What is the LSE Careers Skills Framework for?
The LSE Careers Skills Framework brings together a broad set of skills that are developed through study, experiences, and reflection during your time at LSE.
These skills are not tied to a single career path or sector. Instead, they describe capabilities that support effective participation in work, organisations, and wider society.
Explore the skills below:
The framework provides a shared language for thinking about skills. It helps you recognise how academic study, part‑time work, extracurricular activities, and other experiences contribute to your development.
How can you use the framework?
The framework is designed to support reflection rather than assessment.
Each skill area invites you to think about what you have already developed, where you feel confident, and where you may want to focus next.
Using the framework regularly can help you move from describing what you have done to explaining what you have learned.
You can use the framework to:
- reflect on your experiences and identify patterns in how you work
- recognise skills developed through study and wider activities
- identify areas you would like to strengthen or explore further
- articulate your skills clearly and confidently to others
How do these pages link to the self assessment in CareerHub?
The self assessment in CareerHub is a practical tool that helps you engage with the LSE Careers Skills Framework in a more structured way. It invites you to reflect on your level of development across each skill area and consider evidence from your own experiences.
By responding to reflective statements, you can:
- identify current skills and areas for further development
- track how your skills evolve over time
- make more intentional choices about learning and experience
- build confidence in articulating your skills
The self assessment does not provide a fixed judgement. Instead, it supports ongoing reflection and development, helping you connect everyday experiences with the broader skills described in the framework.
Remember: Skills develop over time
Skills are not fixed or complete. They develop through practice, feedback, and reflection. Progress often involves becoming more aware of context, more comfortable with complexity, and more intentional in how you act.
You may recognise different levels of confidence across different skills, and this will change over time. The framework and self assessment tool are intended to support development rather than define an endpoint.
How can you make sense of your development?
The skills in the framework are interconnected. For example, critical thinking supports problem solving, communication supports teamwork, and self awareness underpins many other areas.
Reflecting across the framework can help you understand how your skills work together and how you approach learning, challenge, and collaboration.
LSE careers consultants can support you in using the framework, and you can find links to resources related to each of the skills on the tabs towards the top of this page.
The self assessment tool can help you to reflect, develop, and articulate your skills as you prepare for working life.