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JOB CARD
ANNA VILLENA: Environmental manager
Questions Answers
GENERALQUESTIONSABOUTYOURJOB
What isyour dailyroutine?Whatdoesyourjobconsist
of?
Everyday is different.Idesign
educative proposalsrelated
withenvironment.Ihave to
contact local authoritiesand
companies.
Do youwork at the office? Sometimes.ButIvisitschools
and environmentcompanies
Is there anybusinesstravellingincluded? Yes, but inCatalonia
Doesthe work involve publicrelations? Yes,I interactwithmany
people
What type of communicationisit? Mainlypersonal
communication.AndIsend
There are service and
informationcommunications.I
have to answerquestionsand
doubts.
Do yousometimesworkfromhome? Yes,quite often
Is there anydifferenceinthe salary:atthe beginningand
at the endof your career?
Notmuch difference.Salaries
dependonthe numberof
hourswe work.
Are there any careerdevelopments possible? Yes,accordingto the
significance andthe successof
the projectsI am involved
with.
SKILLS
Whichknowledge didyougainatprimaryschool that
helpsyouwithyourprofessionnow?
I still remember the
laboratoryreportsof the
experimentswe performedin
our science classes
Is itnecessarytospeakany foreignlanguage?Which
one?Whichlevel?Why?
No.But it isuseful.
Is the workingexperience necessary? It isnecessaryif youwantto
be an environmentalmanager,
but notto be an
environmental educator
Whichtechnologyskillsare necessary? Many. You have to know about
measuringinstrumentsand
appliances,computers,
computersprograms,maps,…
What otherskillsare recommended? Financial,commercial andweb
sitesmanagement

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PROFILE
What isthe minimumof knowledgerequiredforthe job? Waste,waterand energy
management,entreprise
management,Biologyand
scientificmethodology
knowledge
Is there extensive knowledgeof STEMneededforthe
job?
yes
Is there anymanual laborincludedinyourprofession? Yes,I have to buildmodelsand
to use differentmaterials
OPINION
What advice wouldyougive tostudentsinterestedin
your profession?
It isveryimportantto learn
publicspeaking.
What do youlike the mostabout your joband isthere
anythingyoudislike aboutit?
What I like the mostisthat I
covera wide range of topics.
The worst of it, isthat I have
the feelingthatwhatIknow is
neverenough.