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Looking to Leave Your Position as Food Plant Manager and Start Fresh in Supply Chain? Great Tips on How to Transition Between Careers Successfully

August 20, 2012 in Career and Job Search Tips

It happens to the best of us. At one point or another, most professionals seek greener pastures within the food & beverage industry.  Some change professions to broaden their experience base; some change careers so that their innate aptitudes more closely match their job; others make the switch because they wake up one morning and […]

 

Whether You’re the Corporate EHS Manager or a Laboratory Scientist – a Safe Work Environment Starts with You

August 7, 2012 in Career and Job Search Tips, HR Best Practices

What’s the best way to create a safer food & beverage workplace? Start by creating a strong “safety culture.”  According to OSHA, creating a culture of safety has the single greatest impact on accident reduction of any process.  Why?  A strong safety culture is more than just a motto.  It’s a system of shared beliefs, […]

 

How to Explain Résumé Gaps in a Job Interview

July 9, 2012 in Career and Job Search Tips, Interview Tips

You’re a perfect fit. You have the right skills, the perfect amount of food & beverage experience and top notch references for this job. Unfortunately, you also have a six-month employment gap on your résumé. Whether it’s due to personal or professional reasons, a gap in your résumé is a potential red flag to a […]

 

Food & Beverage Hiring: Determining a Job Candidate’s Ethics

July 2, 2012 in HR Best Practices

Would you hire a production manager who “cuts corners” to meet tight deadlines? Would you hire a food safety manager who occasionally “bends the rules” when it comes to refrigeration guidelines? Certainly not.  Solid ethics are vitally important to your organization’s success. Unfortunately, however, intangibles like ethical standards are typically the most difficult characteristics to […]

 

How Food & Beverage Employers Can Identify High Performers

June 18, 2012 in HR Best Practices

Superstars.  Overachievers.  High performers. Whatever you call them, you know your organization’s success depends on hiring and retaining them.  The following list will help you identify what sets the best and brightest apart: They have found their focus.  High performers know their strengths and have found an expression for their talents in the workplace. They are […]

 

Finding a Match: How Job Searching is Like Dating

May 21, 2012 in Career and Job Search Tips

Some people spend their whole lives searching for that perfect match – and I’m not talking about a significant other. I’m talking about a job. After all, you may be spending the better part of your week dealing with it. No matter what type of food or beverage position you seek, you should know the […]

 

Assessing Executive Talent

March 26, 2012 in HR Best Practices

Are your candidates just “talking the talk,” or can they truly “walk the walk”? Determining who a candidate really is, and what he can really do, are critical parts of a job interview.  But when it comes to evaluating executive food & beverage talent, résumés and interviews only reveal so much.  As a talent manager, […]

 

Kinsa Group Hot Jobs

February 27, 2012 in Career and Job Search Tips, Food & Beverage Industry Information

Hot Jobs are the open food and beverage jobs that Kinsa Group is actively seeking qualified candidates to interview right now!  You may be the ideal candidate, so apply TODAY! Title Category Plant Manager Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Product Development Specialist Confectionery Product Development Manager Confectionery Bakery Product Development Food Scientist Bakery Plant Superintendent Meat […]