Dive into jobroles

What stocks should you invest in? Is now a good time to buy or sell? How can you tell? If you want to be certain about your investments – or as certain as you can be – it’s better to have a financial analyst on hand, rather than a crystal ball.

We all have adverts or slogans that stick in our minds... and that means a creative director somewhere has done their job properly! A key role within communications agencies, they offer their creative vision and oversee teams.

Palaeontologists seek to understand living creatures of the past by studying their fossils. Tyrannosaurus teeth, mammoth tusk or perhaps even a plant fossil? There really is something for everyone!

What would happen if you forgot to get your deeds of sale, your will, or some other important document notarised by a professional? Well, it would be worth nothing. Nada. Zilch. You’d probably need to shred it and start all over again. As public officials, notaries play a key role with life’s important paperwork.

The ultimate tightrope-walkers, as specialists in the financial markets, banking product managers skilfully combine various shares, bonds and stocks like the rest of us might build Lego to create successful banking products.

Criminal Minds, Mindhunter... most of us are familiar with FBI profilers thanks to a never-ending supply of American television series, but we’re perhaps not so used to criminologists, specialist professionals with a vast set of skills.

Receptionists physically welcome visitors and deal with enquiries. The also often need to operate a company’s switchboard, answering inbound calls. They’re the first face you’ll see at most organisations, so it’s important they set the right tone!

Whether mucking out the stables or enjoying life in the saddle, horse breeders spend their days looking after horses and ponies. They’re entirely responsible for their health, wellbeing and breeding.

Legal mediators can intervene in legal proceedings when requested by either party (mediation) or when a judge orders it (arbitration).

Literary translations or technical, subtitling or interpreting, without translators, life would be much more confusing – whether left standing in front of your new washing machine and its incomprehensible instructions, or trying and failing to understand the latest Oscar-winning foreign film.

Whether something moves at a slow trot or a fast gallop, it’s all about what’s under the bonnet. From initial design to production, these engineers develop engines for vehicles of all kinds (planes, cars, motorbikes, satellites...).

The fact you can call your grandma any time, day or night, is thanks to them. Telecoms engineers design the devices that allow information to flow from A to B.

A comparatively recent career option, the role of an office manager is probably best summed up as a “super assistant”. Whether in a small business or large cooperation, they support company bosses and teams with a wide range of tasks, ensuring the office runs as smoothly as possible. Versatility is a must!

As a doctor’s right hand, nurses are THE essential link on any medical team. They deliver various forms of care and treatment, ensuring patients are monitored and looked after. Their mantra? Prevent, relieve, comfort, heal.

Whether cutting, styling or colouring... a hairdresser’s job is to look after their client’s hair, listening carefully to their wishes and getting their hair to look its very best.