Marie-Anne's dream jobs...

When I was a child, I wanted to become a hairdresser and then I even dreamt of becoming a stewardess for a couple of years…

Nowadays, I have three dream jobs: English teacher, speech therapist, and journalist.

To be a good teacher you have to be really good at your subject and patient with the pupils.

To heal people with a speech disorder you also have to be patient. I did a week’s internship when I was sixteen in an institute where I assisted a speech therapist and I loved this type of work. However, I’m a little apprehensive about the science-based studies one has to follow in order to become a speech therapist...

Either teacher or speech therapist would please me because they involve helping others, in particular children and also because it involves communication. Indeed, I would love to be able to help others because I think we should all have an aim in life and mine is to help others.

To be a good journalist you must get on with people, but you also need good communication skills and, of course, writing skills. The first goal for a journalist is to gather information about an event and to communicate clearly this information. What is interesting in being a journalist is that you can work in radio, television, or for a newspaper.

The media is known as ‘the fourth power’… that’s why I think it could be interesting to have a job which is so important (in which one has – potentially – so much power)…

Qu'est-ce qu'on rigal!

I have a dream... that one day I will become a brilliant doctor!

Why would I choose this job?

I never thought that one day I would want to become a doctor. When I was younger, I wanted to become a cook. Then, I longed to be either an English or a Spanish teacher. But today, I do want to become a doctor.

This idea actually occurred to me last year, when I was in “Première S”. In the middle of the year, our teachers asked us what we would like to do after getting our Baccalaureate. I had to make up my mind...

I did not have any idea of what I was going to do later but I already knew what I did not want to do. As I am doing scientific studies, I knew I was not likely to study Law, Literature, languages or even the Arts. I thought that if I kept looking I would surely end up finding my career!

Finally, I have made a good, positive, choice. I have to say I am fond of looking at medical documentaries, and films and TV series with doctors as heroes!

When I think about it, though, I cannot help thinking that this is a crazy project. I guess I feel I am a little too sensitive: I cannot stand the site of blood! When I witness a shocking scene, I do not feel very well…

And yet, I still want to realize this project. I am convinced that I will be able to overcome my “fears” with a lot of willpower.

Being a doctor could be exciting; after all, you have somebody’s life and well-being in your hands!

What are the necessary qualities for this job?

To be a doctor that is efficient and appreciated, I...

• must not be self-centred (I have to want to be useful to others, to want to help and save others);
• have to be patient and understanding (patients rely on their doctor and they need to trust him or her);
• must not be too emotive and stay impartial (being close to my patients I should not be too emotionally affected by their illnesses);
• need emotional and physical strength;
• must not consider money to be more important than treating people.

What studies do I need to do?

I am going to study in Clermont-Ferrand. I am aware that medical studies are both very difficult (especially the first year) and long: ten years, often more. Then I will have to specialize, which will add even more study time.

Do I have long-term projects?

I may get involved in a humanitarian NGO later...

Article by Virginie R.

My dream job(s)

My title is in the plural, because I haven’t one idea but several ideas about my future job. I’m a very indecisive person. When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a nurse, a lawyer, a vet (I now know that that’s impossible because I’m not scientifically-minded), an actress, and a mother (not a house-wife, just a good mom!). Growing-up, I have learned the difficulties of studying and of having to find a job. I must think about my future, but, what I will do in ten years’ time is really difficult to imagine!

I’m thinking about becoming an aid worker, because I need to feel useful for others, and to know I’ve given something to the world. Before I die, I hope I will be able to say to myself: “You can be proud of yourself; you have brought a little happiness to others”.

I am curious and I would like a job in which I can discover the world and its different cultures.

I would like to write a book one day. Maybe a bibliography or a fantasy book… I don’t know the exact subject yet but I know this book will be very personal. I will write a film script based on the book. The movie will of course be a hit and I will become an international film star…

Article by Angélique Beaudonnet

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Sylvain Cayron’s dream job: engineer (click on this title!)

Job description

-Improve the quality and reliability of tools.

-Create new tools.

-Think about the consequences of a project.

-An engineer has to specialize: mechanics, technology, environment, aeronautics, etc.

-I would like to work in the environmental sector because that is where there are the most job opportunities.

-An engineer often works for industry. The boss asks him to create a prototype or set up a simulation.

The reason why I want to be an engineer

When I was younger, I dreamt of being an inventor and of changing the world! I decided to be engineer when I was 14. I enjoy studying Sciences, especially Biology. I like Astronomy a lot too. I realized that the earth is a small lucky planet and we are lucky too to be on it. It is strange to think that, in the vast universe, we are perhaps all alone... It is important to preserve life and our children’s lives and that is why I would like to become an engineer specializing in the environment.

Necessary qualities

-Keen interest in Biology, Physics and Mathematics.

-A logical mind.

-Problem solving skills.

-Ability to work as a member of a group as well as by oneself.

