Lent Term Week 8: Newsletter

a. Your Corporate (& all other) Career is Our Affair

1. Contact Singapore The list of internships from Contact Singapore has been updated! Do check it out (http ://lsesingsoc . wix . com/lsesingsoc#!careers/p2h95) again and see if there's anything that catches your eye/ you'd be interested in. On that note, could all Year 3 and Masters students please help to fill up the Job Status form (http ://bit . do/CSform) for Contact Singapore? Currently, we only have about 10 responses. As mentioned in our separate email to you, this is crucial to the continued support we are receiving from Contact Singapore. Please help to spread the word too; thank you (:

2. International Students Career Fair

Wednesday, 2 March, 12-4pm, Freemasons' Hall

I think the name of the event is rather self-explanatory, but do find out more about the programme and the exhibitors here: http ://careerinteractive . org/fair/#London

The Facebook page is incredibly useless, but do check it out and see if I'm wrong: https://www . facebook . com/events/223883544615685/240291266308246/

3. An Insight into the World of Applications, Spring Weeks and Internships (IB) with Shaun Tan

We've received feedback that this article has been quite useful, and we hope that as many people can read it for advice/ encouragement/ consolation as possible. Thank you so much for your valuable feedback, and do read it if you haven't. Do drop the man a message to thank him for his hard work, and spread the word to your friends so that his hard work doesn't go to waste! Next week, we will feature the second of our articles. Do keep a lookout for that (: As previously mentioned, please let us know if there are things you want to see up on the website. It would also be incredibly helpful if you'd like to contribute your own experience/ piece of advice. Please just drop Jeslyn or ZhiHao a message if you'd like to.

4. Using social media in your job search

Tuesday, 1 March, 11am-2pm, NAB 2.04

Again, self-explanatory title. I include the learning objectives they posted on their site:

By the end of this seminar you will understand:

• how employers use LinkedIn to advertise opportunities and identify candidates

• how to create effective LinkedIn profiles

• advanced LinkedIn search features, including alumni and groups

• using Twitter in your job search

• using other social media such as Facebook and blogging platforms

Book a spot here: https://careers . lse . ac . uk/students/events/detail/337004/using-social-media-in-your-job?utm_source=careers-newsletter-2016-02-25&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=careers-newsletter

5. How to build an effective LinkedIn profile

Tuesday, 1 March, 1-2pm, NAB 1.04

For those still without LinkedIn pages: this seminar will take you through the steps required to build an effective LinkedIn profile, with tips on what to include in each section, ways to increase your visibility, and best practice techniques in making connections across the platform. It is most suitable for students with a basic understanding of LinkedIn.

By the end of the seminar you will:

• know how to create an effective profile

• understand what to include in each section of your profile

• have discovered the best ways to connect and stay in touch with other people

Book a spot here: https://careers . lse . ac . uk/students/events/detail/325444/how-to-build-effective-linkedi?utm_source=careers-newsletter-2016-02-25&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=careers-newsletter

b. S Factor 2016

We are officially one week away from The S Factor!!

Stay tuned for publicity Facebook posts all week, as we unveil our judges and finalists on our Facebook page. You can keep watch by clicking here for all event updates.

Can’t wait?! Buy your tickets now from your nearest SingSoc committee member! We are all friendly people, so just PM us even if you don’t know us personally – we’d be more than happy to arrange a time and place for you to get your ticket!