No One Left Behind · Scotland · Always free
For everyone the job
market keeps skipping.
A gap in your CV, a conviction, years at home with the kids, or no experience yet — none of it rules you out here. You get a real coach alongside you and tools built for your situation, not someone else's.
No CV needed to start · No credit card, ever · Nothing you tell us is shared with an employer
Who CareerBrae is for
If one of these is you, you're in the right place.
CareerBrae exists for the people the labour market leaves out. If you're already established in a career and just want a job board, we're probably not the right fit — and that's fine, we'd rather tell you now.
Leaving prison, or living with a conviction
We only put you in front of employers who have already told us a record is not a no.
Going back to work after having children
Years at home count for something. We write them up as experience, and we filter for hours that fit the school run.
No experience yet
First job, no references, nothing to put on a CV. That is the normal starting point here, not a problem.
Care-experienced, and on your own with it
No family network making introductions for you. Your coach is that person instead.
A disability or health condition
We work out what you actually need at work, then ask for it on your behalf before you ever sit an interview.
Out of work long enough that people stopped replying
Long gaps get you filtered out automatically elsewhere. Here a human reads your situation first.
Not sure whether you qualify? You almost certainly don't need to work it out yourself.
Register, tell us your situation in your own words, and a coach will tell you what you're eligible for under No One Left Behind and our other funded programmes.
1:1
A named coach
the same person throughout
£0
Free, and funded
you are never the one paying
26
Weeks of support
we stay past your first day
Yes
Convictions welcome
and gaps, and no experience
How support works
A real person, not a portal to figure out alone.
Supported coaching is the point of CareerBrae, and it's free for the people it's funded for. The tools are there too — they just aren't meant to replace having someone in your corner.
With a coach
Most people start hereFree · funded place
One named coach who knows your situation and stays with you until you're settled in work.
- A coach you can message or meet, same person each time
- They explain your gap, conviction or break to employers so you don't have to
- Interview practice, travel costs, clothes for the interview
- Support carries on for 26 weeks after you start the job
Funded through No One Left Behind and partner programmes, based on need.
On your own, for now
Free · no application
Use the tools straight away while your application is looked at — or if you'd rather not have a coach.
- Brae, our AI coach, builds you a first plan in minutes
- A CV built from scratch, even with nothing to start from
- Job matches from employers who hire on potential
- Ask for a coach at any point — nothing is lost
What actually happens
Four steps, and you're not doing any of them alone
From the first conversation to six months into the job.
Tell us where you are
In your own words, however messy. No CV, no qualifications, no job history needed — just your situation.
Get matched to a coach
We check what you qualify for and pair you with a coach who has worked with people in your position before.
Build it up together
A CV out of what you have actually done, practice for the awkward questions, and jobs with employers who already said yes to people like you.
Stay in the job
Starting is the hard part, staying is the rest of it. Your coach is still there for the first six months at work.
What you get
Built to take barriers down
Every part of CareerBrae assumes the system has already been hard on you once.
A coach who stays yours
Not a call centre and not a new face every time. One person who knows your history and does the explaining to employers for you.
Employers who already said yes
Every employer on CareerBrae has committed to inclusive hiring — convictions, long gaps and no experience are not automatic rejections.
A CV built from nothing
Caring, volunteering, time inside, a course half-finished. Our tools turn what you have actually done into something an employer reads properly.
Matching that reads your situation
Matches weigh what you can realistically take on — hours around childcare, travel you can afford, employers that hire on potential.
Small steps you can actually do
One next thing at a time, agreed with your coach. Never a wall of tasks and no idea where to start.
What you tell us stays with us
Your record, your health, your circumstances. Nothing goes to an employer without you agreeing to it first.
First step into work
Apprenticeships and entry routes, with the deadlines done for you.
These schemes are how a lot of people get in with no experience behind them — but they close early and nobody tells you. Follow the ones you like and we'll chase you before the deadline, with your coach helping you put the application in.
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Live opportunities
1
Apprenticeships
138
Internships & placements
679
Graduate roles
Closing soon
For employers
Hire the people
your filters reject.
Our candidates come with a coach, a plan, and six months of retention support behind them. If you can look past a gap or a record, you get access to motivated people nobody else is competing for.
- Free to partner, no agency fees
- Ban-the-box and Disability Confident friendly
- Measurable Social Value for Scottish contracts
- A coach supporting your hire for 26 weeks
£0
Cost to hire
26 wks
Post-placement support
Free, funded, and no catch
Nobody has to do this on their own.
Tell us your situation and we'll tell you what you qualify for. Registering takes five minutes and you don't need a CV, a qualification or a clean record to do it.