Throughout the past few months, we’ve posted blogs from LSE alumni and employers about what it’s like to work in certain sectors, including their advice for current students.

In this blog you can find a recap of what they said – check out previous posts too and look out for more posts this year!

Public Relations

By Bill Ranatunga, account director at Weber Shandwick Manchester:

What is public relations? …good question. The truth is that today public relations, or PR, saddles a number of areas that were previously considered core disciplines. While years ago the traditional flack (industry term for PR practitioner) would solely concentrate on securing column inches, PR today is about understanding how best to communicate on behalf of brands in a society that is becoming increasingly multi-channel and always ‘on’. The core principles of public relations, however, remain true…

Public Affairs

By Dean Duke, who advises clients in the infrastructure, housing and childcare sectors for Westminster Advisers:

Public affairs is a great industry to work in if you’re interested in public policy and you want to work in a private sector setting. You get to be at the forefront of interactions between the private and public sectors, advising clients from every sector of the economy about the implications that political developments could have on their businesses.

Law (trainee solicitor)

By LSE alumna Nitika Patel, Trainee Solicitor at CMS Cameron McKenna:

I thoroughly enjoyed my law degree at LSE and I believe it gave me a strong foundation on the subject. Being surrounded by driven and motivated students, I found myself applying for insight days from my very first year. This proved invaluable as I gained exposure to different law firms, their clients and the type of work commercial solicitors do. Following a CMS Cameron McKenna vacation scheme in my final year at university, I was offered a Training Contract starting in 2016. Looking back on my first few months as a trainee solicitor, here are a few tips I have…