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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who has been to final three for C level type roles around 25 times I dont even prepare much anymore .

Why? Well if you make it to final 3 where you meeting with whole board panlel type you already cleared the big interveiws. They have narrowed it down in many cases to three fully qualified peeople.

Often I find one person of three blows the interview. Being late, stain on tie, saying wrong thing. For example the Head of Risk Management interview who showed up soaking wet as caught in rain who admitted he forgot to check weather or bring an umbrellas. Almost funny to listen to him talk about his risk management skills.

But at final level it is often simply fit. Or often pre-decided. For example they want someone young, a women, someone seasoned, someone diverse, someone not diverse. Who knows? As loan as I did not blow it and I showed up on time, prepared, good suit it is what it is.

On the 25 times I landed it 7 times. 3 I turned down and four I took. Two I made a mess of on my own. 4-6 were dog and pony shows, they already had the candicate selected but needed three final candidates. I was only there so they can say there were three.

My favorite one was they had a long search and only had two to go to board. A few days before that I applied on line of all things. I got a call immediately to interview the next morning. I ran over met with HR, CFO and Head of Legal. Who told me final interviews with full board in two days can I make it. I was like well I am working on a big client, but I can run over to do it not an issue. I had 12 people inteviewing me in a big board room for one hour. I was cool, calm and collected. Telling jokes, relaxed, winging it. I though it was crazy. Turns out I got job and took it. So you never know. I think bar was lower for me than others as whole board. So dont stress.

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