LSE ALUMNI
MENTORING AND CAREERS
Alumni Professional Mentoring Network The LSE Alumni Professional Mentoring Network is the career networking resource that allows LSE alumni to give back to the alumni and student community by sharing some of their valuable professional experience and expertise. The network continues to go from strength to strength, and now has over 200 mentors in 35 countries, with some exciting new developments:
International campaigns The network was officially launched in the USA in July, with the Alumni and Friends of LSE in the USA encouraging all the mentors on its own scheme to join the global network. Since then, the mentoring committee has worked with alumni groups in France, Hong Kong and Singapore to launch mentoring in their countries, and will be working with many more groups in 2011 to create a truly global network.
Launch to governors and students
Peter Sutherland, chairman of the LSE Court of Governors, as its guest speaker. For governors, many of whom are alumni and all of whom have wide professional experience, the event was an opportunity to find out how they can use the network to share their experience with fellow alumni and current students. From the student side, the event gave Students’ Union officers and SU society leaders the opportunity to meet alumni and governors, and to find out all about mentoring so they can champion the network when it officially launches to students early in 2011.
Find out more For more information about the Alumni Professional Mentoring Network, and to find out about other services and benefits available, please visit Houghton Street Online – www.alumni.lse.ac.uk/mentoring
LSE Careers Service The LSE Careers Service has a number of useful services for alumni: • My Careers Service – unlimited access to the online vacancy board • Careers fairs and events – alumni places are available at most events • LSE Graduate Advance – bespoke support for alumni within the first two years of graduation For more information about the LSE Careers Service, please see www. lse.ac.uk/careers or email careers@lse.ac.uk.
In November, the network was delighted to welcome
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