Leading International Career Consultancy

We provide a complete range of professional writing and coaching services to organisations and individuals across the globe.

For Individuals

For Organisations

Imagine this: You’ve got what they can’t ignore.

The candidate that doesn’t just get asked to interview, but hired.

The leader who doesn’t just manage, but transforms.

The workforce that isn’t just skilled, but empowered.

At City CV, we specialise in making individuals and organisations across the globe impossible to ignore. Whatever your ambition, we turn it into reality, offering deep industry insight, strategic talent development and personalised career support to set the stage for success.

For individuals, our award-winning career experts turn your experience into a story that opens doors, combining bespoke CV & LinkedIn writing with transformative coaching to help you leave a lasting impression. No matter your career stage or industry, we raise you above the competition.

For organisations, we nurture inspired teams through bespoke talent solutions that build an unbeatable brand. From outplacement support to career development workshops and webinars, to executive coaching, we help your people thrive with an engaged, high-impact workforce.

Powered by a team of former executives, headhunters and HR experts, we know exactly what decision-makers seek and what it takes to rise above the noise. Whether you’re navigating business challenges or personal change, City CV is your partner in transforming careers.

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Non-Executive Director

Step into boardroom excellence.
Elevate your personal brand with tailored support for Non-Executive Directors at any stage.

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Executive

Reach the height of your ambitions and thrive once you get there. Discover strategies to secure executive roles and navigate leadership challenges.

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Professional

Stand out in a competitive market and unlock your potential with personalised guidance for professionals across industries, functions and levels.

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Range of expert services
for Individuals

Writing Services

Secure your target role with a professionally written CV, LinkedIn profile, bio and cover letter, created by experts.

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Career Coaching

Tailored coaching enhances your career transition, job search strategy, interview confidence and executive performance.

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Career Packages

Stay ahead of the competition. All your writing and coaching needs wrapped up in one holistic programme designed around you.

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Redundancy

Outplacement services support you practically and emotionally through redundancy, restructure and career transition.

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Range of expert services
for Organisations

Outplacement Services

Value your team and protect your business with bespoke, practical career transition and outplacement support.

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Workshops & Webinars

Group workshops and webinars provide your employees with the skills, techniques and confidence they need for career success.

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Engagement & Retention

Engage and retain your talent with career development support for all your staff, from board level to back office.

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Executive Coaching

Career Packages

Nurture your leadership team with an expert sounding board. Fresh perspective and insight will boost performance.

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Why City CV?

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Immediate Return on Investment:

Our experts do all the hard work for you. Expect: enhanced performance; rapid increase in interviews; top-tier offers; increased earnings; 100% improvement in confidence and success.

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Market Experts:

Specialist career consultants, writers and executive career coaches with backgrounds across all areas of banking, law, business, industry, finance, technology, project management, marketing, creative, HR and more.

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Insider Know-how:

Clients success derives from our unique blend of exceptional writing and coaching talent, fused with in-depth understanding of how UK and international employers make hiring decisions.

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Made to Measure:

Coaching and writing tailored to each individual. Strategic content and delivery generate unprecedented success.

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Prize Winning:

City CV has won multiple awards in the international TORIs, the ‘Oscars’ of the CV writing world. We are driven to excel and be the best.

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Stand Out:

Marketing ‘Brand You’ is a specialist skill and one we are extremely passionate about. City CV writers and coaches are handpicked and rigorously trained in how to best present clients to beat their competition.

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Quality Guaranteed:

Our writing and coaching are subject to an exacting quality process, overseen by our CEO (a former headhunter and blue-chip recruitment manager) and our in-house Professor of English.

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It’s Personal:

We are passionate about supporting our clients and nurturing their power to change. Our professionalism and commitment to you drives everything we do.

We transform careers

Clients choose City CV because of our unrivalled quality process, insider knowledge, job-generating professionally written CVs and interview successes. Our team of professional CV writers, interview coaches and career development experts individually tailor our services to fit every client’s needs to ensure 100% satisfaction every time.

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Meet the team

“I’m Victoria McLean, CEO and founder of City CV. We are a client-focused business that empowers job seekers and helps companies to protect their most important resource – their people.”

Victoria and every member of the City CV team share a common goal – to change lives. Under Victoria’s leadership, City CV’s team of writers and executive coaches transform careers and guide businesses on how best to inspire, raise brand awareness, take care of the people they let go and optimise employee engagement.

Meet our team of experts

“In a word...WOW! The team at City CV took a lot of time to get to know me and fully understand my background, experiences and career highlights. They bring a massive amount of experience and expertise in helping you structure your CV for maximum impact and in particular a point by point plan of how to do the same with your LinkedIn profile, including how to navigate the job market there. Outstanding service provided. Now feel much more confident about job prospects. Highly recommend!"

SL, Business Leader

“Just a short note to say I’ve received excellent feedback on my CV and the document helped me land a Senior Project Manager position with a leading online retailer.I only submitted an application to them so I’ve had 1 out of 1 success! I’m really pleased with the documents and the end result, thanks again."

RH, Senior Project Manager

"The effect was immediate, with my conversion rate skyrocketing to 40%, 4 job offers, and ultimately a 38% salary increase. Naturally, I now consider the services of City CV as essential to my career progression as networking and conventional CPD. An absolute no-brainer, worth every penny – cannot recommend strongly enough."

MG, IT Project Engineer

Resources

Welcome to the City CV Resources – a hub for great insights and advice on all things career-related.

Coverage: Yahoo Finance ‘5 red flags in a job interview you shouldn’t ignore’

Feb 7, 2025

YAHOO FINANCE, 30 January 2025: '5 red flags in a job interview you shouldn't ignore'Below is a short excerpt. In a separate 2024 survey, 37% of job seekers reported having had a negative interview experience. Key factors included being asked irrelevant questions, the...

Coverage: Stylist ‘Coverage: | Stylist ‘Does a career gap on your CV really matter?’

Feb 7, 2025

Stylist, 6 February 2025: ‘Does a career gap on your CV really matter?'Below is a short excerpt. Victoria McLean, CEO and founder of career consultancy City CV, says that career gaps aren’t as big a deal as we’re led to believe. “Life doesn’t run in a straight line,...

Coverage: Harpers Bazaar ‘Can an office romance ever really work?’

Jan 20, 2025

Harpers Bazaar, 17 January 2025: ‘Can an office romance ever really work?'Below is a short excerpt.if you find yourself contemplating your workplace husband becoming your actual husband, career coach Victoria McLean warns that caution must be taken when your flirt...