A top C-suite headhunter who's placed more than 100 execs in major companies shares his favorite job interview questions — and the answers he's looking for

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'If you're not able to tell me 5 to 10 big mistakes you've done in the last 5 years, something's really wrong with you,' Boydensearch partner Roger Duguay said.

As managing partner at Boyden, one of the world's top executive-search firms, Roger Duguay has had countless interviews with aspiring captains of industry. His approach to finding top talent has proven so successful that Boyden's CEO recently appointed him leader of the firm's global CEO and board services practice.

"I'm going to ask a lot more questions that are going to tell me about the human being behind the role," he said."Not what you've done and what university you've been to." When Duguay is interviewing someone, skills required for the job in question are a prerequisite for even being in the room. He likes to refer to these mistakes as"scars," and wants to see that a prospective leader is transparent about their mistakes and has drawn lessons from them.Even though the role of chief executive officer requires confidence, it also requires someone who is humble enough to work with a board and delegate responsibilities to deputies, Duguay said.

 

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