Originally presented at Caffè Culture 2019, this Keynote explores how to build a career in the coffee industry.
A career in coffee can be varied, stimulating, and rewarding. At Caffè Culture 2019, United Baristas founder Tim Ridley presented a short talk on how to get the coffee job you want.
Summary
- Building a career in the coffee industry takes focus, commitment, and vision
- Give yourself six – 18 months to move into a new professional coffee role
Identify the skills you require
- Sign up for Job Alerts immediate to identify the skills that you require to get the job you want
- Build a list of skills employers are looking for in the job you want
- Review your current skills
- Learn the skills you need, either at work or through study, and ideally gain some experience applying them
Communicate your skills and cultural fit
- Hone your CV to communicate these relevant skills and experience
- Draft an application specific Cover Letter explaining these skills
- You can use the Cover Letter template to help you explain how these skills delivery results in your current role
Practice interviewing
- Start applying for jobs and going to job interviews to become increasingly comfortable talking about yourself and communicating your skills
Find a niche
- Find a big issue facing the future of the industry that you deeply care about
- Work to resolve it over the course of your career