All Career Advice articles – Page 2
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Comment and OpinionHow a difficult meeting partner gave me a lesson in listening
Think: are we just waiting for the other person to stop so we can speak?
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Profiles and QandAsMars Wrigley’s Matt Boulter on Tupac, nosebleeds and legacy
‘Finding a company that mirrors your personal values where you can be yourself is important. I feel very lucky I found Mars!’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Maiya Patel, brand manager, Müller
‘If you enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and collaborative environment then the world of food and drink could be for you’
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Borough Market CEO Jane Swift on food poverty, Grease and Jamie Oliver
‘The one thing I would change in grocery is access to good basic produce for everyone’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Cara Thomas, e-commerce executive, Lindt
‘Be passionate about you do and don’t be deterred by a lack of formal qualifications. Look out for opportunities to gain experience’
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Comment and OpinionNature should be a stakeholder in all businesses
Our economy is dependent on a thriving natural world yet nature does not have a real role in boardroom decisions, says Paolo Quattrone, professor of accounting, governance & society at Alliance Manchester Business School
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Comment and OpinionWhy we’re backing the burger awards and celebrating UK food
This year is The National Burger Awards’ 10th anniversary - and it’s bigger and better than ever
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Moth’s Rob Wallis on tinnies, admin and S Club 7
Moth founder Rob went from hand labelling tinnies to being stocked in Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Ameesha Nobre, brand manager, Asahi
‘Being at a beverage company in a fun industry like alcohol means you are never bored and always busy’
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Cavan Bakery’s Jeff Greenall on coffee, family time and Mel Schilling
‘People always assume that because I run a bakery business I can bake, when I really can’t!’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Phoebe Stonier, brand & marketing associate, GrowUp Farms
Phoebe talks about her role in the ‘future of food’ at vertical farming business GrowUp Farms
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Comment and OpinionNeed help from your LinkedIn community? Embrace them!
If you don’t need your network now, you soon will
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: FareShare’s Alyson Walsh on Springsteen, Schwarzenegger and Tucci
Food surplus redistribution charity Fareshare’s commercial director Alyson talks about her role
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Natalie Phillips, PR & social media, M&S
’I moonlight as one of M&S’s most iconic characters – Percy Pig’
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Comment and OpinionWhy collaboration between challenger brands is becoming increasingly important
One of the things I’ve loved most about building my brand, Caleño, is the willingness of startup brands to help one another
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Comment and OpinionHow to master prize promotions and boost engagement
The world of promotions can be difficult to navigate and legal issues are all too frequent, says Jeremy Stern, CEO of PromoVeritas
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Honestly Tasty’s Michael Moore on cheese, pirates and carbon emissions
’If I could change one thing in grocery, I would make carbon emissions labelling mandatory’
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Profiles and QandAsMy food & drink job: Stuart Cant, meat hygiene inspector, Food Standards Scotland
Meat hygiene inspector Stuart mythbusts abattoir work and advises new starters to go for roles with training opportunities
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Comment and OpinionReset and resolve: what we’re planning to focus on in 2024
I hold firm to the value in the process of creating resolutions – no matter how often I break them
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Profiles and QandAsMy Alternative CV: Lucky Saint’s Sarah Walley on beer, data and Ginger Spice
Lucky Saint’s Sarah Walley wants ’more affordable access to the wealth of shopper data retailers hold, to help smaller brands inform their retailer strategies’