The Leading Career Consultancy

City CV is the leading international career consultancy. Our team of professional resume writers and career development experts provide bespoke resumes and interview coaching to thousands of individuals, from graduate to CEO, across the globe.

We are all former industry executives with a deep understanding of recruitment from a wide range of businesses. We have experts in banking, law, technology, accounting, education, e-commerce, civil service, finance, military, marketing, creative and more – each with powerful copywriting and coaching skills.

Together we’ve recruited and consulted at every level across a range of industries internationally. We’re experts at knowing exactly what employers are looking for.

Range of professional resume and LinkedIn writing, personal branding and coaching services

Writing

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

Explore

Coaching

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

Explore

Career Packages

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

Explore

Layoffs

Our services support you practically and emotionally through layoffs, restructure and career transition.

Explore

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:

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.

$

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 resume writing world. We are driven to excel and be the best.

$

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.

$

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.

We transform careers

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

Learn more about City CV

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

“Just a short note to say I’ve received excellent feedback on my resume 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.

How to support HR & managers through layoffs

Feb 16, 2021

Redundancy isn’t just about job loss - it affects many aspects of people’s lives. The shock of losing certainty, status, purpose and belonging can trigger stress and anxiety. For businesses, it can be one of the most difficult decisions to implement. While you can’t...

Why you should help your employees build resilience

Feb 16, 2021

The last year has tested everyone. We’ve all seen sweeping changes in the way we live and work. Your employees will have dealt with this in different ways – some will be thriving and some will be struggling. Resilience - how well we deal with (and bounce back from)...

How to support your employees through redundancy

Feb 16, 2021

According to the latest ONS figures, the UK’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in the last quarter of 2020 – mostly driven by a record rise in layoffs as a result of the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. For those directly affected, it feels grim and we’re seeing...