With this site, the Council of Mathematical Sciences provides a resource to help students aged 11 upwards to understand why maths is such an important subject, what options will be available to them in the job market and which employers are actively seeking maths students—whether school-leaver, or graduate. And by combining the resources of the London Mathematical Society, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Royal Statistical Society, the Edinburgh Mathematical Society and the Operational Research Society into a single, umbrella organisation, the CMS has also been able to provide a valuable source of advice and information for employers, conveniently arranged as a single site. As such, we hope the site will be the first port of call both for those seeking employment and those advising them.