Recruiting Questions for a Prospective Board Member
Assessing and evaluating prospective board members requires carefully planning and precise questions. The level of preparation is similar to screening a C-suite executive and requires a thoughtful approach. The following are a list of questions that help one assess a candidate for an open board of director position. Here’s our preferred 10-top questions:
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- What are your personal objectives or goals for a board, and your expectations for a director?
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- What would you suggest your unique contribution to be?
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- What are your personal criteria for joining a board (presumable beyond just being invited)?
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- What other boards are you currently on or have previously been on?
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- What were some of the most interesting experiences you have had related to boards, and some of the most important things you have learned?
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- Were you ever considered for a board and not selected?
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- What would your expectations be for the time necessary for our board?
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- What is your expectation for the compensation package for directors?
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- What extracurricular or outside interest do you have?
- What is the most difficult problem and decision that a board you have been on has had to deal with?