Archive of all My Alternative CV articles – Page 18
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My Alternative CVKaren Lynch, CEO, Belu, on WaterAid and Dirty Dancing
When I was 14 I sold Avon door-to-door on our housing estate in Jarrow.
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My Alternative CVCO YO founder Bethany Eaton on Richard Gere and coconuts
What was your first-ever job? I was a paper girl, delivering the Oxford Mail to the local area.
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My Alternative CVMy Alternative CV: Marley Coffee's Guy Wilmot
UK director, Marley Coffee (founded by Bob’s son Rohan), on the Black Sea, Usain Bolt and being a beaver…
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My Alternative CVLouise Holmes, Yummy Yorkshire Ice Cream, on being a squirrel
My first job was at the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Exam board…
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My Alternative CVJane McEvoy, founder, Harry's Little World
What was your first-ever job? I worked with my dad in his furniture removals company at the age of nine…
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My Alternative CVMark Hopper, head of innovation and development, Beverage Brands
I had many jobs when I was a student, including working at Iceland. One Christmas someone stole…
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: James Orr, Crosta & Mollica
What was your first-ever job? In a woodworkers store where I sanded and waxed pieces of exotic timber…
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My Alternative CVClaire Richardson, Little Dish
What was your first-ever job? I had a Saturday job as a trained kids’ shoe fitter in Clarks in St Albans…
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: Simon Gamble, development director, Glorious!
My first job was working for my father as a rhubarb picker and potato packer…
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: Christopher Leigh of John Ross Jr
Director and master smoker at artisan smokehouse John Ross Jr, on interrogating chefs, The Art of Flight and Jamie Oliver
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My Alternative CVAngie Curwen, MD, Kent Crisps,
Aged 13 I worked on a farm, picking peas and pulling Brussels sprouts from the plant bed…
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My Alternative CVSoraya Gadelrab, event manager, Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2012
Event manager, Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2012 (2 to 4 September, London Olympia)…
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: John Lilleystone
IT Director, RH Amar, on being ambushed at interviews, The Great Escape and stinging insects
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: Helen Cooper, MD, Grasshopper Porridge
My first job was strawberry picking, for the worst rate ever - I’m sure it would be considered child exploitation nowadays!
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: Ori Cohen, founder, Seacret Europe
My first-ever job was distributing fresh juices across Israel. I sold the business after a year to go travelling.
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: Jen Wall, winemaker, Barefoot Wine
Jen Wall, winemaker for Barefoot Wine, E&J Gallo Winery on converting people into ‘foot fans’…
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My Alternative CVKate Finch, Junior's Pantry
A Saturday job cleaning boats on the Norfolk Broads was as awful as it sounds.
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My Alternative CVJemima Palmer-Tomkinson
Co-founder, The Potted Game Company, and cousin of Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, on rats, mud and game…
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My Alternative CVMax Wiseberg of Hay Max
The MD of HayMax on boring interviews, couriers and Bruce Springsteen
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My Alternative CVCharlotte Knight of G'Nosh
The founder of G’Nosh on The Specials, the creativity of start-ups and Yotam Ottolenghi.