I'm at the stage in my career where I'm applying for AVP and higher positions.

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1. AnonymousJuly 21,2022 at 2:29AM UTC

   They want to see a broad level of management experience at well known successfully companies. They want to see that your have such held solid management level positions, preferably at the avp or vp level.

2. AnonymousJuly 21,2022 at 2:12PM UTC

   Thank you and I have 10 years of management experience. At my last job, I was fulfilling the VP's role when she left the company for two years. I realized that there wasn't room for growth in my own so I decided to take that experience elsewhere. I appreciate your help!

3. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistJuly 21,2022 at 5:43AM UTC

   The scope of your position is helpful - did you manage a team? How big? International? National? Did you have budget responsibility? $1 million or $100 million? Accomplishments - team sales goals met or exceeded, projects brought in on time and under budget, implementations completed. In other words, results.

4. AnonymousJuly 21,2022 at 2:10PM UTC

   Thank you, this is extremely helpful! I've managed international / national teams and budgets so I'll make sure that's included along with with results.

5. Barb HansenJuly 21,2022 at 5:06PM UTC

   IMO, these are great things to include in your resume (if applicable) when applying for senior management positions or have examples to speak to during your interviews (were applicable):

   Results
   - including numbers (not vague adjectives and adverbs)

   Size of team managed
   - including the # of direct reports and the size of their teams

   Size of budget
   - annual budget managed.
   -Were you involved in setting your annual budget, or was your budget set by others?

   Future planning
   - what is your experience in setting future goals (2 to 5 years out) for a team, department or company?

   Geographic management
   - state, regional, national or international?

   Matrixed responsibilities
   - what other teams did you interact with?
   -did those interactions affect the companies bottom-line?

   SME responsibilities
   - are you viewed as a subject matter expert for your previous team and companies?

   People management wins/issues
   -Have you had experience or success in serious people management issues such as:
   -- massive company downsizing,
   -- managing an expanding team during growth,
   -- fixing dysfunctional teams,
   -- dealing with company reorgs?

   Management classes/style (include numbers/facts if you have them)
   -what management classes have you taken?
   -What management style do you follow?
   -How do you manage your teams?
   -if your previous company had an external employee/team engagement tracking system, include your teams wins ("team engagement increased from 75% to 95% during my tenure")

   Company acquisition experience
   -Have you worked on an internal company acquisition team?
   -Have you worked for a company that has been acquired?

   Financial literacy
   -Even if you are not in the financial department, the higher up the management ladder we go, the more understanding we need of the company's financials (proformas, financial forecasting).
   -Have you been involved in preparing proformas?
   -Do you have experience working for a publicly-traded company?
   -Have you had to follow Sarbanes Oxley act rules in your department?

   Software evaluation/implementation experience
   -Even if you are not in IT or DEV, chances are your team uses software.
   -What is your experience in evaluating new software, being a stakeholder during software implementation, and managing a team going through a software implementation or upgrade process?

   Culture building activities
   -What company/department cultural activities have you instituted or lead?

   Good luck!