Career Development

So, you've reached the top and become the Director of a company. Where do you go to from here? We can help you with locating executive recruitment consultants, finding information on potential employers, offering practical tips on writing a winning CV and conducting a successful job search, providing links to executive job sections of daily and weekend broadsheet newspapers, finding out what other directorships an individual holds, or, simply, link to guidance that can help you develop within the role you already have.

Typical questions

• Is there a procedure I should follow to appoint a new company director?
• We would like to have a non-executive director on our board, how we go about selecting and appointing him?
• What does a Finance Director do?
• What are contractual implications of directors' vacating their office?
• What information should be included in a letter of appointment for a non-executive director?
• What is the role of the personnel director?
• Do you hold a job description for a managing director / CEO?
• What are the terms of appointment for a non-executive director?

For answers to these questions and others please log in to the Directors' Information Gateway (DIG) with your IoD membership number and password, or contact us for further assistance.

Did you know that, as an IoD member, you can seek free advice on CV preparation and career strategy from our career advisor via the Directors' Advisory Service