What else could be better than sailing the world for free? The most obvious benefit you get from working on a cruise is free travel. Of course, the travel is limited by your work hours and where the cruise is going, but the benefit is still there. Most cruises make port calls, which also allows [...]
There are perhaps few jobs as intriguing, stressful and dangerous as that of being a bomb disposal officer. These fearless individuals risk their lives on every call out to prevent potentially devastating explosions that could cause wide spread destruction and injury. The recent Hollywood blockbuster, The Hurt Locker, highlighted the extreme danger bomb disposal technicians [...]
Seismology first began around 100 years ago with the development of the first seismometer, an instrument capable of measuring earthquakes. Since then the scope of seismology has expanded to cater for the study of any interaction of seismic waves with the earth. Seismologists are perhaps best known for their work in predicting and studying earthquakes, [...]
There is no set route to becoming a film director, whilst attending film school or video editing classes is very beneficial, it’s certainly no guarantee of a job. The industry is very competitive and those that succeed often start out in unpaid internships. Becoming a film director is all about seizing opportunities that are presented [...]
One of the world’s fun careers, flying is every small boy’s dream, with the few who make the dream come true able to choose between fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Nowadays, with computers controlling almost everything via the autopilot on a fixed wing aircraft, many ‘hands on’ flyers make the switch to helicopters for [...]
Becoming a professional dog trainer is a dream job for many people who get on better with their four-legged friends than they do with their two-legged ones! However, to make a success of this unconventional, yet interesting career, it’s essential to have empathy with all dogs, not just with your own furry favourites. Physical strength [...]
Life should be fun and interesting, if you get up in the morning thinking ‘I’m dreading work today’ then maybe it’s time to broaden your horizons and see what other opportunities are out there. Have you ever thought about working underwater? It’s definitely not your normal 9-5 job but there are lots of people making [...]
Private detectives are involved in a broad range of tasks, everything from tracking down missing people to undercover surveillance work to catch cheating spouses. There is also a thriving corporate market for private detectives providing due diligence on potential business partners and monitoring dishonest employees. It may sound like glamorous work but don’t be fooled [...]
Being an airline pilot is seen as an enviable job my many but it also carries a considerable amount of responsibility and the need for continual training. Airline pilots fly passengers and cargo around the world on short and long haul flights. An aircraft is typically manned by two pilots, one being the captain and [...]
Following a violent or serious criminal act, such as a murder, the crime scene is cordoned off to allow the police, fire service and forensic investigators to gather any evidence and establish what happened. Once their enquiries have finished they very rarely offer to clean up the crime scene. That rather grim task is left [...]