LCF Grad Futures: Unlock Career Opportunities with Networking and LinkedIn

LCF Grad Futures: Unlock Career Opportunities with Networking and LinkedIn

From LinkedIn profile to job opportunity! Learn how to craft an 'All-Star' LinkedIn profile & network effectively in our expert-led session.

By LCF Graduate Futures

Date and time

Tue, 27 May 2025 15:00 - 16:00 GMT+1

Location

London College of Fashion, EB M01 (Lecture Theatre)

105 Carpenters Road London E20 2AR United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

This session is only for London College of Fashion students and graduates. It is aligned to your Graduate Futures professional development journey.

We live in a world where online awareness and engagement are key. In this session, we’ll walk you through the steps to elevate your profile, maximise visibility, and stand out in a competitive job market.

Your LinkedIn profile is your digital CV, and we’ll teach you how to craft a compelling headline, write a standout summary, and optimise key sections like experience and skills. We’ll also cover tips for growing your network, leveraging recommendations, and utilising key LinkedIn features to enhance your profile’s appeal to recruiters and industry professionals. With practical examples and actionable advice, you’ll learn how to transform your LinkedIn profile into a powerful tool for career advancement.

We’ll explore how to make a lasting impression for both online and in-person networking plus best practices for creating a personalised Elevator Pitch and promoting yourself. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn proven networking techniques, gain the confidence to make lasting impressions and take the first step toward enhancing your professional profile and network on LinkedIn!


Speakers

  • Melanie Mitchell, LCF Graduate Futures Careers Consultant: Leveraging over 30 years of experience as a Buyer, Headhunter and now Consultant, Melanie has worked with a number of brands including Christian Louboutin, Vivienne Westwood, AllSaints, Threads Styling and Sweaty Betty on projects relating to talent acquisition and executive search. Passionate about helping to build both brands and careers through putting the right people, in the right place at the right time she continues to use her industry expertise to coach and inspire the next generation looking to pursue careers in fashion.


Useful resources

In this session, you will develop the key skills of communication, connectivity, storytelling, self-efficacy as defined by the UAL Creative Attributes Framework (My_CAF). Before attending this activity, we suggest you:


If there are any barriers to your participation in this event or you have access requirements you wish to discuss, please contact graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk in advance, we'd be happy to talk with you. If you can't sign-up as the tickets have run out or expired, please email and see if you are still able to attend.




Image credit: LCF Careers Fair 2024 with LCF Graduate Futures, UAL | Photography by India Mae Ably

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Frequently asked questions

When will I receive the event joining information?

For all our events and activities, you will receive a reminder email with joining instructions 1-2 days before the event. If the session is running virtually, you will receive all of the joining links with this reminder and the day before the activity.

This event is in person, how can I find your building in East Bank?

Follow our guide who walks you through the route from Stratford tube station, through Westfields, onto the Park, and to our East Bank campus entrance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWQX2k41YOw

Do I need any specific equipment to participate?

If you are joining our virtual sessions, you will need a device to access the session through Microsoft Teams (online or desktop app). For in-person events we recommend bringing notebooks and pens, as well as a device to be able to access any digital elements of the activity and network.

I don’t go London College of Fashion, can I still attend the event?

Our events are for LCF students, graduates and alumni only. If you are not a student or graduate with London College of Fashion you will be removed from the event access lists. This is because Graduate Futures is a bespoke LCF service department and we only have capacity to support our own students.

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Supporting your professional ambitions

Studying at LCF gives you access to the focused careers and enterprise services, events and resources from the Graduate Futures team. Whatever your career, freelancer or business start-up ambitions, Graduate Futures works to provide current students and alumni with advice direct from industry thought leaders. We provide a safe place to encourage you to be comfortable with risk, ambiguity and experimentation. Graduate Futures supports the whole of your LCF journey and beyond, to enable you to innovate, create and achieve.

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Our support is free and accessible to all LCF students, graduates and alumni. Most of our opportunities are open to all, but some might be limited to specific groups - we'll make it clear when this is the case.