Archive of all My Alternative CV articles – Page 15
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My Alternative CVMuddy Boots' Jez Pile: Alternative CV
My role at Muddy Boots has been my only “proper” job – we established Muddy Boots during my third year at uni…
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My Alternative CVBen Clapham, Newstairs, on motor racing, peaches and fame
At a group interview I dropped my glass, it smashed and 30 people turned round and stared in silent disgust…
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My Alternative CVMartin Taylor, Sharpak, on helicopters, fridges and Luc Besson
My first job was as a commis chef in an Italian restaurant – a baptism of fire…
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My Alternative CVPeter O'Toole, RMS, on Jimmy Osmond and Justin King
My first job was as a motorbike mechanic at Richard’s Racing in Barry. I learned my trade as a salesman…
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My Alternative CVDan Thomson, Juice Club, on mixology, risk and Chris Eubank
My first job was working as a barista in a coffee shop where I picked up skills I still use today…
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My Alternative CVKym Hamer of Rexam on ten-pin bowling and private jets
I worked on Sundays and during school holidays in the local ten-pin bowling centre…
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My Alternative CVBen Roberts, Bird & Wild, on cooking, Craig David and coffee
When I was at school, I worked part-time in a local seafood restaurant…
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My Alternative CVJack-Robert Møller on seafood, broken flags and Pink Floyd
When I was around 11 years old I had a summer job maintaining pelagic fishing vessels…
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My Alternative CVMoussa Clarke, Bath Ales, on DJing and Japanese cartoons
I was a club and rave DJ for nearly 20 years and still moonlight on the wrong side of the mixing desk…
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My Alternative CVBob Clark of Clarks Maple Syrup on Spinal Tap and Jamie Oliver
I went for a job with Bowater Containers. I didn’t know what the job was and had less of an idea when I left…
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My Alternative CVAndy Clarkson of Greenvale AP on coffee, clichés and cool beer
How do I describe my job to my mates? I just sell a few potatoes!…
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Amy Cheadle, Northern Dough Co, on pizza and bellybuttons
My first job was selling trainers and tracksuits in a sports shop in Preston…
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My Alternative CVPhillip Oppenheim on The Cuba Mountain Coffee Co & Chelsea FC
I had to cold call receptionists pretending I had complimentary tickets for film premieres to get sales leads…
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My Alternative CVRichard Baister of Sumo Drinks on rap, sharks and Clarkson
I’ve never had a ‘normal’ job. My first ever business was selling sweets at school…
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My Alternative CVDiscountvouchers.co.uk's Gareth Robinson on his alternative CV
My first job was in dog quarantine kennels because I’d always wanted to work with animals…
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My Alternative CVHenrietta Lovell, Rare Tea Co, on hard work and George Clooney
When they heard my English accent they all fell about laughing. They said I’d get eaten alive…
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My Alternative CVNick Tolley of Harris + Hoole on tennis balls and Star Wars
I tripped up on one of those classically impossible consulting questions: “how many tennis balls are there in the world?”…
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My Alternative CVGiles Henschel, Olives Et Al, on car washes and Noël Coward
I set up my own car valet business, aged 14, in Henley-on-Thames. Apologies if you were a victim…
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My Alternative CVBrett Beach, Madécasse, on water fights and his fear of snakes
My first job was washing dishes at a small university. We had some fun water fights with the spray guns…
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My Alternative CVBelinda Williams, Yorkshire Provender, on helicopters & horses
I did potato picking in my school holidays and got £5 a day. Sadly, I lost my first-ever week’s pay…