Avantages
Only if you’re interested in working for the State Department
Inconvénients
Underwhelmed. I turned down a Goldman Sachs internship, so I am not a struggling IR major. My supervisors for the most part were extremely poor, arrogant, and entitled - and also did very little work. Many of the foreign service officers graduate from no-name universities, have little work experience, but end up working for a government because they want a pension. Most of my supposed supervisors were the definition of incompetence. It is a shame and an embarrassment. If you’re a minority, more often than not, you’ll feel uncomfortable. I was a minority in an all-white office and it was irritating. Overall, an awful experience and a complete waste of time for me.