About City CV
City CV is an international career consultancy. We provide a complete range of professional writing and coaching services to thousands of organisations and individuals across the globe.
We transform careers.
We work with a myriad of organisations from SMEs to global giants, public sector bodies and charities, providing tailored outplacement support and employee engagement & retention programmes. We also work with leading universities and business schools to accelerate their student employability.
Our team comprises former industry professionals, HR experts, headhunters and coaches from top-tier private, public and third sector backgrounds, each with powerful coaching, interviewing and copywriting skills.
We offer individuals:
Writing Services
- CV \ Résumé Writing
- LinkedIn Profile Writing
- Cover Letter Writing
- Supporting Statements
- Application Forms
Coaching Services
- Career Coaching
- Career Transition Coaching
- Job Interview Coaching
- Executive Coaching
Career Programmes
- Board Progamme
- Executive Programme
- Professional Programme
- Graduate Programme
- DIY Portal & App
- Redundancy / Redeployment
We offer businesses:
Outplacement | Engagement & Retention Services
- Essentials Programme
- Professional Programme
- Executive Programme
- Group Workshops & Masterclasses
- Wellbeing & Mental Health
- Career Refinery Portal & App
Employee Branding
- LinkedIn Profiles
- Corporate Bios
Executive Coaching
Higher Education
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- Student Employability Programmes
Why City CV?
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.
Market Experts:
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.
Made to Measure:
Coaching and writing tailored to each individual. Strategic content and delivery generate unprecedented success.
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.
Stand Out:
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.
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.
About Victoria McLean, CEO, City CV
Victoria spent her earlier career in global recruitment in Sydney and London before joining Goldman Sachs and then Merrill Lynch, where she delivered insights that transformed recruitment strategy and influenced multinational resource allocation.
Frequently featured as a careers expert in leading media, Victoria regularly wins major international industry awards. A passionate advocate for women smashing the glass ceiling, she is in high demand as a keynote speaker at international events, and runs workshop and masterclass programmes for City CV’s corporate partners.
Today, 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.
As featured in…
City CV is the only UK CV writing and career coaching firm to have multiple wins at the international industry TORIs
Best Executive CV
Best Finance CV
Best Graduate CV
Best Hospitality CV
Best International CV
Best Marketing CV
What our clients say…
City CV’s practical advice and compassionate approach helped my staff feel better prepared for the changes they were facing and more positive about their future prospects.”
“I’ve uploaded your work into my LinkedIn profile and within hours I have been contacted by recruiters – it works.”
It all went well and I was offered a great job working with ING.”
“Looking to reach the next level in my career, I found that despite my technical competency, I wasn’t best placed to communicate how my particular skill set would translate to the executive level. Initially sceptical of the merit of a professional CV review, I arrived at City CV after realising that the conversion rate for my applications was around 7% – not great.
The consultant I was given, Karl, who, contrary to my rather arrogant assumption, knew my industry backwards, and was able to walk me through my profile from the perspective of my target employers, and through one-to-one conversation, iterated through until we had a CV that communicated exactly what was needed – no more, no less.
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.”
In addition to the CV and LinkedIn consultation, I had various career and interview coaching sessions with Nadia and Tony, which have all been precious to me in order to succeed the several rounds of interviews.”
Professional Qualifications
- RSA Qualifications
- Diploma in Personnel Management | CIPD CFA Charterholder
- Practitioner Diploma Executive Coaching | AOEC
- Certified Professional Coach | CPC
- Energy Leadership Index™ Master
- Practitioner Certified | ELI-MP
- Advanced Certified Résumé Strategist | ACRS
- Certified Professional Résumé Writer | CPRW
- Institute of Leadership & Management
- Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring | PGDip
- ICF International Coaching Federation - Practitioners Diploma in Executive Coaching
- Talent and Career Management | CIPD
- Type Dynamics Indicator | TDI
- Motivational Maps Practitioner
- Barefoot Coaching ICF Programme
- Myers Briggs Practitioner | Step 1 & Step 2
- Lumina Sparks Practitioner | Level A & B
- BPS
- NLP Practitioner
Some of our memberships
- PARW – Professional Association of Resume Writers
- CDI – Career Directors International
- CIPD - Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)
- REC - Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)
- CFA – Chartered Financial Analyst Institution
- ILM – Institute of Leadership and Management
- AOEC – Academy of Executive Coaching
For the Media
For more information, contact Jody Thompson at jody.thompson@gmail.com or call 07719 555520.