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  "@type": "FAQPage",
  "mainEntity": [
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What are the best questions to ask executive candidates?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The best questions to ask executive candidates assess strategic vision, leadership style, decision-making, cultural fit, change management, and measurable business outcomes. Recruiters should ask for real examples, results achieved, challenges faced, and lessons learned."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How do you assess executive leadership in an interview?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "To assess executive leadership, ask questions about team management, crisis handling, strategic decisions, performance improvement, and organisational change. Strong answers should include clear context, specific actions, measurable results, and accountability."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Why do many newly hired executives fail?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Many executives fail because of poor cultural fit, unclear expectations, weak stakeholder alignment, or leadership style mismatch. Strategic executive interview questions help recruiters identify these risks before making a senior-level hiring decision."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How can recruiters identify cultural fit in executive hiring?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Recruiters can identify executive cultural fit by asking about culture-building experience, conflict resolution, values alignment, communication style, and change adoption. The goal is to understand how the executive leads people, not just how they perform on paper."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How does technology improve executive hiring questions?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "AI recruitment software and executive search software help structure interview questions, standardise assessments, compare candidate responses, and identify competency gaps. However, human judgment is still essential for evaluating leadership depth, cultural fit, and strategic thinking."
      }
    }
  ]
}