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A recent series of surveys by Ipsos\Mori for the Interim Managers’ Association has estimated that the UK interim management market is now worth an estimated £1bn in terms of the value of fees spent on interim managers.

Malcolm Smith has been an interim manager for two and a half years. Here, he shares his experiences and advice for anyone thinking about moving into interim management.

Interim management has traditionally been seen as a reactive response to organisational failure. Increasingly, a new breed of interims are emerging – people who regard interim management as a career and have transferable leadership skills to work across sectors.

Your CV is an important sales document and your first, and often your only chance, to make a good impression. You also need to bear in mind that the CV of an Interim Manager does not necessarily follow the same rules as that of a CV that you might use to secure a permanent job.