Category Archives: Interview Guides

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a Chief Sustainability Officer (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Business Leaders Discussing ESG

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have compiled these interview questions to ask when hiring a Chief Sustainability Officer from the patterns across hundreds of executive assessments. The Chief Sustainability Officer interview fails predictably: […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a VP of Human Resources (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Senior Management Interview

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer these 25 interview questions to ask when hiring a VP of Human Resources, drawn from real assessment work rather than theory. Each question comes with listening guidance: the shape of a great answer, and […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a CFO (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Executive Interview

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I have compiled these interview questions to ask when hiring a CFO based on the patterns we observe across hundreds of finance-leadership assessments. The CFO interview fails in a predictable way: intelligent, […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a Chief Transformation Officer (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Organizational Transformation

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer these 25 interview questions to ask when hiring a Chief Transformation Officer, drawn from real assessment work rather than theory. Each question comes with listening guidance: the shape of a great answer, […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a VP of Quality (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Executive Interview Meeting 2

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer these 25 interview questions to ask when hiring a VP of Quality, drawn from real assessment work rather than theory. Each question comes with listening guidance: the shape of a great answer, and the tells […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a CEO (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

CEO Candidate Meeting

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer these 25 interview questions to ask when hiring a CEO, drawn from real assessment work rather than theory. Each question comes with listening guidance: the shape of a great answer, and the tells that […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a Chief AI Officer (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

AI Executive Interview

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this set of interview questions to ask when hiring a Chief AI Officer for hiring committees that want signal, not performance. Twenty-five questions follow, organized by competency, each with notes on what […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a VP of R&D (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Senior Leadership Interview

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this set of interview questions to ask when hiring a VP of R&D for hiring committees that want signal, not performance. Twenty-five questions follow, organized by competency, each with notes on what great […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a COO (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Corporate Interview 2

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I offer these 25 interview questions to ask when hiring a COO, drawn from real assessment work rather than theory. Each question comes with listening guidance: the shape of a great answer, and the tells that […]

25 Interview Questions to Ask When Hiring a Division President (With What Great Answers Sound Like)

Confident Executive Portrait

As Global Head of Research & Leadership Advisory at JRG Partners, I built this set of interview questions to ask when hiring a Division President for hiring committees that want signal, not performance. Twenty-five questions follow, organized by competency, each with notes on […]