Professional development skills

Focusing on skills and techniques that will support your job search and prepare you for the world of work, these sessions cover topics including networking, using LinkedIn, presentation skills.

Connect and get noticed: networking for job search (online)
: Connect and get noticed: networking for job search (online)
: Careers workshop,Careers workshop
: Through practical activities and networking scenarios, build your confidence with professional conversations and make networking a meaningful contribution to your job search.
: 14:00 06-Nov-2026

Exploring career options
: Exploring career options
: Careers seminar,Careers seminar
: Not sure what to do next? Explore your options, understand how career decisions are made and identify practical steps to move forward with greater clarity and confidence, with space to ask questions in a supportive setting. 
: 15:00 02-Nov-2026

Get ready and practice employer numeracy tests (online)
: Get ready and practice employer numeracy tests (online)
: Careers workshop,Careers workshop
: Build your confidence and sharpen your skills for employer numerical and graphical tests with practical techniques, example questions and expert guidance to help you feel better prepared for job and internship applications.
: 15:00 29-Oct-2026

Ask the coach: personal branding and career narrative (online)
: Ask the coach: personal branding and career narrative (online)
: Professionals at LSE event,Professionals at LSE event
: Ask the Coach is an informal way to engage with your working professional peers and focuses on a different topic each time.
: 13:00 29-Oct-2026

From planning to practice: build your job search strategy
: From planning to practice: build your job search strategy
: Careers seminar,Careers seminar
: Make sense of the UK graduate job market and how to research your sector. Practise finding vacancies beyond the obvious job boards, research a real role or employer, and leave with a four-week job search plan you can act on this week.
: 13:00 29-Oct-2026

Get ready and practice employer numeracy tests (online)
: Get ready and practice employer numeracy tests (online)
: Careers workshop,Careers workshop
: Build your confidence and sharpen your skills for employer numerical and graphical tests with practical techniques, example questions and expert guidance to help you feel better prepared for job and internship applications.
: 15:00 28-Oct-2026

Department of Management skills seminar: AlphaSights - The Art of Negotiation
: Department of Management skills seminar: AlphaSights - The Art of Negotiation
: Departmental event,Departmental event
: Join AlphaSights for an exclusive in-office workshop designed to help you develop the commercial and communication skills sought after by leading employers.
: 14:00 28-Oct-2026

Inside IQVIA China: 2027 Graduate Careers Presentation
: Inside IQVIA China: 2027 Graduate Careers Presentation
: Employer presentation,Employer presentation
: Inside IQVIA China: 2027 Graduate Careers
: 12:00 28-Oct-2026

Get ready and practice for case interviews
: Get ready and practice for case interviews
: Careers workshop,Careers workshop
: This workshop is designed for students with a basic understanding of case study interviews. It explores why employers use case studies and the different types of problem-solving exercises you may encounter.
: 11:00 28-Oct-2026

Department of Management skills seminar: Inside AWS: From Cloud Fundamentals to Agentic AI, with Gaia Ginevra
: Department of Management skills seminar: Inside AWS: From Cloud Fundamentals to Agentic AI, with Gaia Ginevra
: Departmental event,Departmental event
: This session is for students who are curious about artificial intelligence, cloud technology, and digital transformation.
: 11:00 27-Oct-2026

 

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