Oh For Food's Sake

4 Things You Need To Do To Succeed In Your NPD Career

Episode Summary

Starting a career in NPD is like being thrown in the pool at the deep end. There’s so much to learn and everyone around you is busy and under pressure. They might not have the time to stop and explain to you exactly what’s going on or to help you with your career struggles. So we’re here to do it for them! On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we tell you the four things we wish we’d known before joining an NPD team. Get ready to take notes because these tips will help you to accelerate your career and reduce your job stress!

Episode Notes

Starting a career in NPD is like being thrown in the pool at the deep end. There’s so much to learn and everyone around you is busy and under pressure. They might not have the time to stop and explain to you exactly what’s going on or to help you with your career struggles. So we’re here to do it for them! On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we tell you the four things we wish we’d known before joining an NPD team. Get ready to take notes because these tips will help you to accelerate your career and reduce your job stress!

You’re going to learn why you should become more visible within your company and the wider industry—even if you’re new in your career. We give you tips on developing relationships with other teams and show you what you can get out of networking beyond building up good will. This episode also goes into assertiveness and how you can become more assertive in your job. At the end of the episode, we share details on our upcoming NPD course that blends the hard and soft skills you need to take new food products to market.

We’d love to know what you think of this episode and which of these tips you’re going to apply first! And if you’re a seasoned NPD team member, what would you tell your former self about working in NPD? You can get in touch with us via our LinkedIn page or join our Facebook group. See you there!

Timestamps

[1:25] Hello! Today we’re listing what we wish we’d known before starting out in NPD

[2:54] This episode is really for anyone working in NPD!

[3:37] Tip #1: The importance of building good cross-functional relationships

[6:03] What you get out of connecting with other departments

[8:51] Tip #2: Be assertive!

[10:11] How to become more assertive

[12:44] Tip #3: Build your network

[15:12] Networking for career success

[17:05] Where to network in the food industry

[18:41] Tip #4: Find a mentor (or a mentee!)

[22:35] Join our course to learn the hard and soft skills of NPD