Advocacy experience helpful, not critical for aspiring CEOs
- September 2, 2016 |
- Walt Williams
Recruiters say candidates for the top job should sell their strengths, seek out ways to develop skills outside their current career path Wright (left), Zaniello Related content Association CEOs travel many pathways to the corner office Anyone seeking to one day become an association CEO doesn't need to come from a lobbying background, but in many cases it certainly helps, according to executive recruiters. "Whether they are lobbyists or policy people, I would say that (background) tends to be what we see matriculating into those C-suite positions more often than, say, a COO who is responsible more for the running of the day-to-day ops of an organization," said Liza Wright,… Read More