All Career advice articles – Page 5
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Co-op’s Christopher Byrne on Kylie, Mel B and Muriel’s Wedding
Co-op’s head of brand, creative and in-store marketing wants Victoria Beckham and Miriam Margolyes to eat crisp sandwiches together
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Helen Clegg, senior account manager, Flavor Sampling
For online job applications, Helen says ‘skip the typical job application processes and head straight to the hiring manager’s inbox!’
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: The Gym Kitchen’s Segun Akinwoleola on babies and diversity
‘I’m still one of the only black people in a lot of rooms and there are still very few black-owned brands sold in major supermarkets’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Katie King, marketing manager, Strong Roots
Veggie marketing manager Katie explains how to make it in the world of fmcg – from following good managers to LinkedIn networking
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Comment and OpinionChasing someone for a response? Here are the dos and don’ts
A phrase often attributed to Einstein springs to mind: ‘The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results’, says Darren A Smith, founder & CEO of Making Business Matter
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Pleese’s Joe Moruzzi on cheesecake and giving back
Frozen cheesecake CEO Joe Moruzzi explains how he combines his love for food with a mission to empower young entrepreneurs
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Olivia Slater, in-house designer, Field & Flower
Olivia says to get into food or design ‘start a food and recipe blog, design assets for brand you admire, create your own content on social, attend networking events and meet people’
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Comment and OpinionMaking the most of low & no drinks’ increased relevance this Christmas party season
It’s estimated that around 40% of UK adults are currently trying to moderate their alcohol, and a fifth of young adults don’t drink alcohol at all
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Momo Kombucha’s Josh Puddle on 1990s pop, Rye Lane and Wim Hof
‘If I could change one thing in grocery, I’d heavily tax the worst of the ultra-processed, unhealthy foods and heavily subsidise organic, seasonal produce’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Jessica Smyth, senior buyer, Sainsbury’s
’I didn’t know buying was an option when I was searching career fayres at school’
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Comment and OpinionBe part of the green alternative to Black Friday consumption
I am not saying consuming is bad, but we are clearly living beyond our (environmental) means
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: PerfectTed’s Marisa Poster on matcha, ADHD and spiders
‘In an ideal world, there would be more support and resources available for challenger brands to bring healthier options to market’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Noa Cohen, public affairs manager, General Mills
‘I really love in-person meetings in parliament or with our trade associations. I get to advocate for what I think is a fantastic company and industry’
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Higgidy’s Rachel Kelley on sustainability and deep breaths
‘There needs to be more collaboration on the big industry issues, including things like soil health, to support a sustainable food supply chain’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: George Phillips, digital product & e-commerce lead, Minor Figures
Minor Figures’ digital product and e-commerce lead discusses his journey from footballer to coffee enthusiast to digital lead
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Comment and OpinionThe science behind procrastination – and how to defeat it
For anyone struggling with this modern-day nasty, there’s hope
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NewsM&S quadruples intake of careers programme for school leavers and graduates
Successful candidates could be running a store in two years, according to M&S
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Whitebox Cocktails’ Ben Iravani on Tupac and brutal honesty
‘There needs to be more support for up and coming brands that can show traction. The big boys always dominate financially which makes it very hard to get seen’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Rahul Vora, senior brand manager, Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Rahul talks about his journey from applying on LinkedIn to having ’an impact on a global level’ at coffee powerhouse JDE
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Comment and OpinionThe ultra-processed foods debate teaches brands a lesson about resilience
Ultra-processed foods are having a moment under the microscope in discussions about diet quality and public health