Being prepared and organised for your job search is key to finding a secure executive position in this ever-shifting job seekers’ landscape. In The Executive Candidate’s Survival Guide, leading Board & Executive Search Consultant and Australia’s foremost CEO Business Mentor, Kylie Hammond will provide you with breakthrough strategies and advice that includes building your professional toolbox and a career portfolio. Learn how to recognise a good opportunity, and walk away from a bad one.

The majority of board positions are paid ($50,000 to $60,000 is typical for an advisory role) but getting your first role is usually the biggest challenge.

So many small businesses credit them as their secret weapon. But is an advisory board the right step for you?

Cultural stereotypes and biases are clearly among the reasons why executives of Asian background still only represent 1.95 of board directors on ASX boards – in an environment where they make up 10% of our population.

Cultural stereotypes and biases are clearly among the reasons why executives of Asian background still only represent 1.95 of board directors on ASX boards – in an environment where they make up 10% of our population.

There is a fresh, dynamic talent pool of quality directors available with phenomenal skills and capabilities that can make a real contribution at board level. Business First spoke with Kylie Hammond of the Director Institute about what it takes to thrive in a board role.

With the growing emergence of ‘portfolio careers’ and the increased demand for next generation board directors, HR professionals are now faced with a growing number of requests from executives wishing to serve on external company boards.

Boards need directors who understood people, as people are only one of a handful of ways to gain competitive advantage in the market.

CEO of the Director Institute reveals how the right marketing expertise can benefit a company’s board of directors.

Talented female senior executives who leave the workforce to have children need to consider the opportunities that are presented by starting a board career.

There comes a time in every entrepreneur’s business journey when they recognise they need more than just casual advice. The formation of an advisory board with the right mix of skills, experience and talent is often critical to the long-term success of the business venture.

Lip service has been paid for long enough about gender diversity in ASX-listed boardrooms. There has been plenty of talk about quotas, ‘30 per cent clubs’, and exclusive mentoring programs offered as a cure-all to aspiring female board members from more experienced ASX Chairman and Board Directors. Yet, the numbers still don’t stack up. We are still not making progress towards equal representation in the ASX-listed environments.

The majority of ASX-listed companies are still failing to understand the importance of ensuring a diverse set of skills in the boardroom.

It’s a reality that capital raising for start-ups remains challenging in Australia. And while there have been some good initiatives in this space, many high potential start-ups are starved for funds and in particular ‘smart capital’.

Many of us aspire to climb the corporate ladder and help steer a company to success, but getting there can seem like an impossible task. The competition is fierce, with only 80 new board positions available each year in the Australia’s top 200 listed companies. So, how can you get ahead and make it onto a board? Sky News Business reporter Carson Scott spoke with Kylie Hammond, CEO of the Director Institute.