She got a job in Dorset with Savills, and was soon absorbed in negotiating the purchase of land for an oil pipeline. She moved on to commercial work, and later into planning and development. When Reynolds wanted to move to Norfolk she managed to do it internally. Mary Ann Reynolds is an example of the kind of entrant to surveying who targeted the profession early. It's the built environment in which we all live in which we all live.
Real estate touches on almost every aspect of life.
There's a surprising amount of emotion and politics and philosophy involved, and I find these are people who really care about the built environment and what contribution they're making. At Cambridge University's careers service, deputy director Gordon Chesterman also has some observations on the 'invisible' profession of chartered surveying. This advertisement is sponsored by the following firms of international surveyors, all of whom are members of the Property Training Forum.