Costa Coffee has more than 600 jobs up for grabs across the country
GO from high street to high flyer with a job at Costa.
The coffee chain is on a bumper recruitment drive seeking trainees full of beans who are willing to start at the bottom but aim for the top.
The fast-growing firm has more than 600 jobs up for grabs across the country — including hundreds of entry-level jobs as baristas and in-store staff.
None of the basic roles require specific qualifications, but many of the company’s top bosses started making coffee in-store before climbing the career ladder.
Eye for detail
Costa’s chief people officer Kate Seljeflot says: “We look for applicants that have drive and an eye for detail, but most importantly we are looking for people with passion to create beautifully handcrafted drinks every time. We are committed to consistently investing in training our teams to achieve coffee excellence.
“You can take passion and an opportunity and turn it into a great career at Costa Coffee.”
Vic sets trend
VICTORIA STEWART turned a student coffee shop job into a top international career.
Now, aged just 28, she is Costa Coffee’s Global Innovation Manager – setting the latest coffee trends around the world.
Victoria, from Luton, said: “I began working part-time as a barista in 2010. I was there for four years and loved creating the perfect brew and was lucky enough to be crowned Barista Of The Year in 2012.
“After my degree I applied for the Costa Marketing Graduate scheme, which let me work across different parts of the business. As a coffee obsessive, I’m now in my dream job as I get to drink coffee all day and craft new coffee products.
“My time as a barista allowed me to understand what it’s really like working behind the coffee bar with a long string of orders to remember.
“I ensure everything I design is something consumers will love but the baristas will also find easy to make.
“If you don’t have relevant qualifications, don’t let that put you off. It’s more important to have a passion for coffee.
“Apply today, and one day you might be responsible for creating a new drink that everyone loves.”
On course at NCS
BEAT the summer holiday blues and give your teen’s CV a boost – on a National Citizen Service course.
The three-to-four week courses cost £50 and are aimed at 15-17-year-olds.
An NCS spokeswoman said: “After a busy year of coursework and exams, NCS is a great way for students to kick back and try something different.” Modules include adventure, discovery and social action, with young participants expected to travel away from home, learn essential life skills from local business leaders, try public speaking, and gain communications skills.
Programmes take place across the UK throughout the summer. See ncsyes.co.uk.
Jobspot
ICELAND has 200-plus vacancies, including delivery drivers, retail assistants and online pickers. See jobs iceland.co.uk/roles-apply.
'Al Desko' dining
BUSY office workers manage just a meagre 16 minutes a day for lunch, a study has found.
Despite most staff being allocated a full hour’s break to have food, most take just a quarter of this period to eat, and nearly half will typically dine ‘al-desko’ at precisely 12.43pm. One in ten people surveyed admitted having the same meal for lunch every day, with top choices being a plain cheese sandwich or a ham roll.
Jennifer Shepherd of Quorn, which commissioned the study, said: “There are much better ways to eat lunch.”
Jobspot
CLOTHING chain JOULES has 20 store jobs up for grabs, including part-time and management roles. Visit careers.joules.com/retail.
Have a happy Monday
THERE aren’t many of us that say: “Thank god it’s Monday”?
But happiness psychologist Dr Andy Cope insists you can change how you feel about your working week.
The author of Zest: How To Squeeze The Max Out Of Life says: “A few people are happy to go to work but the majority trudge to work each day just because the bank manager says they have to.
“We’ve been taught Mondays are bad and Fridays are good, which is difficult to shake off.”
Here are a few of Dr Cope’s “happiness hacks” designed to banish the blues and help you enjoy your working week.
CHANGE YOUR AIM: Don’t set your sights simply on getting through the week or “surviving” until your next holiday. Set your aim to enjoy the week or inspire people.
AIM FOR “6: 1”: Have a communication ratio of six positives for every whinge.
PURPOSE IS KEY: If you have a clear and compelling reason to come to work, you will arrive with a spring in your step. Remind yourself of your “why”.
CARE ABOUT YOUR COLLEAGUES: And I mean genuinely care. Chances are that if other people at work think, “Someone at work cares about me as a person”, they will also turn up with a positive attitude.
CATCH PEOPLE DOING THINGS WELL AND TELL THEM: Obvious? Yes. Does it cost anything? No. Can you do more of it? Absolutely.
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