All My Alternative CV articles – Page 19
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My Alternative CVMartin Pickering, Challs International, on skiing and Wombles
An interview to be a ski rep in France was all going well until I was asked questions in French…
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My Alternative CVSian Breslin of Sian's Plan on jukeboxes and Jamie Oliver
At 13 I had a summer and weekend job at a café in Fishguard, West Wales…
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: Patience Arinaitwe-Mugadu
At the age of nine, I was given the responsibility of making sure my mother’s pigs, ducks and chickens were fed and safe…
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: Paul Bean
I was helping on a milk round from the age of 10. I loved it, especially the treats that the pennies earned allowed me…
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My Alternative CVSheryl Steens on manuka honey, deep water and gorgeous gardens
When I was 15 I had a Saturday job at an old people’s home. I got paid a hefty NZ$3 an hour…
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My Alternative CVNicholas Crean, Prestat, on nudity, chocolate and Tom & Jerry
When I was 17, I spent a summer walking up and down the topless beaches of the South of France selling ice creams…
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My Alternative CVStuart Green, Mrs Crimble's, on Bourne, macaroons and beer
D-day came and I nailed it! Feedback: “We think you are too polished for us.”…
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My Alternative CVSophie Birrell, Lily's Kitchen: Alternative CV
In my first job I worked as a receptionist in my local hotel. I really loved it and learnt loads…
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My Alternative CVJames Brett, Kerry Foods, on 'Waiting for Sex' and sausages
My first ‘proper’ job was as category analyst for Diageo, calculating profit per square foot for spirits by each of the bi…
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My Alternative CVAndrew Stanley Burgess, Produce World: Alternative CV
One of my earliest memories as a small lad was hoeing carrots on the back of a tractor with my brother Jason…
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My Alternative CVMindi's Arvinder Aulak: Alternative CV
I love getting my mum’s food – gluten-free and made without ghee – out there and knowing people have tried Mindi’s…
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My Alternative CVMuddy Boots' Jez Pile: Alternative CV
My role at Muddy Boots has been my only “proper” job – we established Muddy Boots during my third year at uni…
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My Alternative CVBen Clapham, Newstairs, on motor racing, peaches and fame
At a group interview I dropped my glass, it smashed and 30 people turned round and stared in silent disgust…
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My Alternative CVMartin Taylor, Sharpak, on helicopters, fridges and Luc Besson
My first job was as a commis chef in an Italian restaurant – a baptism of fire…
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My Alternative CVPeter O'Toole, RMS, on Jimmy Osmond and Justin King
My first job was as a motorbike mechanic at Richard’s Racing in Barry. I learned my trade as a salesman…
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My Alternative CVDan Thomson, Juice Club, on mixology, risk and Chris Eubank
My first job was working as a barista in a coffee shop where I picked up skills I still use today…
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My Alternative CVKym Hamer of Rexam on ten-pin bowling and private jets
I worked on Sundays and during school holidays in the local ten-pin bowling centre…
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My Alternative CVBen Roberts, Bird & Wild, on cooking, Craig David and coffee
When I was at school, I worked part-time in a local seafood restaurant…
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My Alternative CVJack-Robert Møller on seafood, broken flags and Pink Floyd
When I was around 11 years old I had a summer job maintaining pelagic fishing vessels…
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My Alternative CVMoussa Clarke, Bath Ales, on DJing and Japanese cartoons
I was a club and rave DJ for nearly 20 years and still moonlight on the wrong side of the mixing desk…