All Career advice articles – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionA year in the US shows why we mustn’t let food standards slip
Having spent the past year in California, Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble has had a front-row seat to just how different the system looks across the Atlantic
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Comment & OpinionStop digging with the assumption shovel and open up your next negotiation
The assumption shovel is shaped by your past experiences, biases and expectations
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Comment & OpinionHow big fmcg company cutbacks are putting innovation at risk
With recent pullbacks on investment, Caleño Drinks founder Ellie Webb fears innovation will continue to stall
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Torin Zieboll, Christmas and Easter brand manager, Nestlé
‘I get lots of Kit Kat flavour recommendations, but if they won’t work for the majority of chocolate eaters, they just won’t get made!’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Tom Ebbutt, senior national account manager, Happiee
‘Knowing it could be the reason someone chooses a plant-based option over meat and fish, is incredibly rewarding’
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Comment & OpinionThe power of word of mouth: why nothing beats a genuine shout-out
The most powerful form of marketing isn’t flashy, expensive, or algorithm-led. It’s real people talking honestly about things they love, says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Maddie Hills, marketing exec, Redefine Meat
‘It’s been a bit of a zigzag, but every step has added something valuable’
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Comment & OpinionWhat the M&S cyberattack tells us about modern crisis comms
In an era where engagement, not accuracy, determines reach, crisis comms cannot be confined to corporate statements and press releases, says Scott Sadeghian-Tehrani, media strategy director at 26PMX
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Comment & OpinionLessons from a startup founder: you won’t ‘get rich quick’
Everyone sees the big-name deals, the vanity (revenue) numbers, the ‘freedom’ of being your own boss. but you shouldn’t just chase the shiny things, says Joe Woolf, founder of Tasty Mates and head of retail at HomeCooks
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Comment & OpinionHow to avoid hiring errors and get the right person for your brand
Imagine your ideal hire, ask questions and keep tabs on great people, says Ellie Webb of Caleño Drinks
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NewsAldi launches free online course for students interested in retail
Billed as a work experience programme, the online programme is open to students aged 13 and over
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Freddie Davies, head of foodservice & OOH, Tenzing
‘Consumer habits take longer to change than you might think’
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Comment & OpinionOne-to-one meetings: why they don’t work and how to fix them
There are three key ways to help drive performance via one-to-one meetings, says Making Business Matter’s Darren A Smith
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Finn McMaster, apprentice engineer, Highland Spring Group
‘I enjoy working alongside the team of expert engineers and the positive work environment’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sam Tyzack, national account manager, CCEP
‘The opportunity to work abroad appealed, as Coca-Cola operates in nearly every country in the world
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Comment & OpinionThe importance of milestones: celebrate every step forward
This month at Rubies in the Rubble, we saved our one millionth perfect but otherwise rejected piece of fruit from the bin, says Rubies in the Rubble founder Jenny Costa
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy so many food startups fail and what founders learn
No one wants to talk about the possibility of failure. But there is much to learn from the entrepreneurs who risked it all and didn’t come out on top
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Brandon Bailey, packaging line leader, The Bury Black Pudding Co
‘People don’t realise how fast-paced it is, especially during peak seasons like Christmas’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jasmine Johnson, process technologist, Charlie Bigham’s
‘That hands-on, curious approach naturally pulled me towards food and drink as a career’
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Comment & OpinionA fresh approach to training could stop us being ‘stunted sharks’
Chat GPT says emails, and meetings are 70% of what we knowledge workers do. It certainly feels like it sometimes, says Darren A Smith of Making Business Matter