Mediation Jobs Outlook: Negotiation and Mediation Careers

The field of conflict resolution and mediation continues to emerge. Unlike more traditional fields such as law and medicine, there are multiple career paths and opportunities. While there are firms and consultants that specialize in conflict management and mediation, there are also internal opportunities at businesses, in the government, and in other organizations, where responsibilities and titles can vary greatly. This offers you the flexibility and freedom to forge your own way according to your own passion, interests, and goals. The range of opportunities will continue to expand as the field, its functions, and its benefits become more prominent.

Areas with increasing opportunities for trained professionals in these roles may include:

• Corporations, which may use dispute resolution and arbitration
      as an alternative to costly legal battles, to facilitate international
      transactions and communication, and to handle customer service
      issues
• Human resources departments and labor relations
• Government agencies, many of which are required by law to offer
      alternative dispute resolution programs
• The military, which needs skilled negotiators and conflict
      management experts to handle tense situations and
      peacekeeping missions with an eye to cultural differences
• Politics and policy making
• Health care institutions and organizations
• Relief, development, and peacemaking organizations
• Educational institutions from the elementary to university levels
• Criminal justice
• Insurance
• Sourcing and procurement
• Internet-based businesses and consumer sites, which need
      specialists in online dispute resolution
• Conflict consulting firms

The online Master's in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from Creighton University can help widen your career options. Find out how: REQUEST MORE INFORMATION or call us toll-free at 866.717.6365 to speak with an Admissions Representative.