Are you an ideal candidate
to be an interim?
If you can answer yes to most of the following questions, then
click the button below to send us your cv.
Do you have good self-marketing and networking skills?
You'll need them in order to generate new contracts consistently.
Do you interview well?
The selection process for interims takes only a few days - you
must make an impact straight away.
Have you a demonstrable track record of achievement? Are you
happy to be judged entirely on what you deliver?
Our clients will only take on interim managers who can demonstrate
their achievements in demanding situations.
Are you a rounded and experienced problem solver?
Our clients don't want just another voice or another opinion;
they have issues to be resolved and want someone to deliver
solutions and results.
Are you happy to work without the status of board position and
perks?
Often our clients want someone to work alongside a director on
a specific project - or to provide temporary cover; this doesn't
always bring status and glory!
Have you experienced the different working cultures across Europe
and can you do business in another European language?
Many of our assignments involve working partly or entirely in
Europe. Permanent staff might expect specific training and induction,
but as an interim you will need to be, from day one, as confident
operating in, say, Amsterdam or Frankfurt as you are in London
or Leeds.
Can you walk in to a business on Monday morning and begin to
understand its essence by Monday afternoon?
Interims need to assess the situation and decide what to do very
quickly in order to deliver to a budget and timetable.
Will you be able quickly to win over the sceptics among your
new colleagues who wonder why you were brought in?
If you are going to deliver results, you have to be able to remove
all the obstacles to achievement and secure co-operation where
you need it.
Have you got the mental and physical stamina and drive to start
something completely new, and in a new environment, maybe every
six months?
Many senior people function best within the comfort zone of a
familiar working environment; as an interim you simply will not
have that comfort!
Do you mind living out of a suitcase for weeks on end?
We may well want you to take an assignment outside daily commuting
reach, either in the UK or Europe.
Are you committed to being an interim manager?
From the questions we’ve already asked, you can see that
interim positions are not for the faint-hearted; and it’s
not an easy ride. You need to think carefully about interim management
as a career and lifestyle decision that is as important as any
other. Neither Interregna, or its clients, want interims who
are just “filling spare time between permanent roles”
Have you established a personal services company (PSC) through
which you market your services?
The vast majority of interims use the legal structure of a PSC,
demonstrating a commitment to their future careers as interim
managers.
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