Online Career Resources
Emerging Tech Policy Careers is Horizon’s comprehensive online guide to launching and advancing careers in emerging technology policy.
Breaking into a policy career isn’t easy. It can be hard to find the right opportunities, government institutions and acronyms can feel impenetrable, and experienced mentors are in short supply.
Emerging Tech Policy Careers exists to level the playing field. Based on hundreds of hours of research and practitioner interviews, our guides and databases make insider knowledge accessible to everyone.
Foundational knowledge for anyone considering or beginning policy work: why work in policy, how to assess your personal fit, and how to develop professionally once you're in the field.
Advice on gaining policy experience and landing a job at any career stage, including tips on graduate school, fellowships, internships, and full-time roles.
Explainers on key US policy institutions—Congress, the executive branch, think tanks, state government, national labs, and more—including why you might want to work there and how to get hired.
Comprehensive overviews of important specific areas of emerging technology policy, including AI, biosecurity, cybersecurity, nuclear issues, space policy, and China policy.
Advice on networking, resumes and cover letters, security clearances, policy skills, and more - plus career profiles from practitioners who've made the transition.
Find your path into tech policy
Whether you're just beginning to consider a policy career or actively preparing applications, our online career resources can help.
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