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Data engineers design, develop and implement data architecture. They organise data flows from where it is produced to where it is stored. They are – in a way – the plumbers of the digital world.

Marketing managers are the linchpin in any marketing department. In their crosshairs: product development, company reputation and, of course, customer satisfaction.

As a project engineer, you focus on the technical aspects of a project, often in terms of product/process development or optimisation.

Mini-skirts, skinny jeans, flares, V-necks... fashion is a reflection of society and we owe many of the most memorable clothing revolutions to fashion designers, the people skilled enough to translate an entire era into a single cut, material or style.

Without them, we’d have no DVDs, barcodes, telescopes, fibre optic (meaning no ultra-fast broadband... can you imagine!). Put simply, the technical applications of an optical engineer’s work are endless.

In the world of insurance and pensions, competition is fierce! Fortunately, pension scheme managers know the sector like the back of their hand, which helps them design and improve the best products, ranges and “package” offers available.

Where biology and chemistry meet, biochemists study living organisms on a molecular level. Their goal is to better understand a range of vital processes, such as growth, aging and even digestion.

Managers, administrators, and often passionate sportspeople themselves, in order to run their facilities well, sports facility managers need to wear several (sports) caps at once!

Whether they’re trying to find a vaccine or developing a new chocolatey dessert, biology technicians perform analyses on living organisms and ensure product compliance.

Diversity and inclusion are increasingly becoming vital issues in both the world of work and society as a whole. Did you know that women make up just 26% of people employed in the tech sector in the UK?

UX (which stands for user experience) is how we describe a user’s overall experience of a digital interface or service. A UX designer’s job is to make that experience simple yet memorable!

Talent spotters or headhunters, call them what you like – recruitment consultants are there to identify and select the best candidates for vacancies in line with a company’s recruitment policies.

“You gave me your mud and I have turned it to gold”. As surprising as it might seem, this famous Baudelaire quote illustrates the job of a data scientist pretty well, truly modern data alchemists.

“Corporate social responsibility” is an extremely important concept for companies nowadays. It’s about marrying social and environmental concerns with a company’s operations, which naturally affects their production and reputation.

Often referred to simply by their somewhat enigmatic acronym, CRMs (or customer relationship managers) are absolutely vital to their company’s success.