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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.

Counterfeiting and industrial espionage are their sworn enemies: as specialists in intellectual property, a patent engineer’s ultimate mission is to protect their company’s inventions.

As a logistics manager’s right hand, logistics assistants provide an essential link in managing flows of goods and stocks. In particular, they ensure deadlines are met so that everything is delivered on time.

Whether based in a factory or at a company’s head office, management controllers are chiefly responsible for producing key financial indicators and data that help company directors monitor performance and take informed decisions. Their tasks range from producing annual figures to analysing and interpreting them.

Shrewd, inventive and ingenious, interior designers visualise and design indoor spaces. They play with volumes, materials and light to create functional, comfortable and aesthetic interiors.

You could say astronomers have their heads in the stars... literally! Top-class scientists, astronomers study the stars, planets and galaxies to help us better understand the universe we live in.

Editors-in-chief are the people at the top of the journalistic tree at newspapers, magazines and similar outlets. They’re at the centre of the newsroom and lead all the editorial staff (whether they’re on TV, on the radio, in the press, online...).

Excursions, all-inclusive getaways, cruises, guided tours... as excellent salespeople, travel agents master their subject as they take responsibility for carefully crafting our trips of a lifetime!

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.

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!

Civil servants who work in all our interests, labour inspectors are an employee’s best friend. They ensure that companies are properly applying employment law as it stands, from working hours and conditions to redundancies and dismissals.

Video games designers come up with stories, characters and rules. Their job is to create an entirely original, entertaining and captivating universe. A bit like screenwriters, but for gaming.

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.

Where finance, marketing and communications meet, fundraising managers (or simply fundraisers) have to be keen strategists, because money doesn’t grow on trees nowadays, you know.