b3 jobs Blog
Blog posts and news regarding the UK food industry news, including current issues and topics which are affecting food manufacturing.
Tips to help job seekers find their perfect job, and also help Hiring Managers find the best candidates for their vacancies.
GDPR and Your Job Search
Tuesday 19th Jun 2018 by Marcus BrasierFor the past year or so, it seems as though you can’t go anywhere without hearing about privacy policies and data protection legislation. If you’ve checked your inbox lately, you may be sick of getting information about it. But it’s important. That’s because, on May 25th, GDPR officially came into force in the UK and across...Read More...
Creepy Crawly Cuisine: Are edible insects on the menu for the UK?
Wednesday 11th Oct 2017 by Sarah Lanius-RobertsIn the past year, we have seen a huge rise in popularity of edible insect based foods here in the UK. People have been consuming insects as food for thousands of years in other countries such as Mexico and the Philippines (it is estimated the over 2 billion people in the world eat insects on a regular basis). It seems that we are now starting to c...Read More...
Will your company technology allow you to grow faster than your competition?
Wednesday 1st Mar 2017 by Marcus BrasierAny food manufacturer will tell you that the basis of their success, apart from having excellent products of course, is all about reducing the costs, raising the standards, improving efficiency and thereby growing the profits. As we enter the “fourth industrial revolution”, or Industry 4.0, there is now another rapidly acceleratin...Read More...
The top 10 tips you need when starting a new job
Monday 15th Jun 2015 by Marcus BrasierSo you’ve sent off your applications, you’ve attended the interviews and you’ve landed yourself a new job. You’ve done the tough bit and now it’s all plane sailing….or is it? You should treat the first few months in a new job as an extension of the interview itself, so you can’t sit back and re...Read More...
How to make meetings less yawnable
Thursday 4th Jun 2015 by Marcus BrasierMost people dread the idea of going to meetings. Meetings typically always go on too long, and discussions go in circles. After stifling yawns for what feels like an eternity you walk out of the meeting wondering what was the point exactly? Unfortunately meetings are often necessary. The question is how can you conduct and participate in meetings ...Read More...
How to deal with a bully boss
Friday 22nd May 2015 by Marcus BrasierHow to deal with a bully boss According to a recent Employment Law Alliance Study, 81% of bullies in the workplace are bosses. This highlights that if you are the victim of bullying, you are not alone in your situation. There are many bully bosses out there and unfortunately they aren’t the one’s losing sleep or their jobs about it. Th...Read More...
7 Things to do before you ask for a pay rise
Tuesday 7th Apr 2015 by Marcus BrasierIf you want to earn more money you have two choices: look for another job, or buck up the courage to ask for a pay rise. However, no matter how desperately you need the pay rise or how much you think you deserve it, there are few things you need to consider before knocking on your boss’ door. Think these things through before you do that and ...Read More...
Food fraud on the rise
Wednesday 25th Mar 2015 by Marcus BrasierIn 2014 the UK was rocked by the horsemeat scandal when tests done on ‘beef’ in local supermarket retailers revealed that it wasn’t beef at all, but rather horse from a dubious source. While this saga made headline news across the globe it is unfortunately not an isolated incident. Food fraud is common practice in the food manufac...Read More...
Staff retention and how to do it
Monday 16th Mar 2015 by Marcus BrasierWhen you add up the time and costs involved in replacing a member of your team, the results can we quite shocking. It therefore makes sense to try and retain your staff, or at least the good ones! Here are some handy tips to help you: Know your team – talk to them as much as you can about their role and also about themselves.&n...Read More...
How to motivate your staff
Wednesday 4th Mar 2015 by Marcus BrasierIn any industry it is important to not only hire good employees, but also be able to keep them. Getting someone onboard and training them up to a level where they are performing well takes time, effort and money. It is therefore worthwhile to invest in keeping staff motivated. There is no one size fits all way to motivate your staff. Certainly off...Read More...