Student enquiries desk
The student enquiries desk is situated in the main LSE Careers office on the 5th Floor of the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre.
It is staffed by the Student Enquiries Coordinator who will be your first point of contact in LSE Careers.
The Student Enquiries Coordinator will be able to answer your general questions and any careers information enquiries, as welll as guide you through the range of resources and services offered by LSE Careers to best suit your needs.
You can contact the Student Enquiries Co-ordinator at careers@lse.ac.uk or by telephone on 020 7955 7135.
Facilities
The facilities below are available for use in the resource centre during opening hours:
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2 PCs that can be used by students for careers purposes
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Free printing for CVs, cover letters and application forms
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Quiet study space for using laptops and reference materials
Resources
Takeaway resources
Our resource centre contains a vast range of takeaway information. Popular takeaway materials which you can pick up for free include:
LSE Careers also produces LSE specific information publications which are also available to takeaway.
Reference materials and book borrowing
In addition to our takeawaway materials we also have a large number of books, to help you through all stages of career planning and job hunting.
Items on the shelves are reference only except those with green stickers on their spines, which can be borrowed for one week. Book borrowing is only available to current LSE students and eligible graduates.
Search and browse our resources
Visit our LibraryThing catalogue to search our full range of print and electronic resources. You can also browse our collection by:
Books which can be borrowed from our Resource Centre have been given the borrowable tag, resources which can be downloaded for free are tagged ebooks.
Our resources are organised according to the classification scheme below. Click on a subject category to see what books and ebooks are available on that topic.
General topics
01 Careers and advisory services
01.1 Using your careers service
02 Planning your future
02.1 Self awareness (finding out about yourself)
02.2 Degree-related options (what can I do with my degree?)
02.3 Decision-making (choosing a career)
04 Work experience (including vacation and gap year opportunities)
04.1 Planning vacation and short-term work, internships, work placements and gap years
04.4 Opportunities abroad
04.5 Volunteering opportunities
04.6 Student feedback on work experience
05 Developing your skills
06 Job search
06.1 Networking strategies
07 Employer information & directories
08 Applications, interviews, psychometric tests
08.1 CVs
08.2 Covering letters
08.4 Application forms
08.5 Interviews
08.6 Case study interviews
08.9 Psychometric tests
10 Employment issues
10.3 Handling job offers
11 Self-employment and entrepreneurship
12 Working and studying abroad
12.1 Working abroad - general information
12.3 Work and study abroad - by continent/region
13 Further study
13.2 Postgraduate study UK
13.3 Undergraduate study UK
14 Research and postdoctoral opportunities
15 Funding and money matters
15.2 Funding – undergraduate finance issues & support
15.3 Funding - postgraduate
16 Diversity
16.4 Gender
16.10 Sexual orientation
Occupations
A Education
A1 Teaching in schools
A4 Teaching English as a foreign language
C Health care and psychology
C4 Allied medical specialisms
C7 Psychology
D Defence and public protection
D1 Armed forces
D3 Emergency services
E Hospitality and events management
E1 Hospitality
F Leisure, sport and tourism
F2 Sport
F3 Tourism
G Advertising, PR and marketing
G1 Advertising
G2 PR
G3 Marketing
H Buying, selling and retailing
H2 Selling and sales management
I Actuarial work, pensions and insurance
I1 Actuarial work
I3 Insurance
J Accountancy and financial management
J1 Chartered accountancy
J5 Taxation
J6 Retail banking and personal financial services
J7 Investment banking and corporate financial services
J8 Investment management
K Legal services
K2 Barristers
K3 Ancillary legal professions
L Administration
M Information technology
N Charity and development work
O Research and management services
O1 Management consultancy
O5 Human resources, recruitment and training
Q Construction, civil engineering and property
Q5 Land and property management
R Natural resources and the environment
R3 Extraction and energy production
R5 Environmental protection and conservation
T Engineering and manufacturing
T1 Engineering
V Scientific research, analysis and support
V1 Scientific research and development
V2 Medical related scientific services
W Information, patents and heritage management
W1 Information and library management
W2 Patent and related work
X Creative arts and design
X4 Fashion and textile
Y Publishing, media and performing arts
Y1 Publishing and printing
Y2 Journalism
Y3 Writing
Y4 Broadcasting, film and video (technical)
Y5 Broadcasting, film and video (production)
Y7 Performance
In addition remember to check out Vault: Career insider and WetFeet online careers library, where LSE students can browse their huge range of ebooks and download them for free. If you need help finding anything the Student Enquiries Co-ordinator will be happy to assist.
The books below are all available for reference in the LSE Careers resource centre. For the full list, please visit the LSE Careers
LibraryThing catalogue. Click on a book cover for details.