Hey,
I was wondering if anyone has any sources for jobs that require tons of international travel. I have a desire to find a career that takes me all over the world, and would love any incite.
Some background info: I’m a Political Science Major with a minor in business (probably do some sort of graduate work).
or for our english speaking friends, WHICH jobs REQUIRE tons of international travel 
And I presume you’re after INSIGHT? 
The major question has to be, what languages do you speak? If only English, then you’d better start learning. The typical highly-educated young European has at least their own language and English under their belt, and probably at least one other as well. And they’re who you’re competing with, if you’re looking to go international.
I manage at a firm that does quality audits - ISO 9000, ISO 14000, TS, stuff like that. If you get a particularly juicy speciality to audit, like TL-9000 or AS-9000, you can travel all over hell’s half acre. We travel quite a bit.
However, you will need industry experience before we’d hire you.
Have you considered being a courier? The catch, of course, is that, while being a courier enables you to get to exotic places cheaply, you couldn’t actually earn a living doing it. You’d have to supplement your courier duties with something that would produce income. Have you considered prostitution or drug-smuggling?
Ever considerd working on an oil rig? So far this year I’ve worked in India, Gabon and Singapore. I’m off to Eastern Russia in a few weeks.
Actually, “what” is OK. The tragedy is the unrequited international travel that you seek. Or is it love you’re really after?
International sales and/or management. Again you need experience.
CIA - this is a serious response. When I was graduating about 20 years ago, the only international stuff I found was the CIA. Did interviews but didn’t pursue it because of a lot of reasons but also at that time it was 2 years in Langley to start with and I didn’t want to wait those two years.
Actually, “what” is OK. The tragedy is the unrequited international travel that you seek. Or is it love you’re really after?
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haha nice… 
Sounds very interesting, but I’m too much of a liberal nut to work for oil
Yes, sales I would imagine would require tons of travel. I’m aware that any job that would give me options like tons of travel would require experience.
I thought of the CIA too. I still do.
Auto industry. And you don’t even have to know the foreign language. We just arrogantly go to the other countries and expect them to know English. Really.
English is clearly secondary.
My Brother-in-Law might well hold the record for this one.
He’s in training and got picked up by a firm with a Dept of Homeland Security contract. He does forensics training at bases and offices all over the world. He spends at least 6 months a year on the road.
He just got back from Guadalajara yesterday and he’s off to somewhere on the west coast shortly. Then July 1 he starts a WORLD TOUR that means he’ll be on the road (through Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and Australia) until mid-October.
And he does this all the time. He gives frequent flier miles as birthday presents. He says he’ll never use them all up.
wow, does he speak many languages?
You could join the Navy.
…or the merchant marine. I’m a sailor, and I’ve been to over 40 counries in the last few years. I work for an environmental organization, and there are people on board with all sorts of degrees.
Work for a mining company, my uncle used to, flew to places like South America, Russia, Africa etc looking at mines and doing apprasels and that sort of thing.
Really good pay too.
How do you get the job? I have no idea, probably need some science degree and a lot of experience with mines.
Just about every cool job requires an extensive resume these days 
So unless you have a university degree (or experience is some weird technical niche) it’s pretty much a no go?
Drat. 2.5 languages and a technologist’s diploma aren’t enough then…
CeeNT, questions seeking advice belong in the IMHO forum, not GQ.
Please don’t do this again, or your next thread will be liable to be closed.
-xash
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If you became a consultant and worked for a large firm (Accenture, for example), you’d have the opportunity to travel internationally quite often. A friend’s dad has been working in Bahrain most recently. He’s spent some time in nearly every country in the European Union. He doesn’t really speak any foreign languages besides Spanish, and he’s not fluent in that, so I suppose you don’t have to worry too much about languages.
United States Foreign Service Officer.
Travel the world, get diplomatic immunity, and get a chance to implement foreign policy on a day to-day-level.
Oh, and mandatory change of station every two to three years. Plus conferences and temporary duty assignments.
Email me for details.
False_God
United States Foreign Service Officer
Colombo, Sri Lanka
In 1990 I found a small firm with international operations. 14 years later, I have worked in eight countries, on five continents, while collecting over 200 passport stamps and 3.5 milliion frequent flyer miles.
Often, the willingness to travel internationally for work translates to pretty good pay. In my case the pay was OK, but I didn’t spend as much as other people because I was typically living on an expense account.
I love international work.