Employers recruitment
Well-trained and effective employees are more important than ever for business success. Having a team with the right skills can help you meet business challenges such as competition, growth and innovation.
Recruitment
If you'd like more information, contact your nearest Careers Scotland Centre. There are 100 around Scotland. To find the nearest one, just call 0845 850 2502.
Find out more about these national programmes
Recruit a graduate
Graduates for Business can help boost your company’s productivity.
The programme lets you use the skills and knowledge of some of Scotland's brightest graduates. They work full-time for your business, tackling specific short-term projects that you haven’t been able to deliver because of resource constraints. Graduates are drawn from a wide range of disciplines, including marketing, computing, design, biotechnology, engineering and environmental management.
Organisations to help you
Not sure where to start looking for new staff? Try these organisations.
Scotland's Business Gateway (0845 609 6611) can provide lots of advice on interviewing, selecting and appointing staff, as well as on wages, contracts, employment law and growing your business.
Futureskills Scotland helps employers use labour market research to help them plan for future expansion through its website. The site includes industry profiles and employability information.
Jobcentre Plus will help you advertise your vacancies and recruit suitable staff. New staff have implications for tax and national insurance. The Inland Revenue also has lots of useful advice on its website.