Build Your Board Resume
Write a board resume that will get you on a board.
If you’re frustrated with missing out on board opportunities, not getting to an interview, or not even getting a response to your application…
It’s time for a new approach.
Why your Board Resume is doomed to fail
without you even realising it.
Pay attention because this is important if you want to get onto your desired Board with ease and confidence.
Most aspiring Board Members who want to get onto a Board face a major obstacle that keeps that dream just beyond their reach.
What is it?
Well, before I tell you, let me ask you a question. If you’re currently aspiring to join a Board and are struggling…
Or if you’re stuck in the ‘thinking about it’ stage and don’t know what to do next…
Which of these apply to you?
You believe that you need to invest in a very expensive course to be able to join a Board, because without it, you don’t have the ‘right’ qualification, so you don’t take action towards achieving your Board goals.
You feel like you need to subscribe to the one ‘right’ board advertisement email so that the perfect opportunity lands, conveniently, in your inbox without you having to do anything.
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You leave writing your Board Resume to the last minute because it’s overwhelming, self-doubt takes over, and you hate writing about yourself in a positive light.
You think you’re going to get head-hunted onto a Board like you got head-hunted into your professional role, so you passively wait for that phone call to come.
You think your current professional resume will get you into the Boardroom.
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You’re overwhelmed by where to start your Board career, so you don’t end up taking any action.
After reading that, how much of it applies to you?
Now you know why you’re stuck… Because you’re trying to build your Board career like you did your professional career.
It’s time to start thinking of yourself like a product that you’re selling.
Change your mindset
This “marketer mindset” is a way of thinking about yourself and your Board goals (most people think in a traditional employee recruitment mindset)…
One that puts aspiring Board Members (just like you) on the path to frustration, overwhelm, struggle, and lack of success…
And this causes a lot of disappointment, demoralisation, and wasted energy on the way.
It what keeps you out of the Boardroom and not making the impact you desire to make through Board service. You’re applying to lots of opportunities and not getting anywhere, wasting precious energy and leading you to think that you’re not cut out for Boards.
It’s what causes great potential Board Members like you to opt out before they even step into the Boardroom.
It’s what leads to all of this stress and frustration; you’re wondering “How could I have such a successful professional career yet get nowhere with my Board aspirations?”.
And if all that applies to you…
DON’T BE ASHAMED! IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT!
If you’re like most struggling aspiring Board Members, then chances are that you’re operating from this traditional recruitment mindset that you adopted from the old-school outdated employee recruitment and hiring processes used in most businesses.
But that’s OK! It’s all you knew… UNTIL NOW!
With a traditional recruitment mindset, your Board success is dependent on luck and chance. Everything that you think you need to do seems way too expensive and difficult. You’re often daydreaming about your Board goals instead of taking action.
It creates a constant level of frustration and wonder.
→ Will I ever make it onto a Board?
→ Will I ever realise my full potential?
→ Will I ever be able to achieve my future financial goals without having to work fulltime?
It’s a mindset that will leave you tired and underwhelmed. On a sure-fire path to never getting on a Board; never knowing whether this is something that could be a long-term valuable part of your life contribution.
So, if getting onto your dream Board seems ‘unrealistic’, ‘impossible’, or ‘beyond your capabilities’, it’s time to lose the traditional recruitment mindset or stay stuck outside of the Boardroom.
A fit-for-purpose Board Resume will open the doors to the Boardroom and launch your successful Board career.
But as you know, doing that on your own is harder than it seems!
Writing a Board Resume seems like a pretty straightforward thing to do, doesn’t it?
Open up a new Word document and start writing about how amazing you are. Apply to a Board advertisement or two. And, BAM!, end up on a Board. That easy, right?
Unfortunately… no.
Because when it comes to how you approach your Board Resume, you can’t just use the outdated, ineffective approach that most other people use and expect results.
It takes more consideration, craft, and culling to have an effective Board Resume that opens Boardroom doors.
Let me explain what I mean and why this important to your Board goals…
Everyone ‘knows’ that they need a Board Resume as part of their pathway to the Boardroom. But how many aspiring Board Members ‘know’ this and yet struggle to see any results? As you can probably guess, most people, right?
