Post on 20-Jan-2016
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General Course Students Career Presentation
Viki Chinn
Careers 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?