Job Profiles

An industrial buyer is responsible for choosing and buying goods, items, and services that will be used by a company....

Don’t let Fawlty Towers put you off! Managing a hotel is not a constant struggle against inept staff and demanding guests, who...

Have you got a noggin for numbers, a cranium for calculus or an aptitude for algebra? Do you want to...

Scientific research is not all about investigating living organisms, like plants, animals and human beings: the scientific community also needs...

Media planners are key players in the advertising and marketing industry. Essentially, these guys are tasked with maximising returns on...

When the lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O, sang the words “Maps, wait! They don’t love you...

Metallurgy is the study of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous), their structure, composition and properties. These guys also investigate alloys of...

Back in the 1990s, Captain Planet taught a generation of youngsters to “reduce, reuse and recycle.” Sure, the green-haired, spandex-wearing...

Do you want to write for Vogue? Fancy freelancing for FourFourTwo? Hankering after a job with Heat? Do you want to write film...

Are you ‘absolutely rapid’ like Usain Bolt? Do you have ‘unbelievable tekkers’ like Neymar? Can you hit a cross-court winner...

Politicians’ assistants (a.k.a. parliamentary assistants) are the heart and soul of the UK’s political landscape. These guys provide vital administrative...

Risk managers work with companies to assess and identify the potential risks that may hinder the reputation, safety, security and...

Have you ever dreamt about organising the London Film Festival? Fantasised about putting on a music festival like Glastonbury? Or...

Sports development officers are tasked with creating and implementing programmes which encourage sports activity across all areas of society. In...

Community arts workers are responsible for encouraging individuals and families in struggling communities to realise their potential and improve their...

Ecologists are specialist scientists who survey ecosystems and assess the diversity, profusion and behaviour of the different organisms within them....

Landscape gardeners are the creative and practical workhorses who create functional, beautiful and relaxing gardens for all kinds of clients,...

The job title ‘charity officer’ refers to any individual employed in a charitable or not-for-profit organisation. If you become a...

Are you obsessed with radio? Do you want to be the next Aled Jones, Paul Thomas or Helen Toland? Well, you’re...

Automotive engineering involves a combination of different engineering fields, which are applied in the design, development and production of automotive...

Pension scheme managers are responsible for overseeing, managing and coordinating all activities and procedures relating to the pension schemes within...

In essence, a commissioning editor is a buyer. In the book industry, the commissioning editor looks for books and other...

Management consultants provide strategic, unbiased and objective advisory services which assist organisations in improving productivity and overall performance. Advisory expertise...

Exercise physiologists use their expert scientific knowledge to help athletes improve their performance. “How the heck do they do that?”...

The proofreader and the copy-editor are in charge of making sure that the text of any product that involves writing...

The publishing rights manager has one core job: handling the rights of materials his or her company decides to get....

Counselling psychologists help people to cope with mental health issues, emotional problems and challenging situations using a range of psychological...

You’re going to need bags of ‘energy’ to thrive in this profession (apologies for that awful pun!). Seriously though, energy...

A tax inspector is employed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), a statutory authority responsible for the collection of taxes,...

If you think health promotion is just about haranguing the public into eating more veg, you’d be wrong. Au contraire,...

The role of a sales promotion account executive is similar to that of a marketing executive. However, these guys focus...

Osteopaths are healthcare specialists that provide a niche form of complementary and alternative medicine that focuses on the muscular and...

Biomedical science is generally comprised of research, testing and analysis in the field of medical science. It covers a wide...

Site engineers are integral to construction projects. Working alongside civil engineers, structural engineers, architects and surveyors, they use their technical...

Organisational design consultants are specialist HR professionals who meticulously define and organise the structure of companies, create job titles, and...

Working as a team leader is all about organisation, delegation, management and performance monitoring. Effectively, you could work as a...

If you become a physicist, you will spend your life conducting scientific research into the structures, forces and phenomena that...

You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth! On second thoughts, you probably can. So we’re going to give...

A rare species of scientist, immunologists occupy a small, specialised niche and present a new way of looking at disease....

Wellsite geologists supervise every stage of the drilling process for extracting gas and oil. They study and analyse rocks from...

Television production assistants carve out a career in the world of television through providing practical support and assistance to production...

Corporate investment bankers, also referred to as investment bankers or institutional bankers, are employed by financial services companies, investment banks...

Multimedia programmers are specialist software engineers who use their creative flair and technical ability to produce innovative digital products, such...

Nurse Practitioners are a senior type of practice nurse, who assist on all levels of patient care, usually within a...

Animal technologists work in research and development (R&D) laboratories, where animal species are used in experiments and product-testing procedures. If...

You might be excused for thinking that a records manager is a die-hard music enthusiast who works in an independent...

Furniture restorers (a.k.a. furniture conservators) focus their efforts on conserving pieces of furniture, making vital repairs and generally returning them...

Water is one of the basic necessities of life. For humans, the quality of water used for drinking, food preparation,...

AWFUL PUN ALERT: As a control and instrumentation engineer, you will play an ‘instrumental’ role (nudge, nudge) in the design,...

The majority of public relations account executives are employed by PR agencies, and handle a number of different client accounts...