Just arrived in Scotland

Hello to all. I've just arrived in Paisley, Scotland. This is a big change for me because I'm coming from Covington, Georgia. My husband is originally from Scotland and moved to America when we married back in 2006. We have a 3 year old daughter that has come with us as well. Right now I think I'm just adjusting to everything and having a bit of a hard time of it. I love cooking/baking so obviously I'm finding it difficult to find products that I would normally use. Neither my husband nor I have a job currently. I have a Master's degree in education, but would love to do something besides teach. So any suggestions regarding our job search would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Welcome to UKY 

Hello and welcome!

Hi and welcome!  I'm not too terribly far away from you!  It is a bit tough to find your feet with a move like this, but the key is to try to not get too discouraged.  I've found that the people in Scotland are generally very happy to help if you need it. 

For help with baking/cooking/etc. try looking at our Food Talk forum.  You'll be able to get yourself sorted out with ingredients and the finer points of the perpetual flour question. 

For advice on jobs there's our On the Job forum.

Temp agencies are a good way to get your foot in the door in terms of obtaining a UK reference, but it helps to call and actually go in there and talk to someone rather than just e-mailing them a CV.  I had some luck with ASA Recruitment and Pertemps, which are both in Glasgow city centre, but there's loads of others such as Blue Arrow, Brook Street, and Office Angels.

You can also head to your local Job Centre for help searching and for advice about your CVs.

To search for jobs online specific to Scotland, I usually use s1 jobs, scotcareers, scottishjobs, and the scotsman.  There's also Gumtree, but it's often just rubbish and scams.

I hope some of that helps!

Oooh, where's your MA from? (I have one in Education from UC Berkeley). I also wanted to try something other than teaching, and I've ended up at the University of Manchester running some research projects. It's been fun, but I find I miss teaching, a lot! Definitely check out local universities job boards, as you never know what might come up.
Welcome to UK-Y!
I'm also an avid baker, and, while I still import baking powder and vanilla (just because random people have brought it over for me), otherwise I've had no trouble finding substitutes for everything. I haven't even bought a set of scales yet, though I'm planning on it. What sort of products are you looking for? You'll find lots of help here. 

Hi and welcome!  I'm not too terribly far away from you!  It is a bit tough to find your feet with a move like this, but the key is to try to not get too discouraged.  I've found that the people in Scotland are generally very happy to help if you need it. 

For help with baking/cooking/etc. try looking at our Food Talk forum.  You'll be able to get yourself sorted out with ingredients and the finer points of the perpetual flour question. 

For advice on jobs there's our On the Job forum.

Temp agencies are a good way to get your foot in the door in terms of obtaining a UK reference, but it helps to call and actually go in there and talk to someone rather than just e-mailing them a CV.  I had some luck with ASA Recruitment and Pertemps, which are both in Glasgow city centre, but there's loads of others such as Blue Arrow, Brook Street, and Office Angels.

You can also head to your local Job Centre for help searching and for advice about your CVs.

To search for jobs online specific to Scotland, I usually use s1 jobs, scotcareers, scottishjobs, and the scotsman.  There's also Gumtree, but it's often just rubbish and scams.

I hope some of that helps!

Thanks for the advice. I'll definitely go into the temp. agencies.

Oooh, where's your MA from? (I have one in Education from UC Berkeley). I also wanted to try something other than teaching, and I've ended up at the University of Manchester running some research projects. It's been fun, but I find I miss teaching, a lot! Definitely check out local universities job boards, as you never know what might come up.
Welcome to UK-Y!
I'm also an avid baker, and, while I still import baking powder and vanilla (just because random people have brought it over for me), otherwise I've had no trouble finding substitutes for everything. I haven't even bought a set of scales yet, though I'm planning on it. What sort of products are you looking for? You'll find lots of help here. 

I don't think my MA is quite as impressive as yours. I went to Walden University, which is pretty well respected in the Southeast. I don't think I'll miss teaching at all because there wasn't one year when I was teaching that I thought, "That was a good year." I've always hated it. Do the research projects pay decent? I've seen a few and they've advertised that they want someone with experience working in statistics (which I don't have).

As far as baking products it's really just silly things like canned biscuits, cookie dough in a tube, or grits. I've been really scowering the countryside and I have found substitutions to almost everything else. why do you import your baking powder and vanilla?

Welcome! I have found the food board here to be immensely helpful!

Hee! Mostly because, when I first moved here and couldn't drive, I had to do the weekly shopping at a Tesco Metro that didn't carry decent vanilla or baking powder, so friends and family brought it over...and now it's just something everyone who visits me does.

Research positions are on the university pay scale, so the pay is decent but not extraordinary. We get great holidays though, and I like working in education, so it suits for now.

Hey RandaRoo,
Welcome to Scotland I live 20 min south of Glasgow too and am from Detroit, MI. Good luck in your job search! Settling in will be so much easier if you find something you enjoy. xx