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You probably already know that a director is in top management and because they pay well, they also are very sought out and competitive. The Bureau of Labor Statistic notes that top management positions such as directors is not expected to increase or decrease through the year 2018. What this means is that those positions that do open are highly competitive. This means you need to be in the driver's seat of your career when seeking director jobs.
What is Involved in Director's Work?
Many directors actually have the title of executive directors, or chief executive officer, but all are very senior types of management positions. Your expectations as a director include:
- Forward thinking and planning for the company's future. Your role as a director is to steer the ship, so-to-speak, not sit in in the backseat and allow someone else to drive. Your decisions you make today can literal sink the business tomorrow.
- You are expected to have excellent verbal and written communications skills. You will be conducting very important senior meetings where you will be the one conducting the meeting, so you must have very good self-confidence and the ability to naturally have people follow you and get behind your vision.
- You probably will have direct contact with employees, which is always a positive experience because you do not want to hide out in your office and never allow your employees to approach you. In order to make changes for the positive within the company, you must know where the problems are.
Preparation for Director Positions
If you are applying for director employment positions and have director work experience under you, this will qualify you to pursue various positions, but you must also prepare for the actual interview because even if you have the best experience and are unprepared, you will be passed over.
Remember, executive careers are very competitive so when one becomes available, you must be prepared because if you are not, there will be other candidates that are.
First off, learn everything you can about the company you are applying. You simply cannot walk into an interview for a director position and know nothing about the company in which you are applying. You will look foolish and unprepared to the interviewer, after all, what would make you a good candidate if you do not even know the company's mission?
Secondly, get you resume is good working order. This is often overlooked and unfortunately can cost you the job. If you turn in a resume that is a biography of your life, you have missed the entire point of the resume. A resume should include:
- Your opening profile written in the active voice - that answers what you have done and where you are going in no more than two paragraphs
- Keyword rich related to the industry you are applying
- Achievements you received under each position you have held, but only go back no more than 15 years since this will be your most relevant history to today's standards
- Make sure your resume is no longer than three pages, any longer than this and it will not be read
- Have a cover letter that you can tweak for each position so that it appears very personalized
When you have your resume in order, you are many steps above your competition. If you stink at resume writing, hire a professional to write it for you, do not let your resume be the deciding factor of getting called for an interview.
Finally, practice for your possible interview questions. When you apply for upper management such as a director, you can be sure these will be very tough questions. By practicing you will be more prepared and not taken off guard.
Final Thoughts
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