All My Alternative CV articles – Page 5
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Olly’s Snacks’ Olly Hiscocks on Ronan Keating, penguins and The Office
‘I’m set on climbing Everest at some point. First frozen olives to reach the summit’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Double Dutch’s Joyce de Haas on dim sum, Britney and twin life
’I believe every day should be celebrated, and the party is where you make it’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: The Lambing Shed’s Justine Fulton on Shrek, fake meat and Busted
’I started working in a chippy when I was 15. Free chips at the end of every shift was great but the greasy hair, not so much’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: DryDrinker.com’s Stuart Elkington on strawberries, Steve Coogan and malt loaf
‘We’ve had some amazing customer letters over the years, thanking us for helping them moderate their drinking. That kind of stuff always gets me’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Empire Bespoke Foods’ Matthew Moyes on pickles, Beirut and Come On Eileen
’My worst job interview? It was on par with Spud Murphy (Trainspotting fans will know what I mean)’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Froneri UK’s Brunhilde van Antwerp on rum and raisin, Harry Potter and scams
‘When I was 12 I bought a Hanson CD for my birthday. I couldn’t resist the blonde locks of the Hanson brothers’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Little’s Coffee’s Will Little on Björk, embarrassment and tiki bars
’Which celebrity would I like to work with? George Clooney and Jack Black. Just to annoy Nespresso’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Phizz’s Dan Cray on adventures, kangaroos and Slim Shady
‘When someone on LinkedIn messages me that they love Phizz or that their friend swears by it, it feels incredibly real and tangible’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Shicken’s Satvinder Bains on family, samosas and the Yellow Pages
‘I grew up watching all the John Wayne films with my Bibi-Gi (grandma) who barely understood English but she still loved them’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Adnams’ Andy Wood on David Bowie, football and The Godfather II
’My first job was a paper round. I hated Thursday and Sundays as I used to have to carry two paper bags delivering to blocks of flats in South East London’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Eden Mill Distillery’s Hannah Ingram on burrata, paper rounds and Daniel Craig
’I remember having an Elton John CD when I was around eight years old that I listened to on repeat, for months on end’
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My Alternative CVEmily Prince, Jack Link’s – Peperami, on Technotronic, flamingos and The Big Lebowski
‘Cross-functional team collaboration is a really big part of how we achieve things here. I personally find it really energising’
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My Alternative CVDan Kaminski, Wheyhey, on oranges, spreadsheets and Tom Hanks
‘How do I describe my job to my mates? I help make great tasting healthy food with people I love’
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My Alternative CVPete Sharman, This, on dentists, coffee and Leonardo DiCaprio
‘I was a bike mechanic at Halfords. I’m currently fixing a colleague’s bike in the office’
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My Alternative CVDaniel Jones, Daioni Organic, on Sum 41, crocodiles and Elon Musk
‘My mates would say I’m a glorified milkman’
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My Alternative CVMike Hill, One Planet Pizza, on ELO, Netflix and Lord of the Rings
‘My motto in life? What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!’
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My Alternative CVCecily Mills, Cecily’s Ice Cream, on the Spice Girls, lions and Carry On Cabby
‘Ice cream always helps. More ice cream helps more’
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My Alternative CVDavid Wilkinson, The Billington Group, on Abba, being happy and Cast Away
‘The best part of my job? I love helping develop talented people and watching them maximise their potential’
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My Alternative CVThomas Hal Robson-Kanu, The Turmeric Co, on Paw Patrol, snakes and homemade toasties
‘My first job was as a ‘tea-boy’ for Steve Coppell, then manager of Reading FC’
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My Alternative CVAlessandro Savelli, Pasta Evangelists, on Queen, espresso and Gordon Ramsay
‘My dream perk? To take the team and spend our summers working in Italy’