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Category Archives: Interviewing
What is a CFO?
This was a recent question on a Proformative discussion board. Maybe the question – and the answers – actually raise a more important question. When someone asks you “what do you do,” how do you respond? If it is with … Continue reading
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Tagged CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, Cindy Kraft
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Stories and Pauses
I recently read an article about how to ramp up public speaking skills. Two of the suggestions … emotional stories and pregnant pauses … jumped out at me as two very effective strategies I use in coaching my clients through … Continue reading
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Tagged CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Chief Financial Officers, Cindy Kraft
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Disclose Salary? Never, Sometimes, or Always?
There is so much confusion around when executives should or should not disclose salary. I see the salary questions posed on Linked In (have you joined our CFO careers group yet), on Quora, in recruiter and career practitioner forums, and … Continue reading
Posted in CFO Careers, Coaching Tips, Interviewing, Recruiters
Tagged CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Chief Financial Officers, Cindy Kraft, interviewing, recruiters, Salary Negotiation
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Unemployed vs. Passive in the Job Search
Is there a difference in the mindset of a candidate who is unemployed and conducting a job search – and – a passive candidate exploring new opportunities? I’d say many times the difference is actually a wide chasm. CFO Innovation … Continue reading
Posted in CFO Careers, Interviewing, Networking
Tagged CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, Cindy Kraft, interviewing, job search, networking
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Branding Speaks to Culture Fit
My clients know that I believe authentic branding speaks directly to culture fit. And prospects who talk with me will hear me say … When you’ve made it to the top 3 candidate list, your ability to do the job … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Interviewing, Networking
Tagged branding, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Chief Financial Officers, Cindy Kraft, interviewing, networking
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Make a Lasting Impression by Being First … or Last!
In many things, including interviewing, there is a principle called the “first and last bias.” Have you heard of it? As humans, we tend to weigh more heavily the information given at the beginning and the end of presentations. That’s … Continue reading
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Tagged CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Cindy Kraft, interviewing
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Lessons from Leaders
One of the most interesting panels at the recent CFO Core Concerns conference was the one offering lessons from some of the country’s most fascinating, and perhaps less known, leaders. Take Jackie Berry, for instance. She is the CFO / … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Current Affairs, Interviewing
Tagged brand, CFO, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFO.com, CFOs, Cindy Kraft, executive team, hiring, interviewing
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Branding & Culture Fit
Those seem to be two very hot topics these days! And they are topics that are relevant to Chief Financial Officers and other Finance Leaders. A few days ago, after reading Fortune’s article, “Is it better to hire for cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Interviewing, Recruiters
Tagged brand, CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Chief Financial Officers, Cindy Kraft, culture fit, finance leaders, senior executives
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What Recruiters Want
I’m just back from an amazing industry conference of Career Thought Leaders. There were some great presenters and some equally great conversations with non-presenters … and I learned from both! For me, one of the most interesting presentations was by … Continue reading
Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs, Interviewing, Networking, Recruiters, Resumes
Tagged CFO Careers, CFO-Coach, CFOs, Cindy Kraft, interviewing, recruiters, resumes
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20 is the New 2
During a coaching call this morning, my CFO client was bemoaning the fact that it is becoming increasingly difficult for him to deliver his message. He said he targets 2 minutes as the time to deliver his responses to interview … Continue reading