Archive of all My Alternative CV articles – Page 4
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My Alternative CVFiona Esom, Product Chain, on tigers and Stacey Dooley
‘For my first job I was paid in part with the most wonderful clotted cream’
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My Alternative CVBen Branson, Seedlip, on time travel and David Attenborough
‘I work for a company that makes distilled non-alcoholic spirits to try and rid the world of horrible sweet mocktails’
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My Alternative CVKirsteen Campbell, Edrington, on the 1990s & Christmas dinner
‘The one thing I’d change in grocery is the excise system – scotch should be taxed at the same rate as beer and wine’
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My Alternative CVCarly Taylor, Real Handful, on PJ & Duncan and Jamie & Jimmy
‘My first job was in my local newsagent – I used to read all the foodie magazines!’
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My Alternative CVEmile Bernard, Smith & Sinclair, on Nando's and clowns
‘We make being adult more fun by creating new and exciting ways of eating and drinking’
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My Alternative CVAndrew Howie, Shaken Udder, on stunts, spaniels and beef
My first job? Stunt man for FHM. No, really!
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My Alternative CVRaissa de Haas, Double Dutch, on dogs and heights
My first real job was as a real estate agent in Belgium
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My Alternative CVJohn Perry, SCALA, on public speaking and Nuno Espírito Santo
‘As I was about to leave university, I had an interview with Unilever. I turned up dressed in jeans and a t-shirt’
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My Alternative CVWill Little, Little's Coffee, on Björk and bad coffee
‘The first music single I bought was Army of Me by Björk. Or was it Cotton Eye Joe?’…
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My Alternative CVBen Whitehead, Spare Snacks, on Ottolenghi and Dire Straits
‘I tripped over an interviewee’s chair and very nearly crashed through a glass wall
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My Alternative CVEsther Lopez, Yumello, on goats, Will Smith and needles
How do I describe my job? Nut butter in one hand, spoon in the other!
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My Alternative CVOlivia Wollenberg, Livia's, on aircon and Notting Hill
‘The most rewarding part of my job? Knowing our products benefit so many people’
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My Alternative CVCaroline Rose, Ocean Spray, on fruit juice and flexibility
My very first job was making sandwiches and smelling of fries in a takeaway café
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My Alternative CVOrr Vinegold, Little Moons Mochi, on bacon sarnies and Obama
‘My dream perk? A sauna on site – and unlimited bacon sarnies!’
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My Alternative CVBen Jackson, Capsicana, on Madonna, guitars and Jeff Bridges
‘When I first set up Capsicana I probably told my mates I was working down the market!’
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My Alternative CVJesse Wilson, Jubel, on Dr Dre, ski trips and dolphins
‘How do I describe my job? Dealing the best beer with my best mate’
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My Alternative CVDafna Bonas, Indie Bay Snacks, on snakes and Ashton Kutcher
‘My first business was when I was seven years old. I created follow-the-dots sheets’
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My Alternative CVOliver Shorts, Seed & Bean, on Hanson and Almost Famous
My first job? Working for my dad, doing a lot of admin work
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My Alternative CVWill Jones, FrieslandCampina, on wasps and his bad Spanish
‘From the age of 15, I spent most school holidays as a gardener’
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My Alternative CVJeremy Pang, School of Wok, on London smog and Cool Runnings
My first job was on the production line in a mouthguard factory!