Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings and Head of Customer Success Grace Thomas recently hosted a live Q&A session for aspiring board directors in the Nurole community to answer their questions on the best methods for securing board positions.

You can find a recording of the webinar below along with a list of topics discussed and timestamps to help you jump straight to the ones that are most important to you.

00:00 - Introduction

06:50 - The Legal Responsibilities of Being on a Board

08:53 - How Wide is Nurole's Coverage in Financial Services vs. Other Sectors?

10:43 - The Geography of NED Roles - How Important is it to be in the Same Country as a Role? What Impact has COVID had?

11:51 - How to Get Your First Role When Experience is a Priority

17:38 - How Helpful is the IoD/FT NED Training Course?

19:16 - Financial and Investment Roles - Overcoming the Hurdle of Requiring NED Experience

20:30 - Can Nurole Review My Board Resume?

23:19 - How to Maximise Your Hireability Using LinkedIn

26:47 - Board Resumes vs. Executive CVs - What Changes?

30:00 - Where Can I Find More NED Roles Advertised?

32:59 - Do Boards Consider Hiring Advisors, Consultants and Other NED Alternatives?

33:41 - Does the Hiring Organisation View All Applications?

37:03 - Ageism - Does it Impact Board-Level Hiring?

41:00 - Due Diligence - What Should I Research Before Accepting a Role?

43:54 - Is ESG Becoming More Important to Boards?

46:44 - What Percentage of Roles are Based in the UK or Elsewhere?

48:23 - Due Diligence - Red Flags and How Many Candidates Reject Offers

52:54 - How to Persuade Smaller Businesses to Hire Outside Their Networks?

56:55 - Due Diligence and Start-Ups - How Do You Conduct Research With Little Available Data?

58:55 - Does Nurole Plan to Work More Closely with Industrial Sectors (Mining, Chemical, Etc.)

59:08 - The Nurole Algorithm - Does it Consider Areas of Functional Expertise?

59:29 - How Can Applicants with Less Operational and Functional Expertise Match Roles?