Archive of all profile articles – Page 33
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School’s out for the apprentice picked to meet minister
An apprentice who was hand-picked to meet the business minister has told how he offered to go back to his old school to talk to potential future recruits – only to be sent packing.
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Taylor to leave Dairy Crest procurement role
Dairy Crest’s group milk procurement director Mark Taylor is to leave the dairy giant at the beginning of next year.
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Human Angle: Becki Murphy
What’s it like to work for your company? Busy, fastpaced, interesting and fun. You are constantly learning and always on the go.
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Sainsbury’s takes on its 1,000th worker through Remploy
Sainsbury’s has recruited its 1,000th worker through a partnership scheme with Remploy.
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How do you get noticed in the current employment market?
Recent newspaper reports have highlighted rising levels of unemployment among young people in the UK, now estimated to be up to a staggering one million youngsters aged 16 to 24. In addition, a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development has indicated that many businesses are now actively holding ...
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Morrisons revamps leave policy to help out adoptive parents
Morrisons is introducing what it claims is an industry-leading adoption policy to help staff who are adopting children.
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Complexity is threatening the health of our businesses, don’t try to shrug it off
Heard the one about the global food company that asked middle management HR employees to record how much time they devoted to generating real value for the business over a four-week period? The answer? Less than 45%.
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My Alternative CV: Alan Rosenthal, founder of Stewed!
I worked for the Village Veterinary in Belsize Park as part of voluntary service at school. It was a clever way of avoiding the Combined Cadet Force. It was pretty mucky - sick animals tend to lose control of bodily functions.
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Halewood’s widow takes over at helm
Judy Halewood has been confirmed as the new chairwoman of Halewood International following the recent death of her husband John Halewood.
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The more things change with recruitment, the more they stay the same
Well, summer is definitely over - and it’s not just the leaves falling from the trees or the return of the migratory Chris Packham & co to our TV screens that gives the game away.
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The Human Angle: Wade Lyn of Cleone Foods
We are still small enough to maintain a family atmosphere but as our client base includes the major supermarkets we can give them the experience of working with some of the biggest companies in the country.
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A serious, well-paid job can be enjoyable really as long as you have passion
Maybe it’s about time you thought about having some passion in your life. That’s what I would say to the England rugby team after their woeful showing in the recent World Cup in New Zealand. Lower-ranked teams all seemed able to raise their games through strong leadership and sheer passion.
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Biscoe is made commercial director at Him!
Mark Biscoe has joined Him! as commercial director. Biscoe joins from national lottery operator Camelot, where he has worked since 1997, most recently as part of a team providing consulting services to the California State Lottery. Prior...
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The Human Angle: Vanessa Fowler; Marketing manager; Muntons
What's it like to work for your company? It is a happy place to work; the people are friendly and always keen to help.
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My Alternative CV: Laura Burton, Barratt brand manager at Tangerine Confectionery
Laura Burton, Barratt brand manager at Tangerine Confectionery, on Sherbet Fountains, trout ponds and spreadsheets
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McQueen shores up food and retail reach
Corporate advisory firm McQueen has made a quartet of appointments to broaden its reach in food, drink and retail. Garyth Stone and Patrick Mewton have joined the company to work in its food and drink unit. They previously led the...
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The Human Angle: Andrea Hobson, Office supervisor, Inverawe Smokehouses
Name: Andrea Hobson Job title: Office supervisor Company: Inverawe Smokehouses HQ: Taynuilt, Argyll Number of employees: 35
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My Alternative CV: Nicola Hainie, technical manager at Border Biscuits
Nicola Hainie, technical manager at Border Biscuits, on in-store sampling, deep fried Mars bars and Ace of Base
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Leggett signs up for Scottish Salmon Co
Ronnie Leggett is the new commercial director of The Scottish Salmon Company. Leggett joins from food ingredients manufacturer Macphie of Glenbervie, where he has served as group commercial director since 2004.
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My Alternative CV: Rosalind Chapman, the founder of Transformulas
Rosalind Chapman, the founder of Transformulas, on paperwork, needles and Pretty Woman