????數(shù)百萬人在Monster.com等求職網(wǎng)站上苦心搜尋更好的工作機遇,，但有一種職位他們不可能在網(wǎng)站上找到，那就是公司董事職位,。

????但是,，如果財富五百強公司的董事會真的在網(wǎng)絡上發(fā)布招聘廣告，一定會得到潮水般的響應,。

????你想尋求工作與生活的平衡嗎,？你希望在家工作（至少是部分時間在家）；自己設定自己的薪酬,，每小時1,000美元起步,；不用擔心解雇和裁員的威脅；擁有業(yè)余時間,，不用發(fā)愁沒人請,。同時還能為退休收入提供絕好的補充。而且不需要申請,。

????公司董事會的職位空缺供不應求,。盡管最近招聘形勢有所放緩，但很快將會出現(xiàn)更多董事會的職位空缺,。史賓沙管理顧問咨詢公司（Spencer Stuart）進行的一項調查表明,，“大概上有三分之二（的董事表示他們的董事會）正在尋找合適人選以替代即將退休的董事?！彼固垢４髮W洛克公司治理中心和海德思哲國際咨詢公司（Heidrick and Struggles）進行的一項調查表明：“有超過半數(shù)的董事認為董事會的人員流動率過低,。”

????誠然,，公司董事會的工作已經(jīng)今非昔比,。董事們的工作時間要比十年前更長了。但對于有意應征董事會職位的人來說,，有些方面仍然值得期待,。

光鮮的一面

????2010年，公司董事的工作小時數(shù)比2009年有所減少【根據(jù)全國公司董事協(xié)會（the National Association of Corporate Directors）提供的數(shù)據(jù),，工作小時數(shù)減少了9%】,，而薪酬則有所上升【根據(jù)韜?；輴傋稍児荆═owers Watson）提供的數(shù)據(jù)，漲幅達到了6%】,。這使得財富五百強企業(yè)董事會成員的每小時工資額從約890美元增加到了1,040美元,，提高了將近150美元，飆升了17%,，這些數(shù)據(jù)在當前的經(jīng)濟形勢下顯得很是搶眼。

????最重要的是,，薪酬增長的前景也很不錯,。韜睿惠悅咨詢公司的調查顯示,，財富五百強企業(yè)董事薪酬預計今年將再增加10%,。由于工作小時數(shù)幾乎沒有變化，公司董事的每小時工資額在短短兩年內實際增長了高達28%,。

????薪酬豐厚,、工作時間靈活，人們鐘情董事會職位的原因顯然還不僅于此,。如果你能夠成功得到一個這樣的職位,，它帶給你的滿意度可能會非常之高。女性公司董事協(xié)會（Women Corporate Directors）和海德思哲國際咨詢公司所做的一份調查顯示,，96%的人都對工作滿意,。（與此相反，時下大多數(shù)職員的對自己的工作滿意度極低,，兩相比較,，可見一斑。）

????由于很多公司限制首席執(zhí)行官和其他高管進入董事會,，近幾年董事會職位空缺不斷增多,，因此對于已退休或自己創(chuàng)業(yè)的人而言，這是個不錯的機會,。

????并且,，如果你不是在任的首席執(zhí)行官，那么你將會有更大機會獲得董事會職位,。實際上,，根據(jù)洛克中心的調查，與之前的認識相反,，79%的董事表示“在任的首席執(zhí)行官并不比未擔任首席執(zhí)行官的董事會成員更出色,。”

????While millions comb sites like Monster.com looking for greener pastures, there is one job opening they won't find there: a corporate board position.

????But if Fortune 500 boards did advertise online for candidates, the response would likely be overwhelming:

????Looking for work-life balance? Work from home (at least part of the time). Set your own pay -- $1,000 per hour and up. No threat of layoffs or workforce cutbacks. Part-time hours and multiple positions available. Excellent way to supplement your retirement income. No application necessary.

????Jobs on corporate boards are filled every day. Although hiring has slowed down recently, more positions could be opening up soon. "Roughly two-thirds [of directors say their boards] are seeking candidates to replace retiring directors," according to a Spencer Stuart survey. And "more than half of directors think that board turnover is too low" according to a survey by the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University and Heidrick and Struggles.

????True, working on a corporate board isn't what it used to be. The hours are longer than a decade ago. But there are some really bright spots from the perspective of board candidates.

The bright side

????Board directors' hours were shorter in 2010 than 2009 (dropping 9%, according to the National Association of Corporate Directors) while pay was up (rising 6%, according to consultant Towers Watson). This boosted the hourly rate for Fortune 500 directors by nearly $150, from approximately $890 to $1040; that's a 17% jump, certainly robust in this economy.

????On top of that, prospects for increased pay look good. Director pay is expected to increase another 10% at Fortune 500 firms this year, according to Towers Watson. With similar work hours, that's a 28% boost to directors' hourly rate in just two years.

????Great pay and flexible hours are certainly not the only reasons you'd want a board job. If you can nab one of these spots, you are likely to be really happy with the work. That's what 96% said in a survey by Women Corporate Directors (WCD) and Heidrick and Struggles. (Consider how that compares to the low satisfaction rates among most workers today.)

????If you are retired or working for yourself, board jobs have been opening up in recent years because many companies have adopted rules restricting CEOs and other executives from sitting on them.

????And if you are not a sitting CEO, your chances of getting a spot are better than ever. In fact, contrary to previous wisdom, 79% of directors said that "active CEOs are no better than non-CEO board members," according to the Rock Center's survey.