Archive of all My Alternative CV articles – Page 7
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My Alternative CVKathy Caton, Brighton Gin, on brutal hours and Nigella Lawson
‘The first job I applied for was seasonal gift-wrapper for John Lewis’
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My Alternative CVWendy Wilson-Bett, Peter's Yard, on gravadlax & Daniel Craig
‘I worked as a volunteer at the Ffestiniog Station gift shop when I was about 12 years old’
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My Alternative CVLouise Coulbeck, JCS Fish, on Brownies, Britannia & Churchill
‘My only interview was for the Saturday job on the market. My boss, the owner, was incredibly shy’…
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My Alternative CVKevin McManus, UMI Foods, on Thin Lizzy and complexity
Phil Lynott always captured me with his music and lyrics
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My Alternative CVMeg Haggar, Raw Halo, on positivity and sense of direction
A candidate tried to cheat on their reasoning tests by switching their results with another candidate’s
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My Alternative CVJohn McManus, Kind Snacks, on brand building & Louis Theroux
I worked in a Chinese takeaway for three years while at school. It’s still one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had
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My Alternative CVRym Selmi, founder of MiiRO, on mouse phobia and sacrifices
I have so many nicknames but interestingly enough they are all longer than my actual name
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My Alternative CVFrankie Fox, The Foraging Fox, on chickens and truffles
‘My worst job interview? Sat on a prosthetic egg-shaped stool and asked what my star sign was’
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My Alternative CVGavin Loftus, Weetabix on the Go, on mirrors and penguins
My first job was milkman. Clearly the start of a promising career in milk drinks…
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My Alternative CVJacopo Cordero di Vonzo, Remeo Gelato, on sailing and mice
They put us into groups and asked us to create stories around irrelevant products. It was very strange…
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My Alternative CVPritesh Mody, World of Zing, on being a professional eater
Most people who know me would say I’m little more than a professional eater
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My Alternative CVGemma Watkins, Kingfisher Beer, on curry and Celine Dion
“My first job was as a dancer in the pantomime Snow White”
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My Alternative CVDuncan Goose, One Drinks, on stability and garlic bread
”Working in a butcher’s taught me about food production and why it’s worth paying more for quality”
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My Alternative CVHarry Clarke, Pops Ice Popsicles, on sampling and dumplings
“I attempted to get a job at a woman’s cashmere clothing company. It certainly wasn’t my bag but I soldiered on!”
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My Alternative CVHuib van Bockel, Tenzing, on naked skiing and Nirvana
“I told the interviewer ‘I skied naked on a ski slope once’. I don’t think it was the answer he was looking for”
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My Alternative CVCat Gazzoli, Piccolo, on the UN, fan mail and Prue Leith
“I started my career with the UNFAO in Rome. There is a high representation of female directors”
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My Alternative CVClaire Higgins, Lucozade Sport, on cheese and autocorrect
“Be polite. Be grateful. Be humble. Be curious. Be ambitious. And always buy a round!”
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My Alternative CVLaura Faeh, Poptails by Lapp, on karma and teleportation
”On my very first interview in London my boss spoke exactly the five same languages at me and kept switching”
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My Alternative CVMiriam Luff, Lanes Health, on cats, mongooses and David Walliams
”I was encouraged to go and admire and compliment the new fridge prior to commencing the interview”
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My Alternative CVNick Wall, Tails Cocktails, on acting like a big chicken and his pet Labrador
”My first job was working as a host for TGI Fridays. I think this may have been where my love for cocktails started. The bartenders were total heroes.”