Edinburgh my next
destination
Do you want to start a new life
and also try to find a new job? Why don’t you try Edinburgh? Edinburgh is the
capital city of Scotland and the seat of the Scottish Parliament, as part of
the United Kingdom. Edinburgh is the second largest city in Scotland and the seventh
most populous in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh is the most competitive large
city in the UK according to the Centre for International Competitiveness.
Edinburgh also has the highest Gross value added per employee of any city in
the UK outside London, measuring £50,256 in 2007. A combination of these
factors saw Edinburgh named the Best Small City of the future by fDi Magazine
for 2010/11. Education and health, finance and business services, retailing and
tourism are the largest employers. The economy of Edinburgh is largely based on
the services sector – centered on banking, financial services, higher
education, and tourism. Banking has been a part of the economic life of
Edinburgh for over 300 years, with the establishment of the Bank of Scotland –
now part of the Lloyds Banking Group. Today, together with the financial
services industry, with particular strengths in insurance and investment
underpinned by the presence of Edinburgh based firms such as Scottish Widows
and Standard Life, Edinburgh is the UK's second financial centre after London
and Europe's fourth by equity assets. Tourism is an important economic mainstay
in the city. As a World Heritage Site, tourists come to visit such historical
sites as Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Georgian New
Town. This is augmented in August of each year with the presence of the Edinburgh
Festivals, which bring in over 4.4 million visitors, and generate in
excess of £100m for the Edinburgh economy It is a great start for your life
destination and opportunity for a new job too. Yes, you can find
jobs in Edinburgh. The door is open
wide for you.
