Policy Institute
Beach-Oswald Imm. Law
BearingPoint, Inc
Beijing Bailijia S&T Deve
Bharti Foundation
Bloomberg L.P.
BM&A Advogados
BNP PARIBAS
Booz Allen Hamilton
Boston Pacific Company
Braskem S.A
Bridgewater State Hospital
British Army
BrMedia
Brown Lloyd James
Brown University
Bureau of Economic Analys
Bureau of Labor Statistic
C.I.A.N.A.
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Secretat of Japan
California State Assembly
Carnegie Endowment Int’l
CE Composites Baseball In
CEMEX
Center for Work-Life Pol.
Central Bank of Chile
Central Bank of Turkey
Central Middle School
Centre for Talented Youth
CEPOL
Childrens/Family Health
China Radio International
CIDA City Campus
Citibank, Japan LTD.
Citigroup Global Markets
Clara H Carlson Elem
Climate Lab
Clinton Foundation
Clinton Global Initiative
Coca-Cola
Commerzbank AG
Community in Action
Competition Commission SA
CONFINDUSTRIA
Congressman George Miller
Constellation NewEnergy
Constructora Pijao S.A.
Consulate General Mexico
Cornerstone Research
Council of Europ
County of Santa Clara
CP Media Communications
Createdebate.com
Credit Suisse
Credivalores S.A.
Ctr Gender & Refugee
Cuatrecasas Abogados,SLP
D.C. Public Schools
Darjin Corporate, Ltd
Davis Brody Bond Aedas
Delegation of the Europea
Democratic Leadership Council
Departament of State
Dept. of Foreign Affairs
Der Spiegel
Deutsche Bank AG
DHL Exel Supply Chain AP
District of Columbia Gov.
DLA Piper UK LLP
Drinker Biddle & Reath
Earth Institute, MVP
Ecovolve Bioenergy
Electronic Arts
Embassy of Rwanda
Emporio
Energy Market Reg. Auth.
Enrst & Young, LLP
Environment Ministry Japa
Euromonitor International
European Investment Bank
European Union at the UN
Experian
F. I. Proctor Foundation
Fairfield Greenwich Group
Fed Res Bank of Dallas
Fed. Reserve Bank of NY
Financial Literacy Founda
Fincere Limited
Flip Media FZ-LLC
Food & Wine Magazine
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Fragomen
Freelance Writer & Editor
French Government
Freshfields Bruckhaus
Frommer Lawrence & Haug
Fulbright Teaching Asst.
GE Corporate Audit Staff
General Atlantic
Genocide Prevention Proj.
German Parliament
Global Environmental Inst
Global Water Challenge
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs JBWere
Google
Government of the Punjab
GRADE
Grameen America
Grassroots Campaigns Inc.
Green Mountain Coffee
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Greenpeace
GreenPrint Technologies,
GTZ Kenya
Gwangmyeung Buk
Gyeonggi Office of Ed.
Hackers Language Research
Hagerty Consulting
Heartland Alliance
Helping Hands
Henry L. Stimson Center
Hercules Studios
Hertie School of Government
HFM U.S.
Hiranandani Upscale
Hong Kong Insitute of Education
Hoosiers for Jill
Hotel “Sonce-GA” / “LIPA”
House of Representatives
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
HSBC Securities Egypt
Human Rights Watch
IBM Business Consulting
ICRISAT
IGCC, UC System
ILumiLA
Independent Contractor
India Abroad
Infinity s.r.l.
Infocap
InfoUSA, Inc.
ING USFS
InsideTrack
Insight Collaborative
Institutional Investor
Insurance Deposit FOGAFIN
Intermost
International Fund Service
International Institute
International Rescue Committee
Int’l Justice Mission,IJM
Intl Medical Corps
Intl Rescue Committee
Intl. Org. for Migration
Intl. Rescue Committee
Intrepid Sportswear, Inc
IREX
IRG
IRG, Ltd.
ITESM- Mexico City
J.P.Morgan Chase
James Irvine Foundation
Japan Emergency NGOs
Jenner & Block LLP
JICS
Johns Hopkins CCGHE
Juice Energy, Inc
JWAC- Defense Department
Kats for CongressCampaign
Khemka Foundation
Kids with Cameras
KPMG LLP
KWDI/ Korean Women’s Deve
KyungHee U.Medical Center
L.E.K. Consulting, LLC
LANDMARK EDUCATION
Larovere Consulting
Law Office of Allen Bloom
Lawyers for Human Rights
Leeb Capital Management
Lehman Brothers
LEK Consulting
LG Electronics Inc.
Liechtenstein Mission -UN
Local Self-Gov’nt Unit
M Squared Strategies
MADRE
Management Solutions
Management Systems Int’l
Mantech International
MaPS
Marginal Change
Mars & Co Consulting
Maryland Center China
MasterCard
Mayor’s Office
McKinsey & Company
McMaster University
McMaster-Carr Supply Comp
MDRC
Media International
MennoniteCentralCommittee
Mercedes-Benz Japan
Merrill Lynch
Metro Denver Partners
Millennium Challenge Corp
Min. of Fin. & Econ Plg
Min. of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Economy
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Interior, Mex
Ministry of Production
Mint Newspaper
MIT
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mnstry of Foreign Affairs
MOFA
Monetary Authority
Morning Star Development
Motcor S. A.
