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Thursday 7 March 2013

Careers news

Have you ever had to miss an LSE Careers event you'd booked on to?

Lots of you have, and we want to work to change this so that you can make the most of your time at LSE and the opportunities available to you. To do this we are conducting a very short survey for anyone who has ever booked but then had to miss an LSE Careers event for any reason. If this applies to you, please take a couple of minutes to complete the survey.

International Women’s Day event

It’s International Women’s Day tomorrow, Friday 8th March, and to celebrate IBM are coming to LSE to promote their roles in technology consulting to women. Come and join them tomorrow night to learn more about the company and what they have to offer and enjoy a networking reception with IBM consultants. Book your place on CareerHub now.

Towers Watson innovation focus group

Towers Watson are seeking 12 LSE students to participate in a Mobile App Innovation Session (focus group) on Thursday 14 March on campus. As well as getting experience of this key market research tool and the innovation process, participants will be paid £10.00 for their involvement as well as a free lunch. The event will take place on Thursday 14 March, 12.30-2.30pm, on campus. Full details of how to register are on LSE CareerHub.

Careers events

Mock Assessment Centre - Wednesday 13 March, 1-3pm

A practical mock assessment centre giving you the opportunity to experience and practice your application and interviewing techniques with experienced employers.

Lent Term Research Division Funding Focus: Open calls for Research Fellowships - Thursday 14 March, 1-2pm

This brief lunch time seminar is open to PhD students and research staff. It will address open calls for Research Fellowships that can be applied for anytime to specific UK funders, such as AHRC and EPSRC.

We also have lots of department-specific events such as alumni panels and applications and interview advice coming up, so keep checking the CareerHub events section for events relevant to your department.

What you've been reading this week

Our blog is full of careers advice and tips as well as events, competitions and surveys you can get involved with. Here are this week's most popular posts:

• Volunteering Photography Competition Winners
• Free verbal and numerical test practice with a professional psychometric test provider
• Tailor your CV - because it's worth it

Jobs of the week

Here is just a small selection of the 566 opportunities currently advertised on CareerHub, including internships, graduate schemes, volunteering, part-time and full-time jobs.

• Graduate Programme: Systems Analyst - The Phoenix Partnership
• Internship: NBA EMEA Intern - National Basketball Association
• Full-time: Quantitative Analyst - OxFORD Asset Management
• Part-time: Programmes Administrator & Customer Services Co-ordinator – Age UK
• Volunteering: Policy & Research Intern – VSO

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