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Career Coaching

Career coaching helps bring clarity to your career direction

Have you considered career coaching?

Perhaps you are fed up with your current role or at a crossroads, considering a change of career, want to retrain after being made redundant, or you just need help with how to improve your career opportunities.

Our career coaching package, or what we often call career optioneering, can help you find the direction you need. It can be purchased as a stand-alone service but it is an ideal process to go through before having your CV professionally written. Typically our clients buy between one and five hours of support depending on the complexity of their situation.

We also provide other types of coaching including job market coaching and thought leadership coaching.

Helping you see the bigger picture

Our 1-2-1 career coaching / optioneering service is a pragmatic career coaching session or series of sessions that are designed to identify some obvious and feasible career paths.

If nothing else, it will give you a realistic and honest view of what’s achievable, but our aim is to provide you with a short, medium and longer-term career plan that will provide structure and guidance to your future career path.

You can start with one to two hours of coaching and bolt on extra sessions as you need.

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One-To-One Career Coaching Session (Early to Mid Career)

Career coaching proves useful for a wide array of people including those needing help in finding their career direction, as well as those who want to develop their careers in their current role.

How the career coaching service works:

• This is a pragmatic one-hour session to help you define career direction.

• The session involves detailed fact-finding and a discussion of career options with an experienced career coach.

• It is designed to bring clarity for targeting your CV prior to your job search and the output of the session is a short and medium term career strategy.

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One-To-One Career Coaching Session (Senior and C-Suite Level)

Career coaching proves useful for a wide array of people including those needing help in finding their career direction, as well as those who want to develop their careers in their current role.

How the career coaching service works:

• This is a pragmatic one-hour session to help you define career direction.

• The session involves detailed fact-finding and a discussion of career options with an experienced career coach.

• It is designed to bring clarity for targeting your CV prior to your job search and the output of the session is a short and medium term career strategy.

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Job Market Coaching

The job market can be a bit of a minefield. This 90-min coaching session will help you to develop an effective job hunting strategy to increase your chances of landing your dream job. We will explain what an effective job hunting strategy looks like and what are the best channels to find a new position.

We will help you find out:

• How to access the hidden job market

• How to network into a job

• How to get the best out of LinkedIn and job boards

• How to develop productive relationships with recruiters

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Executive Career Support Programme

Once you have used our CV / LinkedIn services, many people benefit from our ongoing executive career support programme, which gives you up to 6 months of 1-2-1 career nurturing and a raft of additional resources, including 250+ guides that make up our industry-leading Career Enhancement Network. You’ll be assigned your own Executive Career Coach who will provide up to 90 mins of support each month, acting as your very own Career Mentor to help you secure an executive position and maximise your earnings.

We can provide assistance on any of these topics and more:

• How to laser target your new CV for different roles

• What to expect in the job market (and simply having someone on your side)

• Developing a job-hunting strategy and navigating the job market

• Salary and/or rate negotiations

• Managing relationships with recruiters

• Interview preparation and debriefing

• Networking into a job or finding clients

• Exploring a thought-leadership strategy

• Creating cover letters and supporting statements

We will provide advice on any subject that we feel we are qualified to do so – if you are unsure, just ask.

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Thought Leadership Coaching

Thought leadership is one of your key pillars for developing your market positioning and controlling the way people perceive you. Your assigned thought leadership specialist will help you learn how to present yourself as an expert in your field.

How the thought leadership coaching works:

• We will define your objectives and personal brand

• We will unearth the intellectual property (IP) within your brand

• We will bring your knowledge to life by blueprinting your IP

• We will coach you to create a thought leadership strategy

• The programme involves 5 hours of coaching in total

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Winning Work Coaching (3 hours)

Our three-hour Winning Work Coaching package is designed to help independent professionals like you chart a path to success.

How the Winning Work Coaching service works:

• You will have three one-hour 1-2-1 coaching sessions focused on winning work

• You will collaborate with a highly experienced coach

• We will guide you in creating a strategy to secure more work as an independent professional

• We will develop short, medium, and long-term plans to help you win more work

• The program involves a total of 3 hours of coaching sessions to boost your chances of winning work in your chosen field.

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Application Tailoring Coaching (90 mins)

90 mins of 1-2-1 coaching on how to reverse engineer a job advert and create a hyper-targeted CV.

• Reverse engineering a job advert/description to identify core requirements

• Rapidly identifying the job mission and key requirements of the role

• Interrogating headhunters to get the intel you need for a tailored application

• Building your CV section-by-section from the reverse engineered job advert

• Using your value proposition, case studies and key skills for maximum impact

• Creating a targeted supporting statement to support your application

• Identifying decision maker psychology and using linguistic mirroring

While our coaching service helps you optimise your CV for specific roles, please note that we do not guarantee interview outcomes.

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Executive Application Tailoring Service (existing CVIA clients)

If you have spotted a role that you are super excited about and want to give yourself the best chance possible, our executive application tailoring service might be just what you need. You’ll work 1-2-1 with one of our expert executive CV writers who will take your existing CV (that we created for you) and hyper-target it to a specific vacancy.

