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Writing a good cover letter

Tips for writing a good cover letter for a trustee or NED (or any!) role Your CV does not tell your story, your cover letter or statement does. This is true of all job roles, but especially so for non-executive director or trustee positions where your passion and personal connection to a sector, an organisation or a cause is as important as your professional background. Getting it right isn’t easy, but there are some bits of advice we share with candidates which can help you stand out from the crowd. Never ignore it It might seem obvious, but our biggest piece of advice is to treat the cover letter with the same care and attention you’d give the rest of your application. It’s easy to overlook the cover letter when you’re bringing together all the other information involved in an

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Living diversity, not just talking it

There’s a world of difference between saying you are a diverse workplace, and actually being one.

I’ve seen the good and the bad in my time in executive search, and one of the big traps organisations fall into is making diversity and inclusion a problem for the HR team.

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