After finishing his undergraduate degree, Dominick completed a State Department internship in North Macedonia and a Fulbright Grant in Bulgaria. He then completed a year of graduate school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy, before withdrawing in good academic standing to serve as the Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. When set to reenroll at JHU, the school's Covid policies and mandates led to his decision to withdraw once again, and instead begin freelance writing in preparation of attending Hillsdale.