City CV

Professional CV writing service

Your Next Career Move Starts with a Powerful CV

Transform your experience into a compelling personal brand that opens doors to new opportunities.

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Est. 2008Career expertise built in the City
40,000+Clients supported
74% clientsThrough recommendations
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Does your CV reflect where you’re going?

As your career develops, it becomes harder to decide what belongs on your CV and what should be left out. Years of experience can easily become a long list of responsibilities rather than a focused case for your next move.

A professionally researched and written CV brings fresh perspective, market knowledge and recruitment insight. It identifies the value behind your experience and communicates it in a way that employers can understand quickly.

Our specialist writers draw out your strengths, achievements and professional identity to create a compelling CV story shaped around where you want to go next.

01

Discover

Understand your experience, ambitions and the opportunities you want to pursue.

  • Match you with a writer suited to your sector and career level.
  • Explore your objectives, experience and achievements.
  • Identify the evidence that distinguishes you in the market.

02

Position

Define how your experience should be presented for your next career move.

  • Shape a clear and credible professional value proposition.
  • Prioritise the experience most relevant to your target roles.
  • Turn responsibilities into evidence of achievement and impact.

03

Craft

Create a compelling, recruiter-ready CV from the ground up.

  • Write with clarity, authority and an appropriate professional tone.
  • Build keyword relevance without compromising readability.
  • Structure your CV so recruiters can see your value quickly.

04

Refine and deliver

Review every detail and prepare you to use your new CV confidently.

  • Check tone, accuracy, consistency and recruiter alignment.
  • Collaborate with you to refine the final document.
  • Deliver your CV with practical guidance for future applications.

What this leads to

A stronger professional CV can help you:

Get noticed by recruiters and hiring managers.

Communicate your skills, achievements and impact clearly.

Position yourself for stronger opportunities and progression.

Apply with a more focused and credible professional story.

The goal is not simply to document your career. It is to position you for what comes next.

CV writing options

Choose focused CV support or build a complete professional profile across your personal branding and application materials.

CV Writing

A CV shaped around your experience, achievements and target roles.

  • One-to-one consultation
  • Sector specialist writers
  • ATS optimised CV
  • Strategic CV guidance

£699


Writing Bundle

Align your CV, Cover Letter and LinkedIn profile to your search.

  • CV Writing offer plus
  • Application cover letter
  • Optimised LinkedIn profile
  • LinkedIn Masterclass
  • Strategic Networking guide

£999


Need something more bespoke?

We can recommend the right combination of writing, coaching and interview support for your goals and timeline.

Why choose City CV?

  • Specialist writers — experienced professionals who understand recruitment and hiring decisions.
  • Bespoke and personal — every CV is researched and written around your individual story.
  • Market insight — positioning informed by recruiter expectations and sector knowledge.
  • Quality assured — careful editing for tone, accuracy, consistency and impact.

Professional success story

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

Book a consultation

Tell us about your experience, target roles and current CV. Our team will help you identify the most relevant writing support.

Frequently asked questions

Have a question about our professional CV writing service? Here are the answers to some of the things we are asked most often.

You will be matched with a professional writer and invited to a focused online consultation covering your objectives, experience and accomplishments. Your consultant will then research, write and refine your CV before it goes through our quality-assurance process.

Our standard service delivers your professionally written CV within seven working days of your consultation. A 48-hour express service may be available for an urgent opportunity or deadline.

Our team includes former industry professionals, recruiters, head-hunters, HR specialists and career experts. We match you with a writer who understands how to position your experience for your field.

Yes. We consider structure, formatting, clarity and keyword relevance so your CV works for recruiters as well as applicant tracking systems, without compromising readability.

Yes. We can align your CV with your LinkedIn profile and cover letter, and provide career coaching, job-search support and interview preparation.