The process calls for them to spend two and a half hours a day having their taste buds
put to the test, as they try to join around 60 tasters who already work for Mondelez.
Between batches — the process puts applicants through 20 rounds of tasting — tasters must wait two minutes
and cleanse their palates with crackers and water before moving on
The testing is done in so-called sensory booths, where red-tinged lights mask differences
in the appearance of various chocolates, leaving applicants to focus on taste and smell.
That is the opportunity being offered by Mondelez, the company
that makes Cadbury chocolates and Oreo cookies and is hiring part-time tasters to test its products.
Applicants must go through three days of vetting at the company’s consumer research center in this city just outside London.
At first glance, the job description could hardly be better: Get paid to taste candy, chocolate and cookies.