So, what do they do?
- They go out and download ALL the templates.
- That doesn’t work so they ask AI to write their Board Resume.
- AI isn’t cutting it. Back to the drawing board.
- Drag out the old professional resume and make some updates, add some more information, and send that around.
- Get conflicting feedback from your resume ‘committee’ and be even more confused than before you started.
It’s a confusing and frustrating journey. And, after all that effort, the results never change.
Maybe you’ve been through this yourself.
You take action but nothing ends up different. So you stop doing anything. Or you invest into a governance course hoping that will open the Boardroom doors for you. But afterwards, you realise that wasn’t the reason you’re not getting onto a Board.
Before you know it, you’re opting out of a Board career before you have even started.
So, here’s the million dollar question…
Q: If you know what you're supposed to do to get the results you want, why do you still struggle to get them? Why doesn't all of your effort result in a different result?
THE ANSWER:
The real battle is in your outdated approach.
Because you already know that continuing to progress your Board career how you’ve been trying to do it will not change the outcome.
Continuing to use your old resume for a new goal, find random templates downloaded from the internet, use AI to write your Board Resume for you, and write your resume by committee will keep you stuck outside of the Boardroom.
This DIY approach creates overwhelm, confusion, and frustration. You will start believing that you have nothing to offer a Board and therefore don’t belong in the Boardroom, keeping you stuck and forever wondering if you’ll ever reach your full potential.
If you want to improve your chances of getting on a Board and change the course of your Board career, you need to discover a better way to think about and approach your Board Resume.
Only once you’ve got a more effective approach to writing your Board Resume can you unlock the doors to the Boardroom. That’s when you instantly transform from Board hopeful to Board Member.
And I will help you make that transformation…
INTRODUCING THE NEW & IMPROVED
Build Your Board Resume
Build Your Board Resume is a transformational process that will take you from Board hopeful TO BOARD MEMBER!
- 5 Core training modules that walks you through a totally different way to write a compelling Board Resume that actually gets you onto a Board.
- +2 Bonus modules to help you answer the foundational questions of a compelling Board Resume and how to leverage your cover letter for greater impact.
- +2 Live Training sessions delivering extra support, clarity, and answers you need as you work through your Board Resume.
- Board Recruiter Live Q&A to guide you on what Board Recruiters want to see in your Board Resume and increase your chances of success.
- Lifetime Access to all of the course modules and resources so you can continue to build your Board Resume in the future.
It's time to transform your Board Resume
Just like these other Board Resume Builders...
“Amazing value course! Great content, well set-up and easy to access. I gained lots of practical tips and insights which helped me to improve my resume. I chose to have my CV picked apart in the group session, which was enormously helpful. Would definitely recommend to anyone applying for a board role.”
Kate W.
Course Participant
Each module in Build Your Board Resume contains a short video detailing how to approach and write each section of your resume, what to put in and what to keep out. It includes lifetime access to templates and resources to support you along the way and make your journey to the Boardroom that much easier.
Let me show you what’s waiting for you inside Build Your Board Resume…
FIVE CORE MODULES
- Board Resume Fundamentals
- Board and Committee Experience (and what to do if you don’t have Board or Committee experience)
- Career/Professional History + Understanding Your Unique Value Proposition
- Key Skills and Attributes
- Final Touches and Considerations
Plus, you'll also receive
Two Bonus Modules
- Knowing which Board to Join and Setting your Board Goal
- Writing your Board Resume Cover Letter
Two Live Training Sessions
Live teaching and Q&A sessions on Zoom to give you extra support, clarity, and answers to your questions as you write your Board Resume.
Board Recruiter Live Q&A
Your opportunity to find out directly from a Board Recruiter what they want to see in your Board Resume and understand how you can increase your chances of success when using a Board recruiter for your Board goals.
YOU’LL RECEIVE ALL OF THIS
FOR ONLY $149
By the end of this three-month program
you’ll have completely transformed how you approach writing a Board Resume to achieve your Board goals. You’ll have a ready-to-go fit-for-purpose Board Resume that will open the doors to the Boardroom.
Get started on your Board journey today!
So what are you waiting for?
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Please Note
Enrolments close Sunday 15 September 2024.
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