Career development month- June 2008
The Careers Service is running a number of events in June which are designed to help students from all years of study in planning and developing their careers. This is the perfect opportunity for you to gain invaluable help and advice from our careers advisers regardless of which stage of career planning you have reached. There will be specific events targeted at first and second years, seminars for final year and masters students, and seminars offering guidance about the graduate recruitment process. For full details of all the seminars please see below
As part of Career Development Month LSE Careers Service is hosting its annual Jobs Fair on Thursday 19 June in the Senior Dining Room. This fair will give you the opportunity to meet with a wide range of organisations that are recruiting for imminent vacancies.
Organisations that will be attending the fair include: Accenture, Grant Thornton, Millward Brown, Exclusive Analysis, Deloitte , BDO Stoy Hayward, Amlin, Capital One, Gallup, HM Forces/The Army, HSBC, Markit, Optiver Holding, Standard Life, Jane Street Capital
To view the brochure for this event which includes employer descriptions click here
Please note that this event is open to final year students only.
Unless otherwise specified, booking for all events will open on 2nd June and can be booked via the My Careers Service section of our website.
Programme of Events:
4th June - Assessment Centres Seminar on Group Exercises
This assessment centres seminar, hosted by a careers adviser, will provide an introduction to all aspects of an assessment centre, but will focus particularly on group exercises, explaining what recruiters are looking for, common mistakes, and ways to improve your group work skills
9th June – Flying Start. Career planning for 1st Year Undergraduates
This seminar will address many of the key issues for first years such as:
• Where can I find an internship or work experience opportunity?
• What are employers looking for?
• How can I get my career plan started?
All these questions will be addressed through a combination of presentation, group exercises and feedback from successful students
Booking opens 28th May. To book please visit My Careers Service
9th June – MBTI Personality and Careers Choice
Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) questionnaire, a careers advisor will help you explore your preferred style of gathering and using information and your working style. The MBTI is not used in recruitment, but can be useful for personal development. It may identify issues you should consider when choosing a career, but will not give you a list of 'suitable jobs'
Booking opens 28th May. To book please visit My Careers Service
18th June – Flying Start. Career planning for 2nd year undergraduates
After 2 years at LSE it is time for you to take stock. This seminar will help you answer the following questions: Have you got what recruiters are looking for? How far have you come in your personal development? Which developmental opportunities should you still seek to include in your final year? What are some of the more typical graduate schemes around, what are alternatives? Which deadlines should you observe? And: how can the Career Service help you in your career planning? To book please visit My Careers Service
18th June – Assessment Centres seminar on Presentations
This assessment centres seminar, hosted by a careers adviser, will provide an introduction to all aspects of an assessment centre, but will focus particularly on presenting, explaining what recruiters are looking for, common mistakes, and ways to improve your presentation skills. To book please visit My Careers Service
19th June – How to Find a Job for final year undergraduates
Starting to think about your career for the first time? This session will help you to generate career decisions and feel more in control of those decisions. To book please visit My Careers Service
19th June – Jobs Fair
The Jobs Fair will be held in the Senior Dining Room from 17.30 -20.30. Organisations attending this event include: Accenture, BDO Stoy Hayward and Deloitte, and many more….. Companies featuring at this event are recruiting for imminent vacancies, so please remember to bring your CV.
Please click here to view the poster for this event.
Please note this event is for final year students only. To book please visit My Careers Service
24th June – How to find a job for Masters students
In this seminar we will look at all the strategies you can use to get yourself a job after your Masters. Are there still jobs being advertised? If so, how do you find them? Is it an option to apply for graduate training schemes in September? How do you find jobs that aren’t even being advertised? All these questions and more will be explored with an experienced careers adviser To book please visit My Careers Service
25th June – How to write a CV
This session will give you an insight into what makes an excellent CV. It will cover what information needs to go into a CV, how to match the CV to the particular job you are applying for and how to structure the CV to make the most impact. You will also find out how to structure a targeted covering letter which should highlight the skills and achievements relevant to a particular employer and demonstrate why you want to work for them To book please visit My Careers Service
26th June – Interviews Seminar
This seminar will deal with what employers look for in a candidate and how to make a strong impression. There will also be an opportunity to learn about the questions you may be asked and how to handle them. To book please visit My Careers Service
26th June - How to Complete Effective Application Forms
This seminar, hosted by a careers adviser, will focus on the aspects of writing effective application forms. It will concentrate on what recruiters look for in application forms and how to answer the kinds of questions that employers typically use. To book please visit My Careers Service
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