The reason to stress business experience

The CEO or another board-level executive typically interviews all positions for high-level tech leaders (CIO, CTO, VP of IS).

The interview questions to expect

* Can you explain how you saw a business problem and implemented technology to solve it?
* What significant contribution did you make at your last company?
* Do you understand ROI, and can you articulate this understanding?
* How did you save money and improve the bottom line, and how did you measure these savings?

Promoting specific qualities

CIO candidates need to talk about what they did in past roles to streamline processes, reduce head count, increase productivity, and so on, and support it with specific examples.

Use every chance to showcase talents

This demonstrates two things: that you’re up to date with emerging technologies, and that you understand how to apply those technologies to solve business problems. Make the CEO believe you are exactly the right person to lead and drive the changes essential to moving the company forward.

via IT Leadership