301: Leading the taste test team at the Good Housekeeping Institute

<div>"When I go into a supermarket, I look at the ingredients of a product and I can tell exactly what something is going to taste like," says Angela Trofymova. "It's boring shopping with me."<br> <br> </div> <div>Angela has one of those jobs that sounds too good to be true. She is Group Testing Manager for the <a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/institute/">Good Housekeeping Institute</a>.<br> <br> </div> <div>That means she is in charge of the institute's world-famous taste tests, which are so renowned they have a huge impact on sales and trends.<br> <br> </div> <div>In this episode of the Career Conversations podcast series, we find out exactly what's involved in running taste testing sessions, and what a typical day looks like for someone in a role like Angela's.<br> <br> </div> <div>Her route to the job has not been simple. She's held many roles within the food industry, and outside of it.<br> <br> </div> <div>At one point she worked for a company where things really didn't click. "That completely depleted my energy," she says.<br> <br> </div> <div>"It made me feel inadequate and I felt like I didn't know what I was doing."<br> <br> </div> <div>But the truth is, things just hadn't worked out in this particular role and Angela dusted herself down, found a new job and has flourished ever since.<br> <br> </div> <div>Angela's story shows that even the most successful people working in the food industry will have ups and downs in their <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/careers-courses/">careers</a>.<br> <br> </div> <div>"Where there's a will, there's a way," she says.<br> <br> </div> <div>Listen to the full episode to find out how to work towards securing a job like Angela's, what qualifications you might need, what you can expect to earn, and how a meeting with Heston Blumenthal set her up for where she is today.<br> <br> </div> <div> <strong>Sign up to join a testing panel<br> </strong><br> </div> <div>You can sign up to be part of a taste-testing panel at the Good Housekeeping Institute.<b