Women on Boards provides advice to women seeking Board roles: preparation is key.

• 1.    Check the ad and the key skills being sought.
• 2.       Practice your pitch - being able to confidently pitch your experience and what you bring to the board is crucial.
• 3.    When talking about your experience, make sure you can provide relevant examples.
• 4.    Remember you are being interviewed for a board position, not a job, so don’t get operational.
• 5.    Do your research about the organisation before the interview.
• 6.    When asked a question, relate answers to the organisation, not yourself, and showcase how you can add value.
• 7.    Sending a follow up thank you to the panel can leave a lasting impression and make you stand out. 

So remember it’s a board interview, not a job interview, and that you need to do your homework and be prepared.