Lse ac uk/careers How to write cvs and cover letters

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Importance of voluntary experience

As well as enabling you to make an impact in society, getting 

involved in volunteering is an opportunity to develop new and 

existing skills, meet new people, improve your confidence, give 

your CV a boost and more. The LSE Volunteer Centre advertises  

a range of volunteer opportunities on LSE CareerHub and  

you can book one-to-one discussions for advice on finding a 

suitable volunteering opportunity for you. Find out more at  

lse.ac.uk/volunteercentre

“ Make your headings work for you. You can use them to 

subdivide your work experience so that you can collect 

together the most relevant experience in one section.  

Then put that section in a prominent place on your CV. For 

example if you are applying for a consultancy job and you 

have a mixture of consultancy and other work experience, 

create a section called ‘Consultancy work’ for your first page 

and another called ‘Work experience’ that can appear later  

in your CV.“

Maddie Smith, LSE Careers Consultant