Cowen Partners is a national CFO search firm and has a strong record of finding qualified Chief Financial Officers for public, private and non-profit organizations. Below you will find CFO interview questions to identify a qualified CFO for your organization. Functional Experience Competency Area: Strategy Ask Questions About: Key strategic initiatives candidate has worked on How/whether candidate
Read MoreIt is often said that senior-level executives can “make or break” a company. There is no doubt that in an organization, every employee holds importance. However, a bad CEO or other executive can quickly take the company off-track and send it into a tailspin, which is why it’s extremely important to select the right candidates
Read MoreCowen Partners, a national executive search firm, announced today the winners of its 2022 Best-of Awards Program for personality tests. They have rounded up the best personality tests for employers to identify top job candidates, all while working remotely and avoiding face to face interviews. Are you still interviewing and on the hunt for the
Read MoreCowen Partners Recognizes the Top Video Interviewing Software Cowen Partners, a national executive search firm, announced today the winners of its 2020 Best-of Awards Program for video interviewing platforms. They have rounded up the best video interviewing software platforms for employers to interview top job candidates, all while working remotely and avoiding face-to-face interviews. Are
Read MoreCEO turnover within private equity firms is shockingly high. According to a 2017 survey by AlixPartners, as many as 58 percent of private equity CEOs are replaced within the first two years of acquisition. Switching CEOs after two years can be detrimental to a PE firm’s return on investment given that most PE acquisitions are only held
Read MoreCowen Partners Recognizes the Top Video Interviewing Platforms & Personality Tests in 2020 Cowen Partners, a national executive search firm, announced today the winners of its 2020 Best-of Awards Program for video interviewing platforms and personality tests. They have rounded up the best video interviewing software platforms and personality tests for employers to identify top
Read MoreWhether you are a business owner, CEO or hiring manager, you have probably been told at least once to hire an “A-player”. What is an A-player? They are the employees who always go above and beyond, have a champion’s mindset, and integrity. Who wouldn’t want to add an A-player to their team? After all, they
Read MoreWhat Is Private Equity? Private equity is an alternate investment category, meaning an investment that’s not listed on the public exchange. Private equity has different investors and funds who invest directly in the private companies or participate in the takeovers of public companies, which result in the delisting of the public equity to use the
Read MoreAs Warren Buffett said, “Rule number one: Never lose money. Rule number two: Never forget rule number one.” Whether you are the CEO/founder of a startup or an older, privately held business, there may come a time where you and your colleagues are seeking outside capital. In an ideal world, you are doing so to
Read MoreOperating partners are proven business leaders, functioning as either generalists or specialists, and have established track records of building shareholder value. They are usually more capable of developing strategies and leadership teams than a deal-oriented partner, and they are expected to spend more time levering their professional networks to successfully improve portfolio company value.[3] They are
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