All My Alternative CV articles – Page 13
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Maurizio Zippo, Crosta & Mollica, on the Sex Pistols & pizza
”Working at Crosta & Mollica is being part of a fast-moving, intense, fun and rewarding environment”
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Kerry Collinge, 9Nine Brand Foods, on Moulin Rouge and pho bo
“My worst interview? For a dogfood company. I had to eat some of the dogfood”
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Damien Threadgold, Amy's Kitchen, on Thriller and acrophobia
”My first job? A paperboy. The early morning starts have stayed with me ever since”
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Sophie Wells, Rocks Drinks, on David Attenborough and tapas
“I was so nervous when I had to serve my first customer that I spilt steamed milk all over my hand”
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Sam Benjamin, Too Good To Be Gluten Free, on Willy Wonka and macaroni cheese
“If I can sleep well everything else is OK”
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Sophie Harvey, Soffle's Pitta Chips, on Tarantino & tuk tuks
“At 14 I started pot washing in the café where my sister worked. I’m proud to say I was soon promoted”
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Jim Cregan, Jimmy's Iced Coffee, on off-roading & Snoop Dogg
“My first job was buying and selling fake surf brand backpacks to my mates in Sharjah”
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Emily Wong, Emily Crisps, on Dutch courage and walruses
I came across as what the feedback notes called ‘a combination of a sailor and a protestor’
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Ed Jones, Vimto, on Shaggy, ladders and skinny dipping
In my first job I spent my weekends picking up golf balls at my local driving range
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Richard Wilkinson, Doisy & Dam, on snakes and sparkly things
“My first job? Stacking shelves at Planet Organic – I almost got fired on my first day”
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Nils Leonard, Halo Coffee, on Arthur Miller and breakdancing
I mumbled something about Chelsea FC and wanting to bring drum & bass into perfume commercials
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Mike Zietek, Mars Chocolate UK, on antipasti and Rick Astley
I just say that I have the best job in the world. I work in a chocolate factory, designing chocolate products
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Craig Hughes, Hippeas, on disco and driving a hang glider
My first job was frying eggs in a greasy café in Birmingham city centre
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Adam Wilding, Wilding Snacks, on malbec and polystyrene cups
I remember being amazed at the prospect of earning £3.18 per hour in my first job
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Alasdair Murray, Eden Scott, on heavy metal and James Corden
I was Herne Bay’s equivalent to Granville, working in a greengrocer…
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Simon Remmer, Rombouts Coffee, on radio and leather jackets
I was a product analyst in the gaming industry. My friends say I just used to play fruit machines all day
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Yanko Kolevski of Cofico: My Alternative CV
It has become obscene, the amount of packaging and “pretty” boxes
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Amanda Miles Ricketts, The Niche Company, on tea and Jay-Z
I was fired on my first day at the fish and chip shop for giving free food to my friend!
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T-tox founder Johnny Harris: My Alternative CV
I describe my role as a tea pusher! I sell healthy matcha teas to people leading an active and balanced lifestyle
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Karl Mason, Masons Yorkshire Gin, on vinyl and breakfast
My first job was as a trainee accountant at a small family-owned business based in Northallerton