All My Alternative CV articles – Page 20
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My Alternative CVBob Clark of Clarks Maple Syrup on Spinal Tap and Jamie Oliver
I went for a job with Bowater Containers. I didn’t know what the job was and had less of an idea when I left…
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My Alternative CVAndy Clarkson of Greenvale AP on coffee, clichés and cool beer
How do I describe my job to my mates? I just sell a few potatoes!…
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Amy Cheadle, Northern Dough Co, on pizza and bellybuttons
My first job was selling trainers and tracksuits in a sports shop in Preston…
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My Alternative CVPhillip Oppenheim on The Cuba Mountain Coffee Co & Chelsea FC
I had to cold call receptionists pretending I had complimentary tickets for film premieres to get sales leads…
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My Alternative CVRichard Baister of Sumo Drinks on rap, sharks and Clarkson
I’ve never had a ‘normal’ job. My first ever business was selling sweets at school…
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My Alternative CVDiscountvouchers.co.uk's Gareth Robinson on his alternative CV
My first job was in dog quarantine kennels because I’d always wanted to work with animals…
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My Alternative CVHenrietta Lovell, Rare Tea Co, on hard work and George Clooney
When they heard my English accent they all fell about laughing. They said I’d get eaten alive…
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My Alternative CVNick Tolley of Harris + Hoole on tennis balls and Star Wars
I tripped up on one of those classically impossible consulting questions: “how many tennis balls are there in the world?”…
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My Alternative CVGiles Henschel, Olives Et Al, on car washes and Noël Coward
I set up my own car valet business, aged 14, in Henley-on-Thames. Apologies if you were a victim…
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My Alternative CVBrett Beach, Madécasse, on water fights and his fear of snakes
My first job was washing dishes at a small university. We had some fun water fights with the spray guns…
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My Alternative CVBelinda Williams, Yorkshire Provender, on helicopters & horses
I did potato picking in my school holidays and got £5 a day. Sadly, I lost my first-ever week’s pay…
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My Alternative CVDell'Ugo head chef Steve Walpole on Superman and Gok Wan
I have to magically make food taste great, look great and fit a budget…
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My Alternative CVAdam Sopher of Joe & Seph's Gourmet Popcorn
I toured children around a farm showing them how to make animal noises so they could annoy their teachers…
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My Alternative CVEmma Herring of DS-gluten free on Michael Jackson and wasps
I loved to sell and drove Christmas sales of Filofax through the roof!…
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My Alternative CVPetra Wetzel of West Beer on her alternative CV
My first job out of university was selling Glasgow as a business tourism destination…
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My Alternative CVAnthony Mills of Savanna Cider on New Zealand and Led Zeppelin
My first job was working in my parents’ sports retail store during the holidays…
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My Alternative CVGabriela Moncada Peña of Jose Cuervo on Mexico and make-up
I worked for my parents as a ‘secretary’, as they felt it was important for me to learn the value of money
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My Alternative CVLeane Bramhall of Burts Chips on otters and Dartmoor
My first-ever job was waitressing in a restaurant. I got the job at lunchtime and started working that afternoon…
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My Alternative CVClare Morgan, Peter’s Food Service, on crayon masterpieces, winter sports and eating pies
My first ever job was at the local greengrocer. My most vivid memory is wearing fingerless gloves in the winter…
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My Alternative CVJulian Bambridge of MPM Products on flight upgrades and MI5
My first-ever job was as manager of Deep Pan Pizza in Selly Oak, Birmingham