Opportunities for young people
You’re welcome here and you have more to offer than you might think
Not sure what you want to do next? That’s completely normal. Finding a career can feel confusing, especially if you’re not sure what you’re good at or where to start. This page is here to help. You don’t need experience, a perfect CV, a certain education or all the answers.
Working in food and drink is much bigger than the jobs you might first think of. The industry employs 4.1 million people in every part of the nation. And it needs people with all kinds of interests and strengths, with opportunities in technology, data, engineering, sustainability, marketing, product development, supply chain, retail, finance and more. We’ll help you spot the skills you already use in everyday life and explore how they could be the start of an incredible career in food & drink.
Take our quiz & find the right place for you
You build useful skills every day through gaming, sport, looking after people, creating content, fixing things, organising plans or keeping a group chat going. Take our quick quiz to put those strengths into words and see how they could connect to exciting jobs in food and drink.
See your everyday skills differently
Think gaming, running a group chat or organising plans doesn’t count as experience? Think again.
Watch Jordan Schwarzenberger, co-founder of Arcade sit down with young people for honest, relaxed conversations about what they enjoy and what they’re good at. Together, they uncover skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, leadership and planning and connect them to careers across food and drink.
If you’re finding it hard to describe your strengths, you’re not alone:
76% of young people say they need help putting their skills into words before speaking to employers
73% say they have skills that are not reflected in their CV
These stories are here to show that your everyday experience matters and that you already have a place to start.
Explore opportunities
Ready to see what’s out there? Browse live roles, early-careers programmes and organisations that can help you prepare for work.
