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Executive CV

Executive CV writing for directors, C-suite and senior leaders.

Your executive CV, written from scratch by an Executive Transition Coach who knows your sector. Whether it's a role you've found, a search firm brief or a promotion you've been tapped for, you get a CV that makes your value obvious in the first ten seconds and passes the systems that screen it.

When it's the right choice

You know where you're going. You need the document to match.

A specific role

Tailored to one opportunity

You've seen the advert or the search firm brief, and you want a CV built around exactly what that organisation needs.

Job boards and search firms

Ready for every application

You're applying through job boards and search firms, and need a CV that passes applicant tracking systems and stands out to the person reading it.

Internal promotion

Seen at the next level

You're going for a promotion or an internal appointment, and need the people who already know you to see what you'd bring to the bigger role.

Results

What a well-positioned executive CV changes.

Careers Expert Group is the executive division of CV People, writing for senior leaders since 2011. When we surveyed our clients, the difference showed up in interviews, time to placement and salary.

4x
more interviews on average
13 weeks
faster to placement on average
24%
higher starting salary on average

Based on a 2024 survey of 10,170 previous clients, of whom 1,127 responded. Individual results vary.

What makes it executive

Written the way senior appointments are decided.

01

A conversation first

Your Executive Transition Coach starts with a 90-minute consultation about your career, your achievements and the role you're targeting. Nothing is written from a form.

02

Value before duties

An opening summary that tells the reader what you're known for and why it matters to them, before they reach your first role.

03

Evidence, with numbers

Budgets, teams, revenue, turnarounds and transformations. The scope and results that show the level you operate at.

04

Built for systems and people

Structured to pass applicant tracking systems, and written to read well for a recruiter, a CEO or a board.

05

Aimed at the target

The language, emphasis and achievements chosen for the role or level you're going for, not a summary of everything you've done.

06

Written from scratch

No templates and no recycled content. Every CV is written for one person and one goal.

What you receive

A finished document, and the confidence to send it.

Your executive CV

In Word and PDF, ready for job boards, search firms and direct applications.

First draft, fast

Typically within three business days of your consultation.

Unlimited revisions

Refined with your coach until it's right, with no time limit.

Confidential throughout

Your details and documents are never shared without your permission.

Add what you need

A tailored cover letter, executive bio or LinkedIn profile, written on the same narrative.

How it works

From first conversation to finished CV.

01

Request a consultation

Tell us the role or level you're targeting. We match you with an Executive Transition Coach who specialises in your sector.

02

Research and consultation

Your coach studies your target roles, then spends 90 minutes with you by video drawing out the achievements and scope that matter most to the people hiring.

03

Written from scratch

Your executive CV is drafted, targeted and tested against applicant tracking systems. The first draft typically arrives within three business days.

04

Refined until it's right

You review it with your coach, and we refine it with unlimited revisions until it reads exactly as it should.

Our executive CV writers specialise by sector, including finance and banking, healthcare, technology, government and the public sector, engineering, construction, mining and resources, legal, human resources, consulting, education, retail and not-for-profit.

Which do I need?

A CV, or the full programme?

Not sure which you need? Ask in your private consultation and we'll tell you honestly which one fits.

Executive CV

You have a specific role, promotion or brief in mind
You're applying to advertised roles and search firms
You're staying in a similar role or sector
You need a strong document, quickly

Executive Transition

You want to reach roles before they're advertised
You're changing direction, sector or level
You want a strategy, a market map and six months of us working the market with you
You want your CV, bio and LinkedIn to tell one story
Explore the programme

Need your LinkedIn as well? Executive Profile combines your executive CV and LinkedIn profile, written together by one coach. Compare programmes.

Questions

Before you get in touch.

Will it work with applicant tracking systems?

Yes. Every CV is structured to be read correctly by applicant tracking systems, without sacrificing how it reads to a person.

How long will it be?

Long enough to show the scope of your career, short enough to be read. For most senior leaders that's two to three pages, with the most important information on the first.

Can it be tailored to more than one role?

Yes. We write it for your primary target, and can tailor versions for other roles you're applying for.

I'm going for an internal promotion. Is that different?

A little. The people reading it already know you, so we focus on showing what you'd bring to the bigger role rather than re-introducing you.

Can I upgrade to the full programme later?

Yes. Your CV becomes part of your positioning, and your coach carries on from where you left off.

Who will write my executive CV?

One Executive Transition Coach who specialises in your sector and career level. The same person runs your consultation, writes your CV and handles every revision.

How long does it take?

Your first draft typically arrives within three business days of your consultation. Most clients have a finished CV within one to two weeks, depending on how quickly they review it. If you have a closing date, tell us when you book.

Can you write my LinkedIn profile and cover letter too?

Yes. Executive Profile combines your executive CV and LinkedIn profile, and a tailored cover letter or executive bio can be added, all written on the same narrative.

Is Careers Expert Group part of CV People?

Yes. Careers Expert Group is the executive division of CV People. Our executive CV writing service now sits here, with coaches who work exclusively with senior leaders.

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Ready to apply?

Make the first ten seconds count.

Tell us about the role you're going for, and your coach will be in touch personally.