Archive of all My Alternative CV articles – Page 2
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My Alternative CVCathy Moseley, Boundless, on Madonna, aardvarks and queueing
‘How do I describe my job to my mates? Mental’
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My Alternative CVMadalena Moreira, Masons Yorkshire Gin, on Bob Marley, karaoke and Jacinda Ardern
‘I once drove three hours to be told during the interview they were not allowed to hire women. Imagine that happening these days’
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My Alternative CVJane Woodhead, Speakeasy Ice Creams, on snakes, Peter Pan and Richard Ayoade
‘The first record I owned was Tiger Feet by Mud – and I can still do the dance’
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My Alternative CVRichard Lodge, Mood Media, on Semisonic, Pulp Fiction and Radiohead
‘It’s incredibly satisfying to conceptualise an innovative, engaging music concept’
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My Alternative CVCarol Lever, Free Range Dairy Network, on Prince Buster, La Grande Bellezza and Keanu Reeves
‘The most rewarding part of my job is when farmers join us because they see a future in dairy farming’
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My Alternative CVShauna Blair, Heavenly Tasty Organics, on Jason Donovan, Jo Malone and Fearne Cotton
‘My motto in life is work hard and be honest’
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My Alternative CVPhil Hovey, Kettle, on Steve Wright, FOMO and Bedknobs and Broomsticks
‘The most rewarding part of my job is launching a new product that everyone goes crazy for’
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My Alternative CVAlex Robson, West End Drinks (King of Soho Gin), on Nancy Sinatra, Kill Bill and Michelle Obama
‘The most rewarding part of my job is the creative side’
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My Alternative CVCraig Williamson, Barn Farm Drinks, on Fleetwood Mac, Mel Gibson and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
‘My motto is: Live life to the full’
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My Alternative CVAneisha Soobroyen, Scrumbles Pet Food, on gourmet pretzels, emperor penguins and Jameela Jamil
‘My motto in life is: what’s the worst that could happen?’
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My Alternative CVUdhi Silva, Snaffling Pig, on The Prodigy, elephants and The Shawshank Redemption
‘My dream perk would be unlimited international travel’
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My Alternative CVJohn Stapleton, New Covent Garden Soup Co and Little Dish, on Thin Lizzy, Pulp Fiction and Michael Schumacher
‘The most rewarding part of my job is the variety’
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My Alternative CVAndy Murray, The Drinks Bakery, on Billy Joel, Walter Mitty and being mistaken for the tennis player
‘My one dream perk? Never having to fill in another form. Ever’
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My Alternative CVChris Hannaway, Infinite Session, on The Offspring, the Northern line and Ferris Bueller’s day off
‘The animal which most reflects my personality is a dolphin’
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My Alternative CVCressida Holmes-Smith, Lucky Generals, on Jeremy Kyle, the Spice Girls and Virginia Woolf
‘The most rewarding part of my job is coming up with a brilliant idea’
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My Alternative CVTom Gosnell, Gosnells of London, on Barenaked Ladies, The Running Man and Stormzy
“I once interviewed for a job where they’d clearly mixed up the CVs”
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My Alternative CVClaire Warner, Æcorn Aperitifs, on Bobby Brown, her first job in Pizza Hut and Okja
‘The celebrity I would most like to work with is Solange’
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My Alternative CVDamian Soong, Form Nutrition, on Prince, Keanu Reeves and queues at checkouts
“My motto in life is fortune favours the brave”
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My Alternative CVBryony Tinn-Disbury, Jack & Bry, on Take That, jackfruit and Anchorman
“The most rewarding part of my job is my ambitious team”
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My Alternative CVHannah McCollum, Chic P, on Westlife, labradors and The Sound of Music
‘My first job was in an old-fashioned sweet shop at age 12’