Link to us

Working closely with schools is important to Careers Scotland. To strengthen this partnership we would encourage you to include information about Careers Scotland on your own website. You can use the paragraphs below and adapt to your local needs.

Sharing website content

RSS Feeds

The news and events feeds provide a short description of the last 10 news or events headlines on the Careers Scotland website, plus a link to the complete news/events article.

You can personalise the feeds for your local area by adding your postcode to the end of the feed URL e.g:

We are happy for the Careers Scotland RSS feeds to be used as part of a website, however, we request that proper attribution is given to the content. This should read "Careers Scotland News/Events" or "From Careers Scotland News/Events".

Contacts for Support

If your school needs some advice or help with linking to Careers Scotland, please e-mail andy.coull@careers-scotland.org.uk

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Careers Scotland

Careers Scotland can help you with career advice needs– whether you’re looking for ideas, finding out more about specific jobs, or wanting help to put your plans into action.

Information on:

What careers might suit you
The qualifications and skills needed for different careers
Choosing school subjects
University and college courses
Job opportunities
Training opportunities
Local and National job market
Signposting to other agencies

Practical help applying for work:

Job Search
Preparing a CV
Completing application forms
Writing letters of application
Interview techniques

Whatever stage you are at, Careers Scotland can help you.

Contacting Careers Scotland

You can access Careers Scotland services in a number of ways.

Visit our website:

www.careers-scotland.org.uk

It’s a great starting point – with lots of careers information, including all the information above and plenty of useful links.

Call us:

We have staff on hand at the end of the phone to help too. You can call 0845 8 502 502 to ask your question and get advice during normal office hours. Or leave a message and someone will call you back.

Talk to your Careers Scotland Adviser:

If you haven’t already used your school Careers Resource Base, make sure you check it out.

Did you know that Careers Scotland staff visit your school regularly?

Your Careers Scotland Adviser is __________ and they are in school____________. If you want to speak to him/her, request an appointment. (Add local arrangements here)