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