Dive into jobroles

Who watches the evening news? Where do older people fall in love? What are teenagers wearing these days? All questions sociologists seek to answer, analysing the way societies are formed and behave to understand them better.

Ombudsmen are typically appointed to investigate complaints raised against companies or organisations, especially in the public sector. As strictly impartial third parties, being attentive is important as they work to resolve disagreements.

A kind of super IT project manager, digital product owners are responsible for designing digital products. They manage teams and divide projects up into various milestones to be completed over days, weeks, months, or even longer.

As digital and technological experts, IT project managers take the lead from the moment their colleague or customer first expresses their needs all the way through to the systems being introduced and signed off. Their typical projects generally include the following three stages.

From runny noses to suspected serious illnesses, general practitioners are often the first port of call for their patients when something goes wrong. They diagnose, treat, prevent and offer long-term follow up care.

Leaky taps, stubborn boilers, blocked sinks... who ya gonna call? A plumber, of course! Often superheroes in the eyes of their customers, we rely on them to step in and save the day.

Fractures, internal bleeding, even detecting tumours, radiographers – also known as medical imaging technicians – take X-rays to detect hidden medical problems in the body. Thanks to their all-seeing X-ray machines, nothing gets past them!

Occupying a highly strategic role, financial controllers oversee the accounting for their entire company: everything goes across their desk (well, across their spreadsheets).

Whether it’s first aid, English for the workplace or even financial management, as experts in their respective fields, corporate trainers work with adults in business environments to share their knowledge and professional skills.

Fine strategists, keen observers and fantastic organisers, pre-sales engineers seize every opportunity that comes their way and convince their customers of the quality of their company’s products.

Specialists in all things beauty who need excellent knowledge of cosmetic products, beauticians advise their clients, helping them enhance their natural beauty through various facial and body treatments.

It’s hard to imagine a world without architects! They study, design and oversee the construction and renovation of buildings, properties and homes from the very first sketch on the page to handing over the finished product.

You must have heard the cast asking for a round of applause for the stage manager at the end of a concert or theatre performance because, without these outstanding artistic technicians, there wouldn’t be a show to enjoy at all. Time for another curtain call!

True captains of the ship and the legal representatives of their NGOs on the ground, humanitarian aid coordinators analyse situations and monitor how they evolve (meteorologically, geopolitically, economically) in order to set out their action plans and coordinate their teams.

(4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis (hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate)… mean anything to you? Luckily, pharmaceutical engineers are here to help, overseeing the production of vaccines, medicines and medical products.