Skin in the Game. Jim Gilreath

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and Cover Letter Tips

      CHAPTER 6

       Resume

       Cover Letter

       VP Operations Hire

       Resume

       Cover Letter

       VP Sales and Marketing Hire

       Cover Letter

      CHAPTER 7

       Organizing Your References Before Launching a Skin in the Game C-Level Job Search

       Dealing with Problem References and an Inconsistent Job History

      CHAPTER 8

       Fine Tuning Your Presentation

       Perfecting Your Three Minute Personal Elevator Pitch

       Become a Member of LinkedIn

      CHAPTER 9

       Networking

       Jim’s Master List of M&A Professionals

      CHAPTER 10

       Skin in the Game PEG 1st & 2nd C-Suite Job Interviews

       Preparing for a PEG C-Level Job 1st Interview from Networking Referral:

       SITG CEO Candidate: Harvey Goldstein

       SITG CFO Candidate: Bruce Clayborn

       SITG COO Candidate: David Ritter

       SITG VP Sales and Marketing: Randall Swanson

       Exhibit Items to Bring to your PEG Interviews in your Multi-packet Portfolio

       Face-to-Face Generic SITG C-Level Job 1st Interview with a PEG Partner

       The SITG C-Level Job Candidate’s Suggested 1st Interview Questions for the PEG Partner

      CHAPTER 11

       From the Job Offer to Being Hired

       Negotiating Your SITG C-Level Job Offer

       Let’s Review an Actual SITG CEO Job Offer

      CHAPTER 12

       Conclusion

       INTRODUCTION

      BY JIM GILREATH

      During more than 40 years of national C-Level retained search consulting, I developed a unique and successful hiring model that was well received by my lower middle market and middle market Private Equity Group (PEG) clientele. I only presented qualified and interested skin in the game C-Level candidates for my PEG retained searches. They all had to satisfactorily pass through my meticulous screening and coaching process. Each finalist C-Level candidate would be required to provide me with certain documents for the PEG client’s information package. Each finalist SITG (skin in the game) search candidate and I collaborated together to produce an impressive three ring binder on the candidate. It was titled “Highly Confidential Information File on John Wxyz” for the client’s eyes only. Specifics are in my book, Skin in the Game.

      One of my long-term PEG SITG search clients explained that once they reviewed a typical candidate binder from me, typically the search candidate was 80% hired. There was some pushback from finalist C-Level SITG search candidates, especially CEOs, about submitting 9-12 of their key references for me to check, even before they met my PEG clients. I would explain the reasoning behind my completing this part of my hiring system, how it has made the difference between many past successful hires.

      Unfortunately, these highly confidential reference checks also can uncover good reasons that this SITG search candidate isn’t a good enough match and they are eliminated. Of course now with LinkedIn, it’s open house on calling anyone connected to a C-Level search candidate with or without the candidate’s approval. I always write in my SITG retained search agreement with our PEG client that no unauthorized reference checking is allowed by myself or the client.

      “Skin in the game” was a term attributed to Warren Buffett, the famous multi-billionaire investor. He was known to publicly advise executive insiders to buy stock in a company they were running or helping grow profitably. Their skin in the game was the amount of their own money used to buy some of that stock

      The majority of my SITG C-level hires haven’t had any previous experience working for a company owned by a PEG. These C-level hires had never bought stock in their company until I placed them. Typically these SITG hires had to have C-Level experience in the same industries as my retained search clients’ portfolio companies. Also each of my finalist candidates had to fit the PEG’s business culture.

      My due diligence oriented, retained search hiring process for each of my C-Level search assignments is based, in principle, on the typical due diligence approach employed by my client PEGs in their meticulous evaluation of all aspects of a targeted acquisition.

      Though our SITG C-Level searches typically take 3-4 months to complete, PEGs evaluating a company acquisition often take several months or longer to complete or decline. That’s because of the potential financial risks involved once the deal is consummated.

      SO, WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS BOOK?

      Skin in the Game is an essential read for:

       M&A industry professionals

       Proven C-level executive job seekers

       Middle market PEG partners

       Retained Search Consultants

       Human Resource Executives

       Corporate Hiring Authorities

       Fresh MBA graduates

      Even if you aren’t seeking a STIG C-Level job, there are many aspects of my system that can help your candidacy succeed in your being hired. I am giving you what I call proven “evidential candidacy” search support techniques.

      Skin in the Game was intended to be priced as a $50 manual on SITG C-Level hiring. I decided instead to price it at $19.99 so it would help


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