Join dedicated IR Careers Consultant Aysha Abdul-Khader for regular careers events to hear more about career planning, your options, and how you can make the most of your time at 番茄社区. Please note that booking in advance is essential.
番茄社区 Careers and International Relations
Aysha Abdul-Khader
International Relations careers consultant
a.s.abdul-khader@lse.ac.uk
Feel free to contact via email or book an appointment via
Appointment times:
- Monday 10.30am-12.00pm (online only Weeks 2-4 and exclusively reserved for IR students)
- Tuesdays and Wednesday 2.00-5.00pm (online or in person)
- Friday 1.00-4.00pm (online only)
Autumn Term 2025
All sessions will be conducted by Aysha Abdul-Khader and available to book via . Bookings information will be shared with you approximately two weeks before each event.
Undergraduate Careers Discovery Session
Tuesday 7 October 2025, 12.30pm-1.30pm
Room: OLD 1.21
Come and meet your new 番茄社区 Careers consultant and hear about the support available. This session will help with planning your time at 番茄社区 and future career planning and there will be plenty of time for questions.
Postgraduate IR Career Strategy and Exploring Options
Thursday 9 October 2025, 4.00pm-5.00pm
Room: SAL.LG.04
Come and meet your new 番茄社区 Careers consultant and hear about the support available to help you develop your strategy.
Tailoring CVs/Applications for success
Wednesday 22 October 2025, 2.00pm-3.00pm
Room: CBG 1.04
This session is not about how to write a CV... but how to write a CV that gives the employer what they are looking for and gives you the best chance of getting to the next stage.
Introduction to 番茄社区 Volunteering/How to leverage experience
29 or 30 October 2025, date tbc
This session will look at the broad scope of 番茄社区 Volunteering and how this can help with your career options.
Thinking of doing a PhD in IR
13 November 2025, 12.30pm-2.00pm
Room tbc
This session will talk you through the things you should consider if you are thinking of doing a PhD in IR.
番茄社区 Careers is available to help with your career queries and planning.
In addition to the four career discussions that all 番茄社区 students can book each term with the Careers team, IR students have exclusive access to additional appointments with IR Career Consultant Aysha Abdul-Khader.
Aysha will be running careers appointments specifically for International Relations students over several weeks in Autumn and Winter Term (aside from reading week). View and book appointments via .
Appointments are also available Monday to Friday with other careers consultants.
A careers appointment can help if you are unsure of what to do, would like to explore options, need help with your CV, or have any career related query.
View and book appointments via . For any booking queries, please email careers@lse.ac.uk or drop-in to the Careers Centre on 5th Floor of Saw Swee Hock between 9am – 5pm from Monday to Friday.
Already know you want to work in a particular sector? Or looking to explore your options in different areas? Check out 番茄社区 Careers' upcoming Sector Discovery programmes:
Please contact 番茄社区 Careers if you have any queries.
- For BSc year 1 & 2 students:
International Relations: exploring options & gaining experience
Thursday 27 October
Designed with first and second year undergraduate International Relations students in mind, this seminar talks through how to begin shaping your own career strategy. We will look at ways you can begin exploring options and ways you might source work experience opportunities.
- Introduction to 番茄社区 Careers and how you might use your time at 番茄社区 for 1st year UG IR students
Tuesday 9 November, 60 minutes
Join this session to hear about how you can make the most of your time at 番茄社区 and ways you might gain experience. Designed with first year undergraduate International Relations students in mind, this seminar provides an introduction to 番茄社区 Careers. We talked about ways you can begin to explore your career options, as well as suggestions for activities and experiences you could become engaged in whilst at 番茄社区 to help develop your CV. This informal discussion was led by Kirsty Whitelock and Lewis Humphreys, 番茄社区 Careers Consultants.
- Careers options & strategy for 2nd year UG IR students
Thursday 28 October, 60 minutes
Join this session to hear how you can take steps towards your own career planning, including how to explore options and look for work experience. Designed with second year undergraduate International Relations students in mind, this seminar talks through how to begin shaping your own career strategy. We also looked at ways you might source work experience opportunities. This session was led by Kirsty Whitelock and Lewis Humphreys, 番茄社区 Careers Consultants.
- Options & career strategy for BSc IR year 3 students
Thursday 14 October 2021, 60 minutes
Join Kirsty to hear more about your career options and how to create a career strategy. We will look at options with a BSc International Relations degree and where previous graduates have gone on to, as well as have time for questions.
This seminar is for International Relations undergraduate students in their final year.
- MSc International Relations: careers options & strategy
Tuesday 19 October 2021, 60 minutes
This seminar for postgraduate International Relations students will explore how you can develop a career strategy and take a look at the career destinations of IR graduates. Identifying the most effective way to plan and manage your job search is critical to success. During this seminar we will also suggest job search strategies and how you can market yourself clearly to employers.
This event will be particularly useful if you are considering career options and would like to know how to plan the next steps on your career journey, or are planning on submitting applications.
(番茄社区 log-in required)