Great questions are powerful tools in gauging a candidate’s potential fit within your organization – and preventing unpleasant surprises. Are you asking the right ones, throughout the recruiting process? Several months ago, we shared a list of questions for food & beverage hiring managers that engage job seekers and prompt discussion to help. Today, we’d […]
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Career opportunities are becoming more plentiful. But that’s doesn’t mean your job search will be easy! Finding the right executive food & beverage position – one that offers the career growth, compensation and culture you want – can be challenging. Time-consuming. And at times, really frustrating. That’s where Kinsa comes in. As we mentioned in […]
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Over the past few years, consulting online reviews has become a critical step in consumers’ decision-making processes. Today, people rely on sites like Yelp and Angie’s List to buy everything from pizza to plumbers. In fact, a 2013 study by Bright Local indicates that 79% of consumers trust online reviews as much as they trust […]
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Wouldn’t you love to be able to read a recruiter’s mind – and know exactly what he wants to see on your food & beverage resume? We have the information you need. Today, Kinsa is starting a series of resume optimization posts, each dedicated to a specific professional job category within the food & beverage […]
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Over the last few years, we’ve provided a lot of great advice for food & beverage executives on how to answer interview questions, including: how to handle a panel interview; how to answer unusual interview questions; how to field tough phone interview questions. But today we’re turning the tables. When a recruiter contacts you with […]
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It’s a great time of year. Everywhere you look, experts and analysts are sharing their predictions for the top trends that will shape the food & beverage industry in 2014. What are they saying? Today, we’re summarizing some of the key predictions from Innova Market Insights and consultants Baum+Whiteman LLC: Sustainability. A hot topic for […]
It’s your worst nightmare – and it’s come true. You’ve recently accepted (what seemed to be) an amazing position. But after several weeks on the job, you start noticing problems. Big problems: You were told that the position would be challenging, but you don’t have the responsibilities you expected. Your boss promised lots of one-on-one […]
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Never been one keen on using recruiters? We understand. Your food & beverage organization may have an exceptional screening process, sound selection strategies and a great team of employees to show for it. So why would you need a recruiter? Top food & beverage executives and professionals are getting harder (and harder) to find. Baby […]
These days, effectively interviewing food & beverage professionals can seem more like a game of chess than a question-and-answer session. On the one hand, you need to ask questions that help you break through a candidate’s interview facade – and see how well he thinks on his feet. On the other hand, it’s a job […]
As the recession moves further into food & beverage companies’ rear view mirrors, many employers are unfreezing salaries. If you’re one of those hard-working professionals who has been fortunate enough to earn a raise, use Kinsa’s tips to increase your financial literacy and use that extra income wisely: Determine how much more money the raise […]
