jobs for vegans

Question

Good day! 

As being vegan, naturally I would like to have a job within a vegan community or place.  That would be useful to have a job page on this site.

Thank you!
Oksana

Austintje · Answer

I think this is a great idea by OxyKop. Maybe adding this feature. So that you can see if a Vegan/Vegetarian restaurant or store has open jobs (by looking on the map for different places). And also a possibility to apply to the job.

JeffAdams · Answer

You all should check out this new site veganlinked.com where vegans can add a listing based on their skills so others can hire them! Soon there will be a way for business listings on the site to post jobs and people potentially will be able to subscribe to the businesses to be notified when job postings are made. Would love to see everyone on veganlinked.com!

Crito · Answer

Bumping this old topic up.  I agree.  I'm actively employed, but eager to find a new career opportunity at a vegan company.  Going to the careers section of each site over and over could eventually be worth the effort, but it would be nice to have a centralized listing on Happy Cow.  I assume it's a lot of work and updating, pulling info from the master company sites, but it would be an incredibly useful tool for anyone from a corporate position down to sales associates looking to dedicate their work to a vegan company.

The only decent resource I've seen is veganjobs.com, but it's primarily UK based, not updated often, doesn't pull active job postings from big companies (Gardein, Tofurky, etc.) and is a little clunky to navigate.  It's also primarily populated with chef and restaurant staff jobs, so not a lot of corporate positions....speaking of which, where's the Careers section for Happy Cow?!?   :)

BreakfastKlutz · Answer

While it is a reasonable idea, a significant issue would be who is going to add/maintain the job listings?
facebook groups work well for this purpose, there is one in/for my location. Although as mentioned by Crito, the majority of listed jobs are in the hospitality field.

eric · Answer

Thanks Crito & verbosity - seems I missed this original topic. We could easily add another forum to HappyCow but moderation could easily be an issue. 
Do you feel a simple forum like this would provide an adequate solution? Also, is it really worthwhile? A number of other site exist (Largest maybe being VeganMainstream) but none are really a dominant source.

Crito · Answer

I was under the impression that Vegan Mainstream was just consulting for vegan entrepreneurs, writers, etc. I’ll have to check their site again. To verbosity’s point, yes it would be a lot of legwork to keep individual postings updated. Would likely have to be a bigger relationship between Happy Cow and the companies so they could post and delete directly. From the Happy Cow side, maybe a better and more manageable alternative would be a resource listing of career sites that Happy Cow users can populate. Keeping it simply to the name of the company, what they do/make, and a link to the job opportunities section of their site (or if not available their LinkedIn page, Jobs section). Just so there’s a one stop directory for anyone seeking a job and may not be aware of all the companies out there without other users sharing them. Again, I’m brand new to the Happy Cow forum so I’m ignorant of how effective, time consuming, possible, etc this is. I’m Imagining a “Vegan Careers” section of the site with a master list of all vegan companies, info in separate columns (spreadsheet style) that looks something like: Company name: Miyoko’s Category: Food manufacturer - Makers of vegan cheese Job Openings (direct link to the careers section of the site): https://miyokos.com/pages/careers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/miyoko's-kitchen And so on for all 100% vegan companies. So job seekers could come to this spot first and work their way down the list. Increase hits on the Happy Cow site, traffics on the other company’s sites, maybe open up promo opportunities, more people to Happy Cow for career networking? Feel free to tell me if I’m nuts :). And full disclosure, my interest in this is purely self serving as I’m searching for a more ethical company career path than what I currently have, and keep going through google’d lists of top vegan apparel, top vegan food manufacturers, etc to build my bookmark list. I’m sure I’m not the only one wanting to move to a company dedicated to a cause they believe in.

NatalieWiegand · Answer

I love this idea!! I'm currently looking for jobs but I really want to work for a company or place that aligns with my values. It would be cool if it were not just a career page for restaurants but a career page with all professions that includes companies that have a certain standard of "vegan"!

veganangiep · Answer

A job posting section is a really good idea. Many vegetarians and vegans prefer to work for veg businesses. Since many company listings are already on happycow, adding this will bring additional value to users and businesses. Perhaps something simple like craigslist? Even just an additional forum temporarily will work. :)

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