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The more you know? | Why being a founder CEO may make you unemployable

Why being a founder CEO may make you unemployable
Why being a founder CEO may make you unemployable
  • You might think that the skills needed to become a CEO would make you the most qualified candidate for any role

  • On the contrary, many business founders looking for re-employment are going unpicked during the hiring process

  • But what exactly is the turn-off making employers reluctant to take on such experiences candidates? Read on...

It may seem contradictory at first glance – the idea that the more experience one has, the less employable one becomes. But research by London Business School shows that firms do think this way when it comes to certain candidates.

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