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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The CHRO Interview: What a Board Is Now Testing
Why CHRO interview questions now come from the remuneration committee rather than the chief executive, and what a board is testing in the people seat.
The CIO Interview: What an Investment Committee Tests
What a family office or fund is really testing behind chief investment officer interview questions, and why the CIO interview is a governance conversation.
The COO Interview: What a Board Is Actually Testing
What a group board is really testing behind chief operating officer interview questions, and why the decision turns on the chief executive relationship.
The Board Interview: What a Nomination Committee Tests
What a nomination committee is actually assessing in a board interview for a first non executive appointment, and what disqualifies a strong executive.
The CEO Interview: What a Board Decides in the Room
What a board or a controlling family is actually resolving behind CEO interview questions, and how a senior candidate reads the real question behind it.
The CFO Interview: What a Board Is Actually Testing
What an audit committee or family shareholder is really testing behind CFO interview questions, and how a senior finance leader answers the real question.
How Senior Leaders Handle Competency-Based Questions
How senior leaders answer competency-based interview questions using the STAR method, with example answers and how to prepare for the interview.
Facing the Panel: The Senior Interview With a Board
How to handle a senior panel interview: who sits on the panel, the questions to expect, how to engage multiple interviewers and what to ask them.
The Questions Senior Candidates Should Ask in a Final Interview
The questions a senior candidate asks at the end of an interview are assessed too. What to ask a board or panel, and the questions to avoid.
The Executive Interview Presentation
How senior candidates plan, structure and deliver the interview presentation to a panel or board, what it tests, and the mistakes that cost the offer.
Negotiating an Executive Job Offer
What changes when a senior leader negotiates a job offer: base, bonus, equity and notice, how to counter without losing the room, and what not to do.
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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