Careers in ID

CareerHub is an excellent resource that runs activities such as skills workshops (including interview preparation and CV clinics), information sessions and networking events to support you on your career journey. You can also create a personalised dashboard on Career Hub, and search the job board for opportunities collated by LSE's Careers team.

As well as helping you to explore and plan you to explore options and plan for your future career, the LSE Careers Service has specific information and tools to help you enter the graduate job market and hosts recruitment events.

Careers Consultant Appointments 

Our International Development Careers Consultant is Lewis Humphreys. You can a book a one-on-one appointment with Lewis or another of LSE's Careers consultants for tailored advice, signposting to resources, help with your CV or a specific job application or to set up a practice interview.

 If you have other queries, contact Lewis via email: l.humphreys@lse.ac.uk.

Career Skills Workshops 

Throughout the year LSE Careers provide a range of events to equip you with the skills to succeed including:

• CV, cover letter and application workshops;
• mock assessment centres;
• sector insights;
• seminars on case studies and psychometric tests.

Browse events on CareerHub

Online tools available to all LSE students

• Get your CV checked with CareerSet
• Prepare for case interviews with CaseCoach
• Practise interviews with Shortlist.me
• Practise psychometric tests with Graduates First
• Jobs in the UK and abroad with Student Circus

LSE has a vast alumni network which is an excellent resource when you're looking to speak to people in roles or sectors you're considering for your own career. The LSE ID LinkedIn group is highly useful for this, and we recommend that you request to join if you have not already done so.

Check out this page from LSE Careers Service with information and advice around networking.

Keep in mind that once you finish your studies, you will still have access to the Careers Service as alumni.

Have a question? Looking for some advise about your next step? Use the Ask an Alumni tool to send a question to LSE alumni across the world.

There are also a number of networking communties, websites and resources set up by LSE alumni to take a look at including RE: Project, the Women in International Affairs Network (WIAN), Women of Color in Consulting (WoCo) and The Black Humanitarian.

Check out this LSE Careers page on how to build a LinkedIn profile that displays your skills and experience to their best advantage for recruiters and potential employers.

Take a look at the presentation slides from an introduction session to the careers service, a workshop on getting the most from LinkedIn, a workshop on CVs and cover letters run by Lewis.

You can also find more information and helpful networking tips via the Careers blog or set up a one-to-one with a Careers Consultant to get tailored advice on your LinkedIn profile.

Virtual Graduate Open Event

In November 2023, Dr Arjan Gjonça, Doctoral Programme Director and Dr Monika Kruesmann, PhD Programme Manager held a live online session for prospective PhD students. You can watch back the recording here.

Career Insight Event

In 2022, ID hosted an online event with a PhD candidate and alumnus from on what it's like to do a PhD in International Development. Current PhD candidate in the Department Sophie Legros and 2020 alumnus of the PhD programme Max Gallien, who is now a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, spoke about their experiences on the PhD programme in ID and pursuing careers in academia. You can watch the recording back here. 

• Steer your Career, is a podcast series by LSE Careers podcast. In 'Discover International Development: Episode 1' Careers Consultant Lewis Humphreys chats to LSE alum Morgan Jennings, who graduated with an MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies in 2021. She now works at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
• Inspired by the "Humans of.." concept of sharing stories originated by photoblogger Brandon Stanton in New York, Humans of ID is a podcast where students in the LSE Department of International Development sit down with classmates, instructors, and alumni to learn about their stories and how they are interacting with issues in, and approaches to, development. In these informal discussions, ID Students engages with guests, learning about their journey in the development field and discussing some pressing contemporary issues in international development.
• MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies student, Alice Storniolo has written a blog about her trip to Brussels for the LSE Careers Fair aimed to support students and alumni looking to work for EU institutions and the organisations that work with them.
• Discover ID blog series, published in 2021/22, covers how to get into International Organisations and Development Banks, how to get into international development consulting, how to get into International Non-Governmental Organisations (iNGOs) and 8 top tips for working in financial institutions and government aid agencies.
• Blog from an LSE alumna on where to start if you’re interested in a career in International Development.
• In a helpful blog post on Careers support, HID Graduate and Student Ambassador Harikeerthan Raghuram goes through the range of services he found most useful from LSE Careers, including careers fairs, networking events, practice interviews with a careers consultant and volunteering opportunities.

There are many reasons for why you might want to start volunteering: to make a difference for a cause that you care about, meet new people, get involved with your community or add new experiences to your CV. Visit the LSE Volunteer Centre website for information and explore a range of volunteering opportunities on CareerHub.

You can also explore the range of volunteering opportunities within the university community, organised by LSE and the LSESU, including: FoodCycle LSE; LSESU Amnesty International Society; LSESU Raising and Giving (RAG); LSESU Campaigns Network; and LSE Sustainability.

If you still aren't sure what kind of volunteering is for you, make an appointment with the Volunteer Centre Manager to talk through your ideas and seek advice.