Engineering school

To get into engineering school, I first need to do a “PRERA” course. I will do it at one of the ENI Group (Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieur) schools, hopefully the one in Blois, in Val-de-Loire, as they specialize in the environment. I wrote them a letter of motivation in December with my application. I sat a science exam in March, which went really well. I have to pass an oral examination in front of a jury soon. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

My dream job by Jules Henri: plastic surgeon

A doctor:

• studies the human body, human ailments and malfunctions;
• tries to improve the health of his patients through prevention and treatment;
• attempts to relieve people of pain and suffering;
• contributes to the advancement of medicine and therapy by making use of new technologies (like the NMR), pills, surgery, etc.

To succeed in my medical studies and in my career I need to:

• be concerned about others’ well-being;
• be well-organized;
• have a sense of responsibilities;
• get on well with others;
• be a good team member;
• be able to work alone;
• be resistance to stress.

Why is this job the job for me?

• On the whole, I like to help others;
• I’m a very determined person;
• I like to be in charge of something important, and, as a doctor, I would be in charge a human life! ;
• being part of a team means a lot to me, the fact that people help each other...;
• I am also independent-minded and have proven at school that I can finish a job without the help of someone else.

Should I specialize?

At the end of last year, a friend of my parents’ accepted me in his plastic surgery unit for two-weeks’ work experience. It was a determining factor in my choice of career. I saw patients who had been disfigured. The surgeon “rebuilt” their faces and parts of their bodies so that they could start to rebuild their self-esteem… Yes, I want to specialize, and it will definitely be in plastic surgery.

About the studies :

• A plastic surgeon needs to study for 12 years at a medical university.
• In my case, I think I am going to go to the university of Clermont-Fd, because of the quality of teaching, and of course, because I will not be far from Aurillac.
• The 1^st year is really difficult and there are strict quotas to be accepted in 2^nd year.
• At the end of the 5^th year, you have to choose work experience in different medical departments. This is two years long.
• For those who want to be generalists, the studies normally stop at the end of the 6^th year, but nowadays, there is a new reform which obliges them to follow a one year long course too.
• At the end of the 7^th year, you choose your future medical department.
• And at the end of the 12^th year (the last one!) you are now a medical doctor, and in my case, I hope I will be a plastic surgeon.

Alexandre Picard’s dream job...

I would like to be a physiotherapist specialized in osteopathy...

What is a physiotherapist?

A physiotherapist helps people of all ages to improve the mobility of their bodies, to cope with rheumatisms, or he/she reeducates the body after muscular wounds or bone fractures. Physical therapy or physiotherapy helps people to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout their lives, in circumstances where movement and function are threatened by aging, injury, disease or environmental factors. Functional movement is central to what it means to be healthy. Physiotherapy sessions are usually prescribed by a doctor.

History of physiotherapy

• Physicians like Hippocrates and later Galenus are believed to have been the first practitioners of physical therapy, advocating massage, manual therapy techniques and hydrotherapy to treat people as far back as the 5^th century B.C.
• Per Henrik Ling, the “Father of Swedish Gymnastics”, who founded the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (RCIG) in 1813 for massage, manipulation, and exercise.
• In 1894 four nurses in Great Britain formed the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• The first physical therapy research was published in the United States in March 1921 in The PT Review. In the same year, Mary McMillan organized the Physical Therapy Association.
• Treatment through the 1940s primarily consisted of exercise, massage, and traction.
• Specialization in physical therapy dates from 1974 in the U.S. before being recognized in the rest of the world.
• Osteopathy or osteopathic medicine is an approach to healthcare that emphasizes the role of the musculoskeletal system. The practice of osteopathy began in the United States in 1874 with Andrew Taylor Still, who reasoned that “the bone, osteon, is the starting point from which we are to ascertain the cause of pathological conditions.”

What skills and qualities are needed to do this job?

• Knowledge of anatomy, muscles, nerves and bones.
• Knowledge of how to manipulate the human body.
• Concern for people’s well-being.
• It’s necessary to like being with people.
• Ability to cope with the stress of the patient.
• Knowledge of the medical world.

How will I succeed in becoming a physiotherapist?

• I have suffered numerous wounds (fracture of the shin and the fibula, a sprain of the internal ligament of the knee) and spent a lot of time with my physiotherapist… It is he who made me want to choose this career. I admire his patience and skill, and I’m grateful for his help in overcoming the pain and discomfort.
• I will have to go to physiotherapy school for at least four years and then study osteopathy for a further three years.
• I’m a very active person with a lot of will-power.
• I like people and it makes me feel good to be able to help others.
• I want to gain work experience abroad (osteopathy is more widely accepted in England than in France).

About the school

In the first year, I have to go to Physiotherapy Preparatory school (“APEMK” in French) at Lardy University in Vichy. At the end of the year, there is an exam to get into IFMK, the private Physiotherapy school in Vichy. The course there lasts 3 years.

If I get my Physiotherapy diploma, I would like to specialize by going to the Osteopathy school in Vichy: IFSO. The course is an intensive two year one (or I could choose to an in-service training over 5 years).

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