Interview Guides
Interview guides built from a decade of senior search.
Preparation for the most-asked-about interview situations, from board-level conversations to functional role-specific prep, plus our most-requested resignation guide. Read online or download, filtered by format and function.
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Every guide.
Final Interview With a Managing Director
What a managing director really assesses in the final-round interview, the questions to expect, and how senior candidates win the room and the offer.
Finance roles interview guide
Preparation for senior finance seats: CFO, Group CFO, FP&A leadership and finance transformation roles. Covers the conversations boards expect at every stage.
HR roles interview guide
Preparation for senior HR seats: CHRO, Group HRD and senior HR leadership roles. Covers the conversations CEOs expect at every stage.
Board-level roles interview guide
Preparation for Chair, NED and senior advisory board appointments: governance fluency, the questions every shortlist candidate is expected to ask, and how committees actually decide.
Commercial roles interview guide
Preparation for senior commercial seats: Chief Commercial Officer, Head of Sales, regional commercial leadership. Covers the questions every credible candidate should expect.
Technology and digital roles interview guide
For candidates preparing to interview for senior technology and digital roles. The frameworks, the questions you should expect, and how to structure answers that demonstrate strategic judgement.
Risk and governance roles interview guide
For candidates preparing to interview for senior risk, governance, and compliance roles. The frameworks, the questions you should expect, and how to structure answers that demonstrate judgement.
Investment roles interview guide
Preparation for senior investment seats: portfolio strategy, deal-doing track record, fund structure fluency, and the questions a credible candidate is expected to ask.
Legal roles interview guide
Preparation for senior legal seats: General Counsel, Group Legal Counsel and Head of Legal roles. Covers regulatory fluency, business-partnering depth, and the conversations boards expect.
The ultimate resignation guide
For senior leaders considering or executing a move: how to handle counter-offers, how to resign professionally, and how to manage the period between resignation and start date.
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