[BLG] 49 Interview questions that any prospective CIO should be prepared to answer

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49 Interview questions that any prospective CIO should be prepared to answer

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By Tina Nunno | Published: 13:05 GMT, 26 October 10 | CIO UK

http://www.cio.co.uk/article/3245728/49-interview-questions-that-any-prospective-cio-should-be-prepared-to-answer/

 

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Leadership

Leadership is about understanding how to move people and the business forward. The most effective CIOs view themselves as business leaders first and IT leaders second. These questions focus on helping the interviewer assess a candidate’s leadership views, accomplishments, and likelihood of leadership success from then onward. Interviewers should focus on the candidate’s ability to communicate in business terms, articulate measurable business outcomes, motivate people and handle leadership challenges.

 

- Can you explain how you saw a business problem and applied technology to solve it? What was the outcome?

- What significant contribution did you make at your last company? How did you achieve it?

- What is your understanding of return on investment and how it applies to IT?

- Can you articulate your understanding of risk and how it applies to IT? Provide an example of how you applied this knowledge to mitigate risk.

- Can you give an example of when you improved a business process? What was the outcome? What role did you play?

 

 AND MUCH MORE…

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