STEM careers

Do something creative. Do science.

Creative science

'Do something creative.  Do science.'  shows you how creative a science job can be: there is an interactive tool available which allows you to choose your career path.

 

General careers advice

Careers advice

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.

Have a look at the careers section in the Highland Virtual Learning Community - a good selection of links for all subjects, about gap years and different universities.

Careers Scotland can help you find out about different careers, and decide which one is right for you.  If you register with the website you can use their Careersmatch tool, which suggests suitable careers depending on your response to various questions.

Careers advice is also available from the UK government, and Careers Courses UK.

Guardian Jobs gives careers advice as well as help on writing your CV.

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.

Prospects is the UK's official graduate careers website, but has lots of information on different careers, the qualifications required, and salaries.

If you would like to know if there is a career in the health sector or NHS that might be for you, have a look here. There are so many jobs around that you could do, including radiologist, paramedic, dietician, speech therapist or clinical photographer.

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  aerospace, electrical, electronics, science & bioscience, marine, mechanical and metal - visit semta
 
For electricity, gas, waste management and water - visit euskills
 
For  business and information technology - visit e-skills (and ckeck out the great quiz 'Did you know' on www.bigambition.co.uk)

 

Women in Science

Have a look at this article in the Press and Journal that shows a few examples of women who work in Science, Technology and Engineering - a forensic entomologist and a female engineer who is involved in the Bloodhound Supersonic Car Adventure.

The WISE campaign (women in science, engineering and construction) encourages young women to stick with studying Maths and Physics and to consider careers in Science, Engineering and The Built Environment. 

Interconnect is a network for women studying STEM subjects and the built environment in Scotland. Even before you finish your studies you can connect with other students, qualified women, and employers. Have a look at some real life case studies of women working in a wide range of jobs.

STEM girls answers questions from young women who are interested in careers STEM subjects.