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.

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.

Specialising in all things tiny, these engineers work with electronic components on a microscopic scale – we’re talking thousands of a millimetre – so it would be an understatement to say this is a career all about precision!

Playing an essential role in the success and reputation of artistic venues and festivals, performance managers need to have several strings to their bow.

Working at the heart of research and development departments at some of the world’s biggest beauty brands, cosmetics engineers are scientists who come up with the recipes for the shower gels, creams and shampoos of the future. Because we’re worth it.

Experienced professionals, IT project directors coordinate and manage the IT projects that fall under their remit, from initial negotiations to final delivery.

“Let’s try it again, but this time, I want to feel it from deep down inside!” That’s the director you can hear shouting over there, the person who oversees and coordinates putting together an artistic production, whether it’s a play, musical, street performance or opera.

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.

Gas-guzzling or fully-electric, it’s hard to imagine a world without cars, busses, lorries and motorbikes. Passionate about cars and all things mechanical, automotive engineers optimise the performance, comfort and safety of vehicles.

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...).

Fighter pilots, administrative staff, intelligence officers, air vice-marshals, logistics planners, mechanics... there are certainly no shortage of roles in the air force!

In the food industry, quality managers have a key role to play: guaranteeing that the food that makes it onto our plates is fit for consumption. Their ultimate goal? Zero mistakes!

Nothing lost, nothing gained... but everything transformed! Whether it’s food colourings, cosmetics, medicines or packaging, chemical engineers develop the molecules and active ingredients that are key to modern life.

Commonly known as “physios”, physiotherapists usually see patients who have been referred by their doctor. Through massage therapy, manipulation and rehabilitation exercises, they help people regain and build their motor skills.

Inventors with fertile imaginations, design engineers are on hand at every stage of a technical project, working right at the heart of innovation in a variety of fields (construction, agriculture, aeronautics, household appliances, sports equipment, etc.).