City CV’s News and Articles

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

Coverage: Money Marketing ‘Weekend Essay: Looking past assumptions during Disability History Month’
Money Marketing, 29 November 2024: ‘Weekend Essay: Looking past assumptions during Disability History Month'Below is a short excerpt.Living in a world that isn’t designed with your needs in mind, and where people perceive you as different, is something that came out...

Coverage: Business Insider ‘The best thing to do is just to pick up the phone’ to talk out a workplace issue’.
Business Insider, 7 October 2024: 'The best thing to do is just to pick up the phone' to talk out a workplace issue.'Below is a short excerpt.Victoria McLean, a career coach and CEO of the career consultancy City CV, told BI that it's easy to rely on emails or texts...

Coverage: Stylist ‘Coverage: | Stylist ‘‘Email apnea’ is real – have you got it?’
Stylist, 2 October 2024: ‘Email apnea’ is real – have you got it?'Below is a short excerpt.If you’ve ever found yourself unconsciously holding your breath or shallow breathing while dealing with emails, you could be experiencing what is known as email or screen apnea....

Coverage: Stylist ‘How to split your day up using ‘windowed work’
Stylist, 25 September 2024: 'How to split your day up using 'windowed work'Below is a short excerpt. “Instead of a standard 9-5 workday, windowed working can look like setting core hours – 10am–2pm, say – where teams come together to collaborate,” explains career...

Coverage: efinancial ‘How much should you pay for a banking careers coach? Is it worth it?’
EFINANCIAL, 10 September 2024: 'How much should you pay for a banking careers coach?'Below is a short excerpt.Banking careers coaches themselves say they're worthwhile. McLean claims a success rate close to 100%. “I can’t think of anyone that hasn’t secured their role...

Coverage: Stylist ‘4 ways to handle difficult conversations with colleagues, according to career experts’
Stylist, 14 August 2024: '4 ways to handle difficult conversations with colleagues, according to career experts'Below is a short excerpt. Research has found that 57% of people say they would do almost anything to avoid a difficult conversation at work, with half...
