Careers

Congratulations to this year’s French Pastry School scholarship recipients

Congratulations to Angela Buck, chosen to receive the six-month internship at the prestigious French Pastry School in Chicago. The Confectionery Foundation is pleased to help support the For the Love of Chocolate scholarship/internship program. Read about this graduate of University of Washington. Visit The French Pastry School at Kennedy-King College...
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The World’s 20 Hottest Startup Scenes with Infographic by Intuit

Silicon Valley, Seattle, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Vancouver, Paris, Sao Paulo, Berlin … For the full list and interesting statistics about the top 20 entrepreneurial ecosystem cities around the world, take a look at the article and infographic. Article published in Entrepreneur on the Hottest cities for Startups and...
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Connecting the world’s workforce – LinkedIn expanding to China

Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO, explains the company’s mobile growth strategy and plans for expansion into China shows the social media company will stick to its growth strategy. “In the immediate term we want to continue to focus on our core value propositions, professional identity and making sure that the profile...
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Personal branding – tips for LinkedIn

6 Tips for Expanding Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn If your personal brand is on LinkedIn this is just the first step to unlocking all of its potential. Having a complete, and professional profile is good practice, but to be effective there are several opportunities the network has to offer...
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Allured Continuing Education Grants

Do your employees know about the Allured Fund for Confectionery Education? These need-based grants provide financial help for industry members who wish to expand their food-science knowledge,confectionery skills, oe understanding of confectionery manufacturing through continuing education courses. We thank the Allured family for their generosity. Due dates are on the...
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Personal branding 101 – thank you notes

In business, most of the gifts you receive aren’t tangible. Whenever someone gives you their time, advice, or a helping hand, it’s more than enough reason to genuinely thank them. For example, let’s say you’ve been courting a company for a few months and you feel an introduction to the...
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Sweets & Snacks Career Fair – a success

Thank you to the companies that participated in our Career Fair at Sweets & Snacks Expo: Blommer Chocolate, Capol LLC, Gimbal’s Fine Candies, The Hershey Company, Jelly Belly, Mondelez, Printpack Inc., Revere Group and Tap Packaging Solutions. Congratulations to the more than 80 students who attended our career fair. According...
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