Online Career Resources
Emerging Tech Policy Careers is Horizon’s comprehensive online guide to launching and advancing a career in emerging technology policy.
Emerging Tech Policy Careers has become a go-to resource for thousands of policy professionals, with over 100 articles and databases covering the institutions that shape policy and the paths into them. Each guide draws on meticulous research, including consultation with experienced tech policy practitioners.
What we cover
Policy career essentials
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.
Pathways into policy
Advice on gaining policy experience and landing a job at any career stage, including tips on graduate school, fellowships, internships, and full-time roles.
Policy institutions
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.
Policy areas
Comprehensive overviews of important specific areas of emerging technology policy, including AI, biosecurity, cybersecurity, nuclear issues, space policy, and China policy.
Tactical tips and profiles
Advice on networking, resumes and cover letters, security clearances, policy skills, and more - plus career profiles from practitioners who've made the transition.
This site is an incredible resource with advice, essential resources, and guides for anyone looking to make the move into public service. Check it out!
Fantastic resource! I wish I had this when I was first entering the policy world.
An incredibly useful resource for anyone in the fields of biosecurity, nuclear weapons policy, and emerging tech.
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In-depth guides
Hundreds of hours of research distilled into accessible explainers, all thoroughly reviewed by subject-matter experts.
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Readers
Relied on by students exploring their first internship, mid-career professionals pivoting into public service, and many others.
150k+
Readers
Relied on by students exploring their first internship, mid-career professionals pivoting into public service, and many others.
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Expect practical advice on building and advancing a policy career, plus writing on the craft of tech policy itself: how change gets made, how to be an effective operator, and where the field is heading.