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01/09/2026

01/09/2026

🎓 Ready to start your career in the Highlands and Islands?

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has four Graduate Placement opportunities available, offering recent graduates the chance to gain valuable experience while working on projects helping shape the future of our region.

There are two opportunities based in Inverness – Graduate Inward Investment Officer and Graduate Marketing & Communications Officer – alongside Graduate Development Officer roles in Kirkwall and Stornoway. From energy transition and space to business and community development, these roles offer the chance to be part of projects that could make a real difference across the Highlands and Islands.

💬As Lara Bowern, Senior Development Manager – Inward Investment at HIE, puts it… “Joining now means becoming part of some genuinely transformational projects that could have a significant impact for years to come.”

👉 Find out more and apply - https://www.hie.co.uk/about-us/vacancies/

📢 Know a graduate who might be a great fit? Share this post with them!

27/08/2026

A fun wee question for you today - if you ever have to accept an award, what would your entrance song be?! That tune that starts pumping when you walk on to the stage to remind you and everyone else how awesome you are!

Some popular choices:

A Skyful of Stars - Coldplay
My Way - Calvin Harris
Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
The Best - Tina Turner
Roar - Katy Perry
Hall of Fame - The Script, will.i.am
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Or choose something totally unique that speaks to you. How about choosing a really upbeat song that could motivate you at other times too when you're doing something difficult 😊

Remember you are amazing!

26/08/2026

24/08/2026

20/08/2026

Exam results came out earlier this month, and many young people are considering their next steps. For some friendly advice and helpful tips, do check out our new blog on Choosing Your Path!

‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ ‘What are your plans for after school?’ ‘Are you going to university?’ All the questions - though well-intentioned - can be difficult to bear if you’re unsure of what’s next! When you’re in the upper years of school, or you’ve left schoo...

17/08/2026

'Sunsets are proof that endings can often be beautiful too.'
- Beau Taplin

Out west last week, we watched the sun set over a calm bay, the most beautiful ending to a day of exploring new places.

Is there somewhere near where you live, where you can watch the sun rise or set? It's a lovely feeling to be connected to nature's spectacular events 😊

13/08/2026

07/08/2026

What does self-care mean to you? It's not just chill-time and bubble baths, that's for sure! How you look after yourself includes the basics - sleep, rest, nutrition, movement - and also how you prioritise what you need, ask for what you need, and set boundaries. It's what you do to help you cope with life 😊

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/coping-with-life/self-care/