All Career advice articles – Page 15
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Comment & OpinionFood manufacturing can – and should – attract the top engineering talent
Engineers play a fundamental role in food – without them, the sector would lack vital skills to ensure it can maintain production, says Ben Cooper, UK head of engineering at Bakkavor
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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 food & drink job: Madeleine Slade, community manager, Hux Health
‘There’s so many different roles out there, some I never even considered would exist. It’s a really fun industry to be a part of, just be willing to get stuck in!’
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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 food & drink job: Lejla Damon, shopper marketing brand manager, Kellogg’s
‘Working with brands which were in my household growing up as a child has been an amazing experience’
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Comment & OpinionIf B Corps become the norm, people and planet will benefit
We initially certified in 2020, and therefore we’re currently preparing to resubmit our refreshed impact assessment, says Jenny Costa, founder of Rubies in the Rubble
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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 food & drink job: Neel Shah, development chef, Tesco
Development chef Neel dreams of having his own restaurant facing an open tropical beach
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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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Comment & OpinionUse visualisation to change those ‘difficult conversations’ you have at work
Why do they call boxers that want to be the best, ‘champ’? Even if they haven’t technically won any championships?
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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 food & drink job: Beth Alexander, monitor farm programme manager, Quality Meat Scotland
‘Be bold, ask the questions and see where it can take you. Don’t underestimate yourself – age is just a number’
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Comment & OpinionThree ways food and drink can maintain momentum on food waste reduction
There are still systemic issues holding the UK back from making food waste a thing of the past
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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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Comment & OpinionCarbon offsetting is great in theory, but beware the pitfalls
Two years ago, we undertook a full carbon life cycle (no easy feat) of our products to better understand our carbon footprint
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Comment & OpinionHow the UK Seafood Fund is looking to attract the next generation
This is an industry that holds promise, with numerous pathways to learn and progress, says fisheries minister Mark Spencer
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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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Comment & Opinion10 top tips for minimising email stress and irritation
Emails are like IBS: a condition we can only hope to be less dominated and stressed by
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Comment & OpinionHow we’re staying nimble and focused despite external turbulence
The external turbulences that are affecting every business are hard to forecast or navigate – and they aren’t showing signs of leaving us in 2023