Through our Patrons we are able to deliver a service to meet the needs of our diverse and ambitious students. Funds raised from LSE Careers Patrons make it possible for us to develop new and innovative events as well as maintain some of our most popular services such as the Volunteer Centre.
Being a Patron of LSE Careers is the best way for you to keep up to date with all the developments at the School and will help to inform your recruitment strategy. You will have an Employer Engagement Adviser to help plan your recruitment activities at LSE and can meet regularly with our team of Careers Consultants to hear what students are saying.
Benefits of patronage
One of our team of Employer Engagement Advisers will work with you throughout the year to develop the best strategy for raising awareness of your organisation and opportunities with our students.
All LSE Careers Patrons are listed clearly for our students to see. Students can click straight through to your CareerHub profile from this page.
Competition for space on campus every autumn is high. LSE Careers Patrons are given an exclusive period of time to reserve their places at events ahead of bookings opening for all other organisations.
Want to create a bespoke event? Want to hold an event for a target group of students and alumni? Our Design Your Own Event option provides you with the flexibility to create a tailored event that suits the specific needs of your organisation.
Sending a targeted email is a highly effective way of promoting your opportunities or events to a specific group of students and/or alumni, allowing you to reach the most interested or qualified cohort directly. Patron benefit from one free enhanced targeted email which includes analytics on open rates and clicks.
A great way to differentiate yourself from other employers, an enhanced profile provides your organisation with a customisable landing page on CareerHub – including links to your website and social media accounts. You will also be listed as a ‘featured employer’ when students explore the different organisations active on the portal.
Our sector overview dashboards provide an overview of LSE graduate employment destinations after graduation.
Our annual Patron Engagement Dashboards provides valuable on the effectiveness of your on-campus activities and can help inform your recruitment and engagement strategy going forward.
One of our most popular services with students, these sessions are interactive and designed to educate on a particular topic or theme. Previous sessions have covered case-study interviews, commercial awareness, video interviewing and many more. Contact the Employer Engagement team for more information.
Patrons will receive a termly newsletter with insightful data, exclusive offers, news and key information on services.
A great opportunity to meet with academic and professional services staff from the LSE and gain access to exclusive data and research findings. There will be opportunity to network and share best practice with other employers from a range of sectors.
In recognition of the support provided by LSE Careers Patrons for the LSE Volunteer Centre, Patrons are invited to attend the LSE Volunteer of the Year Award. Jointly hosted with the LSESU RAG Society, the award celebrates volunteering and fundraising at LSE. Patrons will have the opportunity to meet with outstanding students volunteers, charities that have recruited students over the past year as volunteers and fundraisers and LSE staff and academics.
We ask for a suggested donation of £1000 per annum. Your patronage runs on the financial year basis and will be automatically renewed.
For further information about the LSE Careers Patron Group please contact us.