Full version at http://icould.com/videos/diana-docwra/?length=long Diane Docwra is a Beauty Therapy Lecturer at Cambridge Regional College. She is a qualified beauty therapist, and had to take more qualifications to become a teacher while she was doing a full-time job. 'You do think you're never going to get it done, but you find a way... It&'s a good career move and it pays off in the end.'

Sharon Brown is a partner in her own upholstery business. She makes unique furniture. She started the business with her friend Cathy- and that is an important part of her story. They did not know what kind of business they would run.... that came later.

Highlights at http://icould.com/videos/diana-docwra/?length=short Diane Docwra is a Beauty Therapy Lecturer at Cambridge Regional College. She is a qualified beauty therapist, and had to take more qualifications to become a teacher while she was doing a full-time job. 'You do think you're never going to get it done, but you find a way... It&'s a good career move and it pays off in the end.'

Full version at http://icould.com/videos/amanda-hayes-george-salter-collegiate-academy/?length=long Amanda Hayes works at George Salter Collegiate School as a Pastoral Manager. She looks after the welfare of sudents, 'to ensure the students can come to school and that they have somebody to talk to if they need to'. She worked in a bank for 17 years before she changed her lifestyle to have a family.

Technicians from a range of industries explain what their jobs involve.

Full version at http://icould.com/videos/julie-smith/?length=long Julie Smith was a Lead Stenographer in the Ultrasound department at Addenbrookes and is now using this knowledge as an Adviser to the Chief Executive. An advert in the Yorkshire Evening Press took her down the route of being a radiographer, she says 'with a bit of sort of making your own luck, being in the right place, seeing an opportunity and going for it, then actually you know being in the NHS can be really fantastic.'

Sue Beeley is Head of Community at Sheffield United Football Club. 'I suppose that coming down on a Saturday and working is alright because I'd probably go to a game anyway.' She was a school teacher after college but after 15 years fancied a change to do something that used her skills in a different ways.

Stephen Thompson is a Violin Bow Maker and Restorer. He is based at Cockpit Arts. He had completed a course in mechanical and aeronautical engineering, but then realised he didn't enjoy engineering. So he wrote a list of all the things he really wanted to do. 'And everything I put on my list was very practical and quite traditional.' So that set him in the direction of crafts.

James Best is a Bridge Engineer for Halcrow. When he was young he lived near the Brunel's Clifton ridge and his first job was the second Severn Bridge. He says 'Bridges are the icing of engineering' and 'it&'s something that clearly helps a community, you know, people want a bridge, generally'. He likes to travel with his work.

Full version at http://icould.com/videos/hannah-donat/?length=long Hannah recognised from an early age that although she was passionate about music, she was not good enough to be a professional musician. So she looked for opportnities to be involved in the music industry. She talks about the lifelong friends she has made because they played together. 'I always take a job because I&'m interested in doing it, not worried about where it&';s going to lead me'.

Ryan Sibartie is a Formulation Scientist for Pfizer. He loved science at school. His job, which involves creating formulations of new drugs that will be used in clinical trials, is as good as he imagined it would be when he was younger. 'I really enjoy putting on a white coat and pretending to be Albert Einstein.'

Highlights at http://icould.com/videos/patricia-curl/?length=short Patricia Curl is International Student Recruitment Officer at Cambridge Regional College. She had a business that involved travelling round the country until her second child was born. He was very ill, so she decided it was time to do something less stressful. Now she's ambitious for her children rather than herself.

Leon de Sainte Croix is Cruise Director on a P & O cruise ship - he is in charge of the entertainment. He was a professional dancer in the UK for ten years, then went to work on a cruise ship as a 'safe card', not having to worry about finding new jobs all the time.

Jeremy Strong is a children's author. He&'s a successful author now, but he spent five years without getting anything published, so his advice to young people is not to give up. 'If I&';d given up, I wouldn't be sitting here talking... Follow your dream as far as you are able.'

Angela Baxter is a Syndicate Actuary for Chaucer Insurance. She was good at maths and science at school and knew she wanted to work in that area, so she went to university to study actuarial maths and statistics. Her studies took her to Melbourne for a year on an exchange programme, and after graduating she spent a year working in Brussels. Now she is based in London and loves the work hard/play hard ethos of her team.

Highlights at http://icould.com/videos/anne-marie-grant/?length=short Anne-Marie Grant is a floristry lecturer at CAFRE. She trained in horticulture and went to work as a teacher of young offenders before having children and re-training in floristry. She says, 'I didn't think I would like sitting, you know, in an office doing things like writing and that kind of thing but I thought I would like the outdoorsy stuff.'

Highlights at http://icould.com/videos/hannah-donat/?length=short Hannah recognised from an early age that although she was passionate about music, she was not good enough to be a professional musician. So she looked for opportnities to be involved in the music industry. She talks about the lifelong friends she has made because they played together. 'I always take a job because I&'m interested in doing it, not worried about where it&';s going to lead me'.

Interested in medicine from an early age, Yasmin's sandwich course experience changed her aspirations. Acknowledging that her heart lay in communicating science, Yasmin has found her varied roles at the Science Museum, including her current position as Curator Team Manager, challenging and rewarding. Completing her masters degree and starting her family have been significant points in her career.

Highlights at http://icould.com/videos/julia-smith/?length=short If working with inspirational children, making a difference to individuals' lives and supporting families sounds appealing, then Paediatric Dietician may be a career for you. Julia Smith would recommend it to anybody. It allowed her to build on her achievement in Science and to combine her love of food and talking!

Simon Terry is a Staff Captain on a P & O cruise ship. This wasn't his first choice of career. He wanted to go into the armed forces but he failed the medical and had to rethink. 'So I didn&'t really choose to do it, however 18 years later I&';m still here, and I'm still loving it.'

Highlights at http://icould.com/job-types/active-leisure-and-learning/james-malarkey/?length=short James Malarkey is a Rope Access Trainee at Plas y Brenin Mountain Centre. His family all have office jobs, but that wouldn't suit him - 'I&'m the black sheep of the family, totally.' He&';s quite comfortable hanging on ropes and dealing with heights, so he plans to work up ropes and earn more money than if he was on the ground.