Talk from a LSE PhD alumnus

Current LSE PhD students may be particularly interested in the talk tomorrow evening by the BBC journalist Kurt Barling. He graduated with a PhD in International Relations from LSE and during his talk will be reflecting on his time at LSE and how it has influenced his career at the BBC. It is taking place at the NAB Wolfson Theatre from 6.30pm until 7.45. Register your interest via:

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/diaryAndEvents/worldstage/15Feb2012.aspx

 

There are plenty of events coming up. Keep an eye on MyCareers (http://tinyurl.com/72fuonn) to make sure you don’t miss out.

UK’s Best Workplaces

 

 

Great Place to Work today published a list of the UK’s Best Work Places. This organisation looks at a range of companies assessing leadership, people management and positive workplace culture.

This year’s winner is Baringa Partners. Economic Consultancy firm, Frontier Economics, who are one of our patrons here at the LSE, also feature. They were ranked 20^th  overall and 3^rd in the category “Best Quality of Life”.

If you are looking for alternative careers, outside of academia, this website may be a good starting point as it lists ‘good employers’ across many sectors, all of whom have a reputation for valuing their employees. These include small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), which are sometimes difficult to find when looking through career resources.