Business, management and HR careers

Are you seeking a new challenge abroad? Interested in starting your career in Hong Kong? If so, the upcoming presentation by the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office on Thursday 3 November is for you: As a global finance, trade and business hub, Hong Kong provides job opportunities unparalleled by any other places – it is a great place for career […]

A question many students and graduates looking to work in corporate responsibility and sustainability ask is, ‘where is the best place to look for news and find out about opportunities?’ We asked representatives on our ‘Corporate careers with a conscience’ panel earlier this year for their job hunting advice. Below is a summary of their suggestions and some resources to use: Don’t limit […]

Many LSE students are interested in consultancy as a career and indeed some do go on to work for consultancy firms. But when it comes to consultancy careers it’s not all about the big firms on campus. Of course there are the names every student knows like McKinsey, Bain and BCG but in reality these firms don’t have huge numbers […]

Fiona Curry completed the MSc in Human Resources Management at LSE in 2010. She now works as a HR Manager for General Electric “Having worked in HR for a number of years prior to completing my degree, I really wanted to gain more in-depth expertise and knowledge in my subject matter, and also more credibility towards future employers. I think a […]

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Alykhan Kassam completed the BSc in Management Sciences at LSE in 2009. He now works as a Partner for Lalani & Co “Nothing comes close to running your own business, waking up in the morning and knowing how you act on that day directly affects your company and how well it operates. However it can be very stressful at times.” Find […]

In Lent Term we welcomed a range of Corporate Responsibility (CR) and sustainability specialists (including LSE alumni) onto campus to talk about their career paths, what their day-to-day jobs involve, and what the future holds for people interested in CR as a career. Thanks to Isabella from Sancroft, Yogesh from TCS, Lisa from AIM, Stephanie from the JP Morgan Foundation, […]

Blog by Maddie Smith, LSE Careers Consultant: Summer Term may well be the time many of us take holidays, but it’s also the time we at LSE Careers visit companies and find out what their recruitment plans are for the coming year, and how successful they have been recruiting graduates and filling their graduate scheme places. I’ve been a career consultant for […]

LSE takes part in the Tata Social Internship scheme where undergraduate and postgraduate students from LSE spend two months in India undertaking a social internship project with a development, social enterprise, environmental, sustainability or CSR focus. Each year some of the interns write short essays reflecting on their cultural experiences of India. Here’s an essay written by Chau Nguyen, a BSc Geography with […]

Careers consultant Viki Chinn shares her insights into a highly rewarding financial services career: How would you like to work in a dynamic industry that covers nearly everything? Where no matter what your personal interests are, you can find a role which incorporates them into your everyday work? Add to that a good work-life balance and the opportunity for continued learning and development and […]