General Course Students Career Presentation

Viki ChinnCareers Advisor

LSE Careers Service

Agenda Using the Careers Service The UK job market Internships UK CV protocol Questions

Using the Careers Service Seminars Employer led workshops and skills sessions Forums Careers Fairs Email alert – Tell us what you want to know about One to one advice (go to seminars first!) Jobs board

What we can and can’t doWe can Help you identify your

dream job Reality check – Labour

market knowledge Suggest stepping

stones to the dream job Help you articulate your

employability skills to employers

Help you with your careers research

Miracles..? We can’t… create jobs /

internships in competitive sectors

Write your CV/ application for you

Proofread Change the world

Re-active and proactive job hunting

Reactive markets Lots of big players with 60 –

1000 vacancies Recruit every year Skill shortage

Proactive markets Majority of recruiters have

one or at most two vacancies

Don’t recruit every year No skills shortage

The sought-after profile Consistently good academic performance Awards, achievements Some work experience Extra-curricular activities Voluntary/community work People who can communicate, analyse information,

problem-solve, work with others and learn on an ongoing basis

Getting Started Step one: Do your research

Our website www.lse.ac.uk/careers My Careers Service Information for current students

Careers subscriptions – valuable research tools – Vault, WetFeet, Going Global, Policy Jobs

Seminars Meet Employers– Fairs, presentations and forums

Internships?

Common in: Management Finance & Banking Consultancy?? Law Marketing, advertising,

PR

Less common in Media NGOs/development Think tanks 'Niche' or specialist areas

Internship issues Dates you are available – most internships run for the

whole of July and August Locally focused recruitment – internships are used to

talent spot, so some organisations are only interested in those who will be available to work in the region on graduation.

Don’t forget home universities recruitment

CV vs Resume

Length Include high school grades Include extra curricular activities and hobbies /

interests Careers profile / career aim x

Explaining the ‘General Course’ to employers

Include in the ‘education’ of your CV Use the General Course to demonstrate your

international focus and academic ability Use the LSE ‘brand’ to talk positively about

employers and opportunities

Making the most of your time in London

Gather evidence of employability skills by: Getting involved with student societies Volunteering – volunteer centre in Careers

Service Part time term time work

Questions?