Smart Works Scotland

15th Apr 2025

Have an upcoming job interview but not sure what to wear or how to answer interview questions? Want some advice on fine-tuning your CV and brainstorming ideas for your job search? Smart Works can help!   

Information about Smart Works 

Smart Works is a charity that aims to provide unemployed women with the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to help them get into work. Our appointments support women through high-quality clothing and coaching to help them land the job. We’re really proud to say that 63% of our clients get a job within a month of coming to see us for an Interview Dressing and Preparation appointment. For more information about the work we do, head to our website: https://scotland.smartworks.org.uk/  

Appointment Types: 

• Career Coaching: no job interview yet, but would like support with writing your CV, cover letters, and advice on where and how to look for jobs. 

• Interview Dressing and Preparation: have a confirmed job interview and would like help with finding an interview-appropriate outfit and coaching to prep for the interview. 

Our criteria: 

• Age 16+ 

• Currently unemployed or on a zero hours contract and looking for paid employment (inclusive of apprenticeships). You can be in full-time education.  

• Woman or non-binary person whose gender expression aligns with our service.   

How to book an appointment: 

Interested in our services? You will need to find someone who is supporting you on your job-search journey to refer you for an appointment. This could be a work coach at a job-centre, an employability advisor at college/university, a tutor, a support worker or even a link worker at your local GP. If you are unsure about who could refer you, feel free to call us on 0300 373 0955 to speak to the team and we can advise. Unfortunately, we cannot accept self-referrals.  

Once you've found someone to refer you, they can use our online form (https://scotland.smartworks.org.uk/what-we-do/make-a-referral) or email us at scotland@smartworks.org.uk to make a referral on your behalf.