A fully worked example of a commercial CV, plus a one-page guide to writing yours.
Built from coaching 150+ senior leaders.
The job search process is broken, and your CV is the one part of it you fully control. The person reading it has a problem that is keeping them up at night, and they are thinking in future tense: what will the next six months look like if you join? Most CVs are written in past tense, so the reader and the writer end up singing from different song sheets.
Open each role with the business, the problem and why they needed someone like you. When a hiring manager sees their own organisation in your story, they stop reading a CV and start reading a solution.
Numbers show what your work was worth: how many people it affected, what improved and by how much, and what it saved the business in time, money or risk. Outcomes without a number count too, like zero repeat audit findings.
If your mum can't follow what you did, rewrite it. Clear language gets read and remembered, and a real job title, like Change Manager, gets found.
Your expertise and skills sections work as a keyword checklist. Pull the key terms from the job description and use their words, so both software and people can tick them off.
Enter your name, mobile and email. The PDF opens straight away and a copy lands in your inbox.
Seven short notes cover writing in plain English, using numbers, setting the scene, how far back to go, keywords, job titles and the photo question.
Use the three-page worked CV as your benchmark. Take the structure and rebuild it in whatever format you like, with your own results.
The CV inside the template is for a Change Manager. The names, results and information are fictional and for illustration only.
A strong CV helps you get found and shortlisted. The Expert Chapter Program is a 12-week program with a community behind it, built for senior leaders who want their next executive role or a sustainable career on their own terms. It is built around three pillars.
Get clear on what you are known for and who you do it for.
Turn your track record into proof that people can see and trust.
Put that proof in front of the people who hire, refer and pay.
Your CV is one piece of the evidence. The program builds the rest around it.
See the Expert Chapter ProgramI started Career Architect writing CVs alongside recruitment work, and it has grown into a full coaching business. I have coached 150+ senior leaders, and this is the template I use with them.
Yes. You enter your details, the template opens straight away, and a copy is emailed to you.
No. The template is a PDF, so you can use it as a guide and rebuild your CV in Word, Google Docs, Canva or any program you like.
Check your spam or promotions folder. The PDF also opens as soon as you submit the form, so you can save it from there.
No. The names, results and information are fictional and for illustration only.
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