Here’s what we will do:

• Reverse engineer the job advert/description to identify core requirements

• Identify the job mission and key requirements of the role

• Build your CV section-by-section from the reverse-engineered job advert

• Tailor your value proposition, case studies and key skills for maximum impact

• Use a combination of existing information and new content to create a new CV

While our application tailoring service optimises your CV for specific roles, please note that we do not guarantee interview outcomes

We recommend purchasing one-hour of our time and we will assess and advise the exact fee once we have discussed the application.

Kindly be advised that the cost for this service is £175 plus VAT per hour.

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One-To-One Career Planning Service (3 Hours of Coaching)

Our three hour career planning package can help you find the direction you need. It can be purchased as a stand alone service, but it is an ideal process to go through before having your CV professionally written.

How the Career Planning service works:

• You will have three one-hour 1-2-1 career planning sessions

• You will work with a highly experienced career coach

• We will coach you to create a career / job seeker strategy

• We will create a short, medium and longer term career plan

• The programme involves 3 hours of coaching in total

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Professional CV & LinkedIn Profile Writing Service

Our service is of the highest quality and industry leading. This service includes "3 STAR" case studies that can be used to showcase your biggest achievements on your CV and your LinkedIn profile content. To write an effective CV & LinkedIn profile we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. This is done through an in-depth two-hour fact-finding / discovery session (via telephone or Zoom) with one of our highly-experienced Personal Branding Specialists / CV Writers. This session is not just a simple Q&A, it’s our opportunity to clarify your personal brand, define your value proposition, and to talk about your track record and achievements.

How the CV and LinkedIn service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand and value proposition

• We will write your CV and LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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Professional CV, LinkedIn Profile & Basic Cover Letter Writing Service

Our service is of the highest quality and industry leading. This service includes "3 STAR" case studies that can be used to showcase your biggest achievements on your CV and your LinkedIn profile content. To write an effective CV and LinkedIn profile we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. A cover letter is included in this package.

How the CV, LinkedIn & Cover Letter service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand and value proposition

• We will write your CV and LinkedIn profile & cover letter from scratch

• We will transform both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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Professional CV & LinkedIn Profile Writing Service (With Extra Content to Target Different Roles)

Our service is of the highest quality and industry leading. This service includes extra profiles (the opening paragraph on your CV) and extra case studies (a key sales tool used on CVs) that can be swapped in and out of your CV, depending on the role you are applying for, to make it laser targeted. To write an effective CV & LinkedIn profile we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. This is done through an in-depth two-hour fact-finding / discovery session (via telephone or Zoom) with one of our highly-experienced Personal Branding Specialists / CV Writers. This session is not just a simple Q&A, it’s our opportunity to clarify your personal brand, define your value proposition, and to talk about your track record and achievements.

How the CV and LinkedIn service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand and value proposition

• We will write your CV and LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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Professional CV, LinkedIn Profile & Executive Biography Writing Service

Our service is of the highest quality and industry leading. This service includes "3 STAR" case studies that can be used to showcase your biggest achievements on your CV / executive biography and your LinkedIn profile content. To write an effective CV, LinkedIn profile and executive biography we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information.

How the CV, executive biography and LinkedIn service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand & value proposition

• We will write your CV, executive biography and LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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Recent Graduate CV & LinkedIn Profile Writing Service

Our service for recent graduates is of the highest quality and industry leading. To write an effective CV & LinkedIn profile we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. This is done through an in-depth two-hour fact-finding / discovery session (via telephone or Zoom) with one of our highly-experienced Personal Branding Specialists / CV Writers. This session is not just a simple Q&A, it’s our opportunity to clarify your personal brand, define your value proposition, and to talk about your track record and achievements.

How the CV and LinkedIn service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand and value proposition

• We will write your CV and LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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Professional CV & Basic Cover Letter Writing Service

This service includes 3 STAR case studies which will make your CV stand out from the competition. To write an effective CV we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. This is done through an in-depth two-hour fact-finding / discovery session (via telephone or Zoom) with one of our highly-experienced Personal Branding Specialists / CV Writers. This session is not just a simple Q&A, it’s our opportunity to clarify your personal brand, define your value proposition, and to talk about your track record and achievements. This package includes an intro cover letter.

How the service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand and value proposition

• We will write your CV and cover letter from scratch

• We will transform it into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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CV & LinkedIn Profile Writing Service for Early-Career Professionals

Our service for recent graduates is of the highest quality and industry leading. To write an effective CV & LinkedIn profile we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. This is done through an in-depth two-hour fact-finding / discovery session (via telephone or Zoom) with one of our highly-experienced Personal Branding Specialists / CV Writers. This session is not just a simple Q&A, it’s our opportunity to clarify your personal brand, define your value proposition, and to talk about your track record and achievements.