MSA Kazakhstan
Music Haven
N. Univ. of Singapore
N.O.Citizen Dipl. Council
Nachman & Associates P.C.
Nat. Asso. Financ. Inst.
National Congress of Peru
National Geospatial Intel
National Personnel Autho
National Security Agency
National Security Council
National Water Comission
Nat’l Endowment for Dem
NERA Economic Consulting
New Immigrant Community
New York City Dept. of Ed
New York Digital Corp.
New York Legal Assistance
NextFoods, LLC
Nishikawa Board of Educ.
Nomura Research Institute
Norwegian Embassy Amman
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Nutrition & Education Int
NY Army National Guard
NY County DA’s Office
NYANA
NYC CCRB
NYU Child Study Center
OAS
Obama For America
ODAM
Office of Yuji Fujimoto
Office for Public Management
Optimise Africa
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd.
Org. of American States
Oxfam America
Oxfam Japan
Pacific Alternative Asset
Pacific Injection Molding
Pak Microfinance Network
Parametrix
Partners In Health
PayUp Holding BV
PBS&J
Peace Corps
PFM Strategic Consulting
Planned Parenthood
Planning and Dev. Board
Point Made Films
PricewaterhouseCoopers LL
Prime Ministry
Procter & Gamble Asia Pte
Proskauer Rose LLP
Public Agenda
Public School 003
Punjab Police
PwC Advisory
Ramasai Housing and Const
Ray Magazine
Red Cross Society of Chia
Refugee Resettlement and
Room to Read
Ropes & Gray, LLP
Rotary International
Royal Hashemite Court
Rudy Giuliani Campaign
Rush University Hospital
Russia Partners
Saint Mark’s Cathedral
Samba Financial Group
Santi Organization
SAP AG
Saudi Aramco
School of the Future
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
SEIU Healthcare 775NW
SEVAI
SF Works
Shirakawa City Hall
Singapore Police Force
SME Business Support Fund
Société Générale
Solana Consultores
Songmasters
SouthrnCntr for Int. Stud
Spina Bifida Association
STA Travel
Standard & Poor’s
Standard Bank Asia
State General Auditory
Stephen Jeffries & Assoc.
Sturgeon Fund
Suedostschweiz
Superior Court of CT
Survivors International
Suzhou Ivy Education Cons
Swadhaar FinServe Pvt. Lt
Swedish Mission to UN
Swedish Trade Council
Swedwood LLC, IKEA Group
Taiwan News
TCF NATIONAL BANK
Tea Lounge
Teach for America
Teach For India
Tech Mahindra Brit Teleco
TechnoServe
Tert. Educ. Commission
The Advisory Board
The Boston Consulting Gro
The Chinese Government
The Copywritingsecret LLC
The Fulbright Commission
Government of Japan
The Hudson Institute
The Jeffrey Group
The Korea Times
The National Assembly
The Office of Health Prom
The Prime Ministry Office
The Trevor Project
The Washington Group
The Word Bank
Thomson Reuters
ThoughtStorm Strategic
Tianjing Electricity Comp
TIME Magazine
Topview
Transatlantic Institute
Transparencia Mexicana
Trialogue Learning Group
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Dept. of Justice
U.S. Dept. of Treasury
U.S. Senate,Senator Boxer
U.S.A.I.D.
UANI
UBS Investment Bank
UBS Securities Japan Ltd
UIC
United Nations Industrial
UN Global Compact LN-GCC
UN Mission in Afghanistan
UN office in Georgia
UN World Food Program
Undersec of Foreign Trade
Undersec. Foreign Trade
UNDP
UNHCR
UNHQ-DESA
UNICEF
Union Bancaire Privee
United Nations
United States Embassy
United States Congress
University of Indonesia
Upwardly Global
US Army
US Attorney’s Office
US Department of State
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
US Marine Corps
US Navy
USAID Southern Africa
Van Bael & Bellis LLP
Vice Ministry of F Trade
Virilion, Inc.
WBUR Boston’s NPR Station
WeatherBug
Wells Fargo Financial
Wensli Group
Westex Group, Inc
Westside Community Church
Westwood One/FOX News
WI Conservation Voters
Wildlife Trust
WilmerHale
WMH Corporation
Women Moving Millions
Women’s Initiative
World Bank Headquarters
World Economic Forum
Xinhua News Agency
Yangtze Delta CDM Center
Yeh Wah Arts and Language
Youth Initiative for HR
And the answer to the question – the number one most recent employer of students joining us this fall was the U.S. Peace Corps.
"The most global public policy school, where an international community of students and faculty address world challenges."
—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs
