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LSE Careers
Graduate Open Evening 2012
What LSE graduates do
What employers look for
Opportunities at the LSE
What LSE Careers can do for you
This evening..
Banking and Financial Services
32.1%
Consultancy 10.6%
Development, NGOs and
International Organisations 9.9%
Education 9.7%
Central and Local Government 8%
Research 5.8%
What LSE graduates do: Top Sectors
What LSE graduates do Top Employers
Roles State Modernisation Advisor – Chile Ministry of Finance
Project Analyst – Kids Company
Intelligence Officer – US Army
Product and Marketing Director – Getty Images
Financial Adviser – Towers Watson
Private Equity Analyst – Goldman Sachs
Media Assistant – Amnesty International
National Management Trainee – Enfield Council
Political Affairs Assistant – Embassy of Finland
Consultant – Boston Consulting Group
Group PR Executive (EU) – Dyson
Creative Project Manager – Bright Lights Intellectual Property
Communications Officer - USAID
London Reporter - CNBC
What LSE graduates do: Diverse roles..
Postgraduate students 6 months after graduating:
74% working
5.6% working and studying
8.2% studying
9.7% unemployed
2.4% other (maternity, travelling etc)
Percentage working in graduate level work 97.4%
Average postgraduate salary
£35,698
What LSE graduates do
Top 3 universities in the UK based on graduate prospects
Times Good University Guide 2013
LSE – 1st
The Guardian 2013
LSE – 2nd
Sunday Times 2013
LSE – 3rd
Rankings?
Many opportunities in the UK are open to graduates of any discipline
What do employers want?
Hard skills: technical knowledge, languages, IT skills, commercial awareness
Soft skills: interpersonal skills, integrity, problem solving, teamwork, flexibility, drive
What employers look for
Strong and consistent academic record
Work experience (full time, part time, internships, work shadowing)
Volunteering
Extra curricular activities (societies and clubs)
Interests and passions i.e. sports, music
How to prove you have these skills?
How can LSE Careers help
you?
We advertise…..
Part time work to fit around your studies
Internships (including the postgraduate Parliamentary Internships scheme)
Full time graduate opportunities
Experienced hire roles
LSE Careers: Work Experience
What can students do?
Work at a homework club
Fundraise for a charity
Do research
Human Resources Officer – The Big Issue
Front of House Assistant – Benjamin Franklin House
Selection Event Volunteer – London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games
What the Volunteer Centre offers
Drop in to chat to the Volunteer Coordinator
Check out our website – www.lse.ac.uk/volunteercentre
Sign up to the Volunteer Centre newsletter
Find us on Twitter and Facebook
Volunteering Fair
Fairs Banking and Finance
Consultancy
Business and Management
Law
Internship
Volunteering
Public Sector and Policy conference
International Organisations Day
Central Banking Conference
LSE Careers: Employer events
Forums and panel events Central and course specific
Presentations Varied employers
Skill sessions
Plus centrally organised Public Lectures…
LSE Careers : Events
We offer…
Start up in a day
Master classes and Case Studies
Entrepreneurship blog and forum
Site open days
LSE Entrepreneur of the Year
Entrepreneurial internships
Plus a variety of essential start up online resources
LSE Careers: Entrepreneurship
One to one appointments
Career guidance
Support with applications
Practice interviews
Talks and workshops on career related topics (central and departmental)
Comprehensive website
Follow us on facebook and twitter
LSE Careers: Advice
Accenture Allen&Overy Amlin Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of England Barclay’s Barnardo’s BDO Bloomberg BNP Paribas Booz&Company The Boston Consulting Group Citi City Year Clifford Chance The College of Law Credit Suisse Deloitte Deutsche Bank Ernst&Young European Investment Fund Fidelity Worldwide Investments
FoodCycle Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Frontier Economics FTI Consulting Goldman Sachs Government of Singapore Investment Herbert Smith Freehills HSBC ICAP IntoUniversity JP Morgan Kaplan Law School KPMG Linklaters Macquarie Group Markit McKinsey&Company Monitor Group Morgan Stanley MyBnk Nomura OC&C Strategy Consultants Oliver Wyman Oxera Proctor&Gamble PwC READ International Restless Development Rothschild Royal Bank of Scotland Shell Societe Generale Standard Chartered Swiss Re Teach First Travers Smith UBS Unicredit Group Unilever White and Case Willis Women for Women UK
Patrons of LSE Careers
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Questions?
