Recruitment Websites and Job Boards for Aberdeen

Job boards advertise vacancies from employers and agencies. Recruitment agencies may represent an employer, supply temporary workers or manage a candidate database. They are different routes, and a listing on a job board is not an endorsement of the employer or vacancy.

Start with current, official sources

• Find a job — GOV.UK — the UK public vacancy service.
• My World of Work job search — Scottish careers, learning and vacancy support.
• MyJobScotland — Scottish local-government and public-sector vacancies.
• Goodmoves — charity and voluntary-sector roles, run by SCVO.
• Apprenticeships.scot — Scottish apprenticeship information and vacancies.

General job boards

Use search filters for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, distance, contract type and date posted. Read the original advert before applying.

• Reed jobs
• Indeed UK
• Totaljobs
• CV-Library
• S1Jobs
• Careerjet UK

These are search tools, not proof that every advert is current or genuine. Never pay to access a vacancy and verify suspicious adverts through the named employer’s official careers site.

Search by the question you need to answer

• I need public-sector work: start with MyJobScotland, then check the employer, closing date and any application form or competency questions.
• I need an apprenticeship: use Apprenticeships.scot and the employer’s page; confirm the framework, age or eligibility rules and where learning takes place.
• I need temporary or shift work: compare the contract, pay frequency, holiday information, travel and who will employ or pay you.
• I need specialist energy or engineering work: search current employer pages and the specialist agencies in the Aberdeen directory; do not buy offshore training before checking the target role.
• I need charity or community work: use Goodmoves and verify whether the role is paid, voluntary, part-time or grant-funded.

When a search result appears on several boards, apply through the employer or agency that owns the original advert where possible. Record the vacancy reference and date so that you can spot expired or duplicated listings.

Agencies and direct candidate routes

For recruiter registration, use the Aberdeen recruitment agency directory. It links to current agency websites and candidate routes.

For direct employer searches, begin with the employer’s own careers page. Search by role rather than by a claim that one sector is always in demand.

A simple search routine

1. Define the role, travel area, hours and contract type you can genuinely accept.
2. Search two public sources and one relevant agency or employer site.
3. Check the advert’s date, employer, location, pay, requirements and application route.
4. Tailor your CV to the evidence requested; do not copy keywords you cannot support.
5. Record the vacancy reference and date applied.
6. Follow up through the official route and continue searching.

Application checklist

Before pressing apply, check that your CV shows the required evidence, your location and availability are accurate, and you can explain any qualification or employment gap honestly. Keep a simple tracker with the organisation, role, URL, reference, date applied, documents shared and next action.

Fraud and right-to-work caution

Recruitment is not an immigration guarantee. A vacancy or recruiter does not prove sponsorship. Check the GOV.UK sponsor register and current rules separately.

Be cautious if someone requests money, gift cards, bank details or identity documents before a genuine recruitment need is established. Read GOV.UK employment agency guidance and agency-worker rights.

Reviewed 10 November 2026. Job adverts, domains and services change. Verify the current page with the organisation that owns it before applying or sharing personal information.