At the end of last year, we put out a call to alumni to see if anyone would be willing to give up some of their time to offer career advice and mentoring for current students. We were hoping for a range of different types of industry and roles from both recent graduates, and those with more experience.
The plan was for each alumnus to offer up to four 30-minute sessions, at a time of their convenience, to talk about their experience of making the transition from studying economic history to having a career outside of academia. The response so far has been amazing, with more than 100 responses from people across the world, and we will arrange the first of these sessions for February.
If you missed the email and would like to get involved, contact our Student Engagement Coordinator, Oli Harrison (o.harrison1@lse.ac.uk) for more information.
We will likely then roll out the scheme to include Undergraduates.
Many thanks to everyone who has been in touch, we really do appreciate it!