US Department of State Reviews

Current Employee – been working at US Department of State

Pros – Great place to make a difference.

Cons – Long hours and low pay.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at US Department of State

Pros – I had fun co-workers that really made my intern experience wonderful

Cons – The work was sometimes monotonous, but the work environment made up for it.

Current Employee – been working at US Department of State as an intern for less than a year

Pros – There are a lot of opportunities for networking and looks great on a resume

Cons – There is a lot of bureaucracy to manage

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at US Department of State as an intern for less than a year

Pros – You get to do work that is actually meaningful, get to go to events within the State Department, and the supervisors are all friendly.

Cons – There is a lot of free time when there is no work to do, you may be asked to work on projects that you are not qualified for, the projects are not explained clearly.

Advice to Senior Management – Make sure the interns know exactly what they are doing.

Current Employee – been working at US Department of State part-time

Pros – its an Awesome place to work

Cons – The hours are not good

Advice to Senior Management – its an Awesome place to work

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at US Department of State full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good pay, good benefits, plentiful travel and opportunity

Cons – I have no complaints with my employer.

Advice to Senior Management – promote me

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at US Department of State full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work with some of the most incredible minds on some of the worlds most challenging issues. After working here getting a job elsewhere is simple. Opportunity to travel the world.

Cons – Slow moving ladder. Unless, you attended a top 1% college or unv and attained both experience and a good reputation it is very difficult to attain a Career Length Job. Very competitive jobs for not so competitive pay.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at US Department of State part-time

Pros – Working at State certainly as a student has it's pros and cons. Pros - you're at the premier foreign-policy making agency of the USG. In most cases your are truly utilized on policy issues and assignments because of staff shortages.

Cons – But because of those staff shortages, there is little to no chance that you will be hired. The USG is currently addressing these known challenges with their new Pathways initiatives which will hopefully do a better job at retaining student talent. Only time will tell whether Pathways does this though!!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at US Department of State full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – World travel, occasional policy input, decent benefits.

Cons – Pseudo-military chain of "command" run by screaming incompetents; hated by Congress; misunderstood by most of the few Americans aware of its existence.

Advice to Senior Management – Tear it down and start over. The sad fact is that, under the current performance review system, a boss who doesn't like you and a boss's boss who doesn't care is enough to end one's career.

This is not, funnily enough, cutting-edge personnel development practice, outside of North Korea.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at US Department of State full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Good benefits, retirement, opportunity to travel.

Cons – Slow promotions, outdated technology, and limited opportunities to move into other areas. They have a medieval approach to specialist.

Advice to Senior Management – Be honest, have some integrity and learn to manage.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend