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Inappropriate dress, evading questions can doom pursuit of top executive jobs

A CEO candidate wearing a hoodie to an interview with a recruiter. Invading board members’ privacy by mailing post-interview thank you notes to their home addresses. Failing to answer interview questions thoroughly and concisely or failing to answer them at all. These are examples of unusual interview missteps that have shocked even the most experienced executive recruiters.  But the most common mistakes senior executive candidates make are coming ill-prepared for interviews and failing to come equipped with questions to ask search committee members. These types of mistakes baffle executive search consultants, especially when high-level candidates are told to do their… Read More