How to become an estate agent
Estate agents, also known as sales negotiators, market and sell property for clients. As an estate agent, you would negotiate between buyers and sellers, and use your knowledge of the local property market to get the best price for the seller. Your work would include: viewing properties and taking photos and
How to become a fashion model
As a fashion model, you would promote clothing and accessories to fashion buyers, customers and the media. You might model items in fashion shows, or in photographs for catalogues, magazines, newspapers and advertising campaigns. You could specialise in various types of modelling, such as: photographic, advertising and TV commercials fashion and catwalk in-house live modelling
How to become a financial adviser
As a financial adviser, you would help clients to choose the most suitable financial products and services, such as investments, savings, pensions, mortgages or insurance. Your duties would typically involve: setting up meetings with clients finding out about clients’ current finances and future plans researching financial products explaining details of products
How to become a market research data analyst
As a market research analyst, it would be your job to analyse statistics that have been collected through market research surveys. This could be consumer, industrial or social and political research commissioned by all types of client in industry, business and government. Your work would involve: writing proposals describing how you
How to become a market research executive
Market research executives collect and analyse information to help business and government clients find out about people’s attitudes towards consumer products or political and social issues. As a market research executive, you would tend to specialise in one particular type of research – consumer/industrial, social or political. You could carry
How to become an image consultant
Image consultants advise individuals and companies on all aspects of personal impact and appearance. As an image consultant with a client base of private individuals you could advise on: colour analysis style analysis choosing and applying make-up wardrobe management personal shopping giving talks and making presentations. With corporate clients you
How to become an insurance account manager
As an insurance account manager, you would develop business accounts and increase sales of your company’s insurance policies. It would be your job to persuade agents like insurance brokers and independent financial advisers (IFAs) to sell your policies to their customers. Your duties would typically include: building good working relationships with brokers and
How to become a land and property valuer and auctioneer
Land and property valuers/auctioneers estimate the market value of land, buildings and commercial property (real estate) for clients, in order to maximise profit from its sale or rental income. Local authorities also use these valuations to help set council tax and rating levels. Valuers are normally qualified surveyors who specialise in
How to become a letting agent
Letting agents (also known as letting negotiators), let property on behalf of the owner. As a letting agent, you would take responsibility for all aspects of the let, which could include: advising clients about the letting process setting up viewings and showing potential tenants around the property selecting responsible, reliable
How to become a market research interviewer
As a market research interviewer, you would gather information on people’s attitudes and opinions by asking them questions from pre-prepared surveys. The research that you carried out could be commissioned by a wide range of organisations, including: advertising agencies businesses of all kinds government opinion polls charities. The market research