All My Alternative CV articles – Page 6
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Giles Atwell, Russell & Atwell fresh chocolates, on good coffee, Bear Grylls and sausage dogs
‘My first job was on a newspaper round – I used to dread the Sunday papers as they were so heavy!’
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Louise Reynard, St Pierre Groupe, on Boyzone, driving and Craig David
‘The most rewarding part of my job? I love to talk to people!’
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Julianne Ponan, Creative Nature, on Justin Timberlake, hard work and kingfishers
‘Having a strong team around you is so important to daily success and productivity’
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Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones on gorillas and Gone with the Wind
‘Most job interviews I’ve had were disastrous. I realised early on that if I didn’t work for myself I would starve’
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Cathy Moseley, Boundless, on Madonna, aardvarks and queueing
‘How do I describe my job to my mates? Mental’
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Madalena 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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Jane 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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Richard Lodge, Mood Media, on Semisonic, Pulp Fiction and Radiohead
‘It’s incredibly satisfying to conceptualise an innovative, engaging music concept’
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Carol 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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Shauna 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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Phil 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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Alex 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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Craig 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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Aneisha 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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Udhi Silva, Snaffling Pig, on The Prodigy, elephants and The Shawshank Redemption
‘My dream perk would be unlimited international travel’
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John 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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Andy 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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Chris 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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Cressida 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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Tom 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”