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Careers advice

There are lots of websites to help you decide on the career you want. Here are a few of the best to help you narrow your search. You can also use our left hand menu to search for careers relating to individual subjects. Good luck with whatever you decide!

  • My World of Work is a new website produced by Skills Development Scotland will help you find all the advice and information you need to win that next job or develop your career.
  • The Future Morph and Industry Spotlight websites will also give you information about how to approach your choice of career, no matter how old you are
  • icould has over 400 profiles of different jobs that you can watch videos of: glass designer, traffic planner and health and safety advisor are only a few of them.
  • Prospects is the UK's official graduate careers website, but has lots of information on different careers, the qualifications required, and salaries.
  • If you already know which area you are interested in, why not have a look at the four sector skills councils that have responsibility for businesses in STEM related areas:
  • For opportunities in the sectors related to oil and gas, nuclear, pharmaceuticals, polymers and petroleum - visit Cogent
  • For electricity, gas, waste management and water - visit EUskills