About us
My World of Work has advice and tools to help you learn about yourself and the career opportunities open to you.
What is My World of Work?
My World of Work is Scotland’s career information and advice website. It’s brought to you by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) – the national skills agency.
Use the website to explore careers which match your skills, personality and strengths. We’ll also introduce you to the huge range of jobs you could get into.
No matter what stage you’re at in your career, My World of Work will help you develop career management skills. These will allow you to stay in control of your career as the job landscape changes around you.
Here’s what My World of Work has to offer
Good news – you don’t need an account to use My World of Work! Get started by exploring our career tools, job profiles and articles. We also have a job search and course search to help you find opportunities.
Create a free account to unlock even more tools and features. With your account, you’ll be able to:
- Access our CV Builder. It’s one of the most popular features on My World of Work. Each time you build a job-winning CV, we save it to your account so you can access it easily.
- Save your strengths report. Don’t forget what you’re great at! Create an account so you can keep your strengths report handy.
- Add your achievements. Want somewhere to keep track of all the things you’ve done? We’ve developed a new section on your My World of Work profile that lets you add achievements.
We can help you support someone else with their career
My World of Work has information, advice and resources for:
We're more than a website
In school
My World of Work is part of the career service offered by SDS. Every state secondary school across Scotland has access to a careers adviser. They give advice, information and guidance to pupils from P7 to S6.
Our careers advisers will help school pupils develop the skills they need to make choices and manage their future career.
After school
You’ll find careers advisers in our centres across the country. They’re here to support you, no matter what age or stage you’re at.
Call 0800 917 8000 to speak with a member of our helpline team. Some members of the team are careers advisers and can chat to you straight away. If the person who answers the phone is not a careers adviser, they’ll arrange for you to have a phone call with one.
Our helpline is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Visit our other websites
Skills Development Scotland. Our corporate website with information on the organisation.
Apprenticeships.scot. Discover the benefits of an apprenticeship and apply for vacancies in Scotland.
Employer Hub. Advice, information and online tools for employers.
Diversity and inclusion
Skills Development Scotland is committed to achieving equality for all by reducing discrimination on the grounds of:
- age
- disability
- gender identity
- gender reassignment
- marriage and civil partnership
- pregnancy and maternity
- race
- religion or belief
- sexual orientation
