Performing Well in Executive Job Interviews Virtually
September 01, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered executive search processes by abruptly halting face-to-face candidate interviews and requiring all or most to be conducted virtually.
Out of necessity came some startling benefits — major savings
in travel costs and much easier scheduling — as well as challenges to an effective superintendent interview process.
Anyone who might become a candidate in a future superintendent search needs to be aware of some key differences between
in-person and virtual interviews with boards of education and adjust accordingly. This practical guidance for candidates comes from my handling of more than a dozen searches over the past seven years, including three since the start of the pandemic.
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Nola Wellman, a retired superintendent from Austin, Texas, is senior associate with Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates.
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