Early Careers Adviser – September 2022

Welcome to Early Careers Adviser - a member update for young people and their influencers from EarlyCareers.Scot, Scotland’s Early Careers Marketplace. 

Longest Apprenticeship in history?

Is King Charles III the longest apprentice in history? For most people an apprenticeship might last four years but for King Charles III it has been a lifetime. Hear how former Prime Ministers describe the "King's Apprenticeship".

PwC Aberdeen Office Audit Open Evening

Date: Thursday 6 October, 4pm-6pm

If you're interested in finding out more about PwC and the current Graduate and Undergraduate opportunities they have, join them in their Aberdeen office. During this interactive evening, you'll find out more about a career in Audit at PwC. You'll also have the chance to meet and network with their people and student recruitment team. 

You'll pick up lots of information about their work and the application process to help you decide which of their career options interest you most and how to get there.

Skills for the real world – learned in the real world.

We believe that everything starts with our learners. Transforming their careers, and in turn, their lives are what motivates us. Every day we get to empower people to fulfil their potential – creating capability, building confidence and breaking down barriers to opportunity.

If you're looking for a new opportunity, a career change, or just starting out, QA can get you a foot in the door with a top employer.

Save jobs and create alerts 

Create an account and have the ability to save jobs in a convenient dashboard for later and create job alerts that are sent directly to your inbox. 

Never miss another job, don't let poor timing delay your dreams. 

Banking giant launches biggest-ever graduate recruitment drive in Glasgow

Morgan Stanley is looking to hire more than 200 university graduates, graduate apprentices and summer interns in a record-breaking recruitment drive out of its Glasgow office.

RGU cements standing as top university for graduate employability
 

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been ranked as the top university in Scotland and third in the UK for the employability of its graduates.

Best student accounts in 2022 revealed

Free 0% overdrafts, free railcards and free cash – banks love to reel in new students with goodies, and this year's no different. This guide's about bagging the best deal.

EARLY CAREER OPPORTUNITY UPDATES

PwC makes 80 student recruits across Scottish offices

Most will join the Edinburgh office and 80% are taking up roles in the audit practice.

The 3 top places in the UK graduates are most likely to get a job
If you’ve just graduated, now is a great time to be looking for work, with Bloomberg reporting in June 2022 that salaries are 7% higher than last year on the back of a tight jobs market.

Itison launches recruitment drive for 250 staff

The Glasglow and Elfingrove events expect to bring up to 350,000 visitors to the city.

Connecting Scotland's creative community through opportunities

We've got over 600 jobs, workshops, funds, awards, residencies and other professional development opportunities for the arts, screen and creative industries on the Opportunities website.

Working for Energy Saving Trust

At Energy Saving Trust our mission is to address the climate emergency. Assistant roles now available. 

Barrhead Travel announces return of retail travel apprenticeship
Modern apprenticeship programme returns to offer young people the opportunity to grow a prosperous career in Scotland’s retail travel industry.

Virgin Media O2 expands apprenticeship programme
Applications are now open for around 70 apprenticeship positions in England and Scotland, with more roles to open in the coming months.

Up to 900 jobs created in Hunterston renewable energy project

Work transfer opportunities are expected for local employees, following the decommissioning of the nearby power nuclear station.

Travelodge Scotland is looking to fill 80 jobs – find out how you can apply
Travelodge has a nationwide recruitment drive, with 80 positions to be filled in Scotland.

EARLY CAREER LEARNING UPDATES

Firewalk Challenge
Reckon you can walk over coals up to 1200 degrees Fahrenheit? Cancer Support Scotland are giving you the chance to test yourself.

Fife defence giants say apprentice programmes ‘massively oversubscribed’
Babcock in Rosyth and BAE Systems in Dunfermline say they had almost four times as many people applying for an apprenticeship with them as there were spaces.

Graduate branded 'selfish' by family after refusing to pay restaurant bill for 17 people

The 23-year-old graduate was taken out for a celebration meal with his family, only to be handed the bill at the end.

How much does university cost, and is it worth it?
BBC report into costs across the UK including in Scotland.

Stigma remains among students about apprenticeships versus degrees 
Stigma and dated views remain around apprenticeships as being second-rate to a university degree, a survey has suggested.

9000 apply for ScotRail train driver jobs as it is swamped with applications

ScotRail is to start training a further 135 drivers this autumn from a huge “talent pool” after more than 9,000 people applied.