Avoid pitfalls of interviewing C-suite candidates

By Wes Simmons | Guest Columnist

Are there different challenges for hiring a member of your senior executive team than another employee? Perhaps, but most principles seem to apply to C-suite interviews as they do everyone else. Yes, the “C” level executive has more to lose in such a meeting (and more to gain). Compensation for this exclusive suite has skyrocketed over the last four decades. In a recent study by the Economic Policy Institute, CEO compensation 1978-2015 grew by 941% and the top 0.1% of wage earners grew by 321% over the same period.

So, what are some of the potential pitfalls of trying to hire a CFO, CIO, CHRO or COO? See below for four things that can go wrong, and how to avoid them.