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What 150m resumes reveal about making it to the C-suite

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 09, 2026 • 10:14 PM
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A massive dataset shows that while future executives accelerate early, most careers hit a structural ceiling far sooner than expected.

What 150m resumes reveal about making it to the C-suite

Many ambitious professionals assume their 40s and 50s will be the defining decades when their corporate careers truly take off.

Because the average ASX 200 chief executive is about 55 years old, it is naturally assumed those middle decades are when the critical upward climbing occurs.

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