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

2 What if I haven’t taken part in extra-curricular 

activities before? 

You don’t have to include a section on extra-curricular activities or 

achievements, but employers are often interested in what you have done 

outside of work and academic studies. Think widely about what you have 

done before you came to University and whilst you have been at LSE or 

previous institutions. Don’t feel all is lost if you haven’t been president 

of a student society. Activities like volunteering, mentoring, being a 

course representative, organising an event to raise money or the profile 

of a particular cause are all relevant experience. It’s never too late to get 

involved in something on or off campus.