They’re ambitious. Full of fresh ideas. Amazingly tech-savvy. They’re millennial food & beverage managers, and they can be an amazing asset to your organization if you lead and develop them properly. Here’s why: They’re natural learners. Millennials are used to a professional and personal world that’s rapidly changing. As a result, young professionals are comfortable […]
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Growth minded? Upwardly mobile? Interested in being a leader – not a follower? Then you need to master the art of influence. In today’s flatter, team-based and dynamic organizations, influence is power. It’s what makes people: respect and appreciate you; listen to your ideas; follow you willingly. Influence obviously offers countless advantages for your career […]
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Tick, tock. Every day that national account manager position goes unfilled hurts your bottom line. Tick, tock. Every day that promising quality assurance management candidate waits to hear back from you is another day a competitor has to poach him. Tick, tock. Every day that plant manager position remains vacant slows your manufacturing operations down […]
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The deck is stacked in their favor. Most food & beverage employers are experts at salary negotiations (because they do it all the time) and won’t give you their best salary offer right out of the gate. Want to level the playing field? You don’t have to be an expert negotiator to land the salary […]
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Wouldn’t it be great if employees who were disgruntled, disengaged or actively seeking a new job would be completely honest – and just tell you they’re getting ready to quit? For poor performers, you’d probably welcome their speedy departure. But for those exceptionally talented food & beverage professionals? Well, at least you’d have a fighting […]
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…and be prepared! When you interview a food & beverage candidate for a professional or executive role, you expect that individual to have: researched your organization; practiced answers to common interview questions; created a list of follow up questions for you. Guess what? Your candidate expects the same from you! In a job market where […]
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It’s pretty simple: they’ve achieved “All-Star” status. In fact, professionals with a LinkedIn All-Star rating are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn. Forty times! More than likely, you already have a profile – but if all you’ve done is uploaded your resume, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to differentiate yourself […]
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This blog post was updated on October 31, 2022. Time for a little hiring math. In a food & beverage interview: Great questions + Great answers = successful employment connections! Admittedly, this isn’t the type of revelation that would rival the likes of those made by Pythagoras or Fibonacci. But it’s a critical equation for […]
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Register today for the following free webinars on Kinsa CareerEdge. Login or create an account; then click the WEBINAR Tab to reserve your spot. Topic: How to Handle Problem Areas Date: Wednesday, February 8th Time: 3:00 pm EST (12:00 pm PST, 1:00 pm MST, 2:00 pm CST) Description: If you have problem […]
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What’s the difference between a resume that yields an embarrassment of riches and one that’s, well, just an embarrassment? Where do we start? Whether you’re in operations or sales, a C-suite executive or a product manager, the primary goal of your resume is to convert (i.e., land you interviews for great positions with leading food […]
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