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How to avoid missteps when interviewing for top-level jobs

CEO Update asks readers for questions to pass along to executive recruiters. If you have one you would like us to pose, email info@ceoupdate.com.  Question: What are some common missteps that candidates make during the recruiting and interviewing process?  Philip Jaeger Consultant, Spencer Stuart Candidates sometimes don’t do enough homework. Taking the time to research publicly available information and talking to people who may know about key issues facing the organization is critical. In the interview, successful candidates use this understanding as the basis for questions that can start a dialogue. Let’s say a CFO is interviewing for a CEO position. More often than… Read More