Careers advice
- Want to change jobs or career direction?
- Need help to decide what to do?
- Looking for work and don't know where to start?
These useful resources can help you to consider what skills you have, what employers are looking for and how to choose the job, career or training that's right for you.
- Self Awareness - complete a Skills Check (PDF format 76KB) to identify your skills and help you plan your future career.
- Careersmatch Scotland (this takes you to the main Careers Scotland website) - a careers interest guide which includes a career matching questionnaire that produces a personalised list of career suggestions.
- More about Planning Your Career - career planning involves a number of steps - find out how.
- Worksmart salary checker - a website that gives you an idea of what salaries to expect on a wide range of occupations.
- Voluntary work - what next?
Research a career
- jobs4u Job Families and Articles - Which direction are you going in? Explore this job information database to view hundreds of job profiles for some ideas.
- Graduate Prospects - Explore types of jobs - comprehensive profiles of hundreds of jobs and occupations throughout the job market to help you make an informed career choice.
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