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GalleryWeixin Li – Associate, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Weixin Li completed the MSc in European Political Economy at LSE in 2010. She now works as an Associate for Goldman Sachs Asset Management
“The further into your career you are, the more you will find that it is the general skills you pick up from varied exposure to different people and things, as well as the ability to adapt and learn […]
GalleryFirst year spring weeks, insight programmes, and alternatives 2016/17
With Michaelmas Term now well underway many LSE students are already focusing on the holidays, exams and beyond! LSE Careers is open to all students of any year group and at any stage in your career. We’re always very happy to speak with first year students and have been seeing some of you over the past few weeks. Question […]
GalleryDorottya Kovasznai – Team Leader, Bloomberg
Dorottya Kovasznai completed the MSc in ADMIS at LSE in 2010. She now works as a Team Leader for Bloomberg
“Bloomberg has an extremely fast-paced environment and our clients are the most important players in the international financial and political scene… The problem solving skills I developed at LSE are very useful in the Bloomberg world.”
Find out more about Dorottya and her experiences on […]
GalleryFinance careers in the charity sector
Guest blog by David Thorp, FP&A Assistant Analyst at VSO International:
Having a job or a career that works towards the end goal of helping people and contributing to society is something that has always been important to me. But not having a clear ‘dream job’ coming out of school and university, exactly how I would be able to do […]
GalleryNew 10 Minutes With videos from LSE alumni
10 Minutes With have published three new video interviews of LSE alumni discussing their roles and industries.
Charu Sachdev – Fashion Entrepreneur, The Sachdev Group
Colin Clarke – Senior Vice President (Brand Management), Visa
Isha Patel – Business Analyst, Hiscox
Check out more interviews by visiting 10 Minutes With.
GalleryFinancial services’ best kept secret
Careers consultant Viki Chinn shares her insights into a highly rewarding financial services career:
How would you like to work in a dynamic industry that covers nearly everything? Where no matter what your personal interests are, you can find a role which incorporates them into your everyday work? Add to that a good work-life balance and the opportunity for continued learning and development and […]
Calculating accountancy recruitment success
Here’s the first of our 2014 series of occupational insight posts. This week is about accountancy and is written by Jo Carrington, a member of the careers consultant team. Accountancy is one of the most popular destinations for graduates. With diverse sector options and a range of roles available, this prestigious career has seen a 7.2% (High Fliers report 2013/14) increase in […]
New banking and financial services deadline dates now available
To help make your job search simpler, every year LSE Careers publishes a list of the major banking and financial services employers’ internship and graduate scheme deadline dates. This includes accountancy, finance, insurance, investment banking, risk analysis and much more.
Although the information on this list was correct at the time of writing, several deadline dates are still yet to […]
Talking ’bout a revolution… the disruptive market that is London’s FinTech scene
Guest Blog by Markus Gnirck, COO Startupbootcamp FinTech. Recent reports by Accenture and Ernst & Young have shown that London is the international hub for FinTech (Financial Technologies). The UK in general is a uniquely well-suited location for technology applied to financial services. Deal volumes have been growing at 74 percent a year since 2008, compared to 27 percent globally and […]
A career in accountancy – read the experience of an LSE alumnus
In this post, LSE alumnus Arnab Datta reveals his thoughts on the links between accountancy and business, and talks about his training contract. The classic stereotype of an accountant to many people is based around simply adding up numbers. However, in today’s modern commercial world, working as an accountant is more like being a business adviser to companies in different […]