How the CV and LinkedIn service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand and value proposition

• We will write your CV and LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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CV & LinkedIn Profile Writing Service for Mid-Career Professionals

Our service for mid-career professionals is of the highest quality and industry leading. To write an effective CV & LinkedIn profile we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. This is done through an in-depth two-hour fact-finding / discovery session (via telephone or Zoom) with one of our highly-experienced Personal Branding Specialists / CV Writers. This session is not just a simple Q&A, it’s our opportunity to clarify your personal brand, define your value proposition, and to talk about your track record and achievements.

How the CV and LinkedIn service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand and value proposition

• We will write your CV and LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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2 CVs (Chronological & Case Study Style CV) & LinkedIn Profile Writing Service

A professional CV and LinkedIn profile writing service for contractors who require a case study and chronological style CV. If you are seeking outside IR35 contracts, a traditional job seeker CV is not appropriate. We have developed a CV methodology that gives recruiters / clients what they need, but gives you an opportunity to present yourself as a business rather than a job seeker. To write an effective CV we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. This is done through an in-depth two-hour fact-finding / discovery session (via telephone or Zoom) with one of our highly-experienced Personal Branding Specialists / CV Writers. This session is not just a simple Q&A, it’s our opportunity to clarify your personal brand, define your value proposition, and to talk about your track record and achievements.

How the service works:

• We will discuss your career / contractor-business in detail

• We will write your CV & LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform them both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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2 CVs (Chronological & Case Study Style CV), LinkedIn Profile & Exec Bio Writing Service

A professional CV, LinkedIn profile and executive biography writing service for independent who require a case study and chronological style CV. If you are seeking outside IR35 contracts, a traditional job seeker CV is not appropriate. We have developed a CV methodology that gives recruiters / clients what they need, but gives you an opportunity to present yourself as a business rather than a job seeker. To write an effective CV we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information. This is done through an in-depth two-hour fact-finding / discovery session (via telephone or Zoom) with one of our highly-experienced Personal Branding Specialists / CV Writers. This session is not just a simple Q&A, it’s our opportunity to clarify your personal brand, define your value proposition, and to talk about your track record and achievements.

How the service works:

• We will discuss your career / contractor-business in detail

• We will write your CVs, executive biography and LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform them both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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Professional CV & Executive Biography Writing Service

Our service is of the highest quality and industry leading. This service includes "3 STAR" case studies that can be used to showcase your biggest achievements on your CV and executive biography. To write an effective CV and executive biography we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information.

How the CV and executive biography service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand & value proposition

• We will write your CV and executive biography from scratch

• We will transform both into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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Professional CV, LinkedIn Profile & Exec Bio Writing Service (With Extra Content to Target Different Roles)

Our service is of the highest quality and industry leading. This service includes extra profiles (the opening paragraph on your CV) and extra case studies (a key sales tool used on CVs) that can be swapped in and out of your CV, depending on the role you are applying for, to make it laser targeted. To write an effective CV, exec bio and LinkedIn profile we need to find out about you, which requires a detailed exchange of information.

How the CV, LinkedIn and exec bio service works:

• You will have a 2 hour telephone / Zoom fact finding session

• We will discuss your career in detail

• We will define your personal brand & value proposition

• We will write your CV, exec bio and LinkedIn profile from scratch

• We will transform them into a powerful business case

• We will keep working until you are 100% happy

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Post Webinar Pack

The Savvy Job Seekers’ Career Enhancement Programme is an online portal packed with content. A one-time purchase will give you access to over 30 career development content pieces (guides, videos and tools) including:

• How to write a killer CV profile / summary

• How to use case studies in your CV

• How to optimise your CV's Career History

• How to optimise your CV for search engines / ATS'

• How to use active voice and power words

• How to write a CV if you're and Interim / Contractor

• How to write a CV if you are a new Graduate

• How to write a CV if you are a Returner-to-work

• The most common mistakes made in interview

• Handling competency based interviews

• Using advanced communication frameworks in interview

• Using sales techniques in interview

• Expert guide on advanced interview preparation

• How to use the Career Autobiography Framework

• How to answer difficult / tricky interview questions

• The hidden job market - truths and myths

• Managing relationships with recruitment agencies

• Writing an effective LinkedIn profile

• Handling competency based interviews

• How to proactively ‘rise through the ranks'

• Health & nutrition affecting productivity

• Example CVs / templates

• CV writing webinar recording (Video)

• An introduction to thought leadership (Video)

• The tools needed for a successful job search strategy (Video)

• Developing a proactive executive job search strategy (Video)

• Ask a Personal Branding Specialist (Series of Q&A videos)

• Personal branding and thought leadership webinar (Video)

• When and how to craft a one page exec bio (Video)

• CV Analysis Tool

• Enhanced CV Appraisal (by a human expert)

  A confirmation email (with a login to the Career Enhancement Programme) will be sent to you within 24 - 48 hours of purchasing.

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Pro Level Career Enhancement Programme

Our programme below is a comprehensive solution for non-specialised and entry level employees. This programme includes career coaching, CV writing, LinkedIn profile optimisation and job market coaching.

Here's how the services works;

1. One hour career coaching to define career direction and target roles

2. After a detailed fact-finding session, we will then write a highly effective CV and LinkedIn profile for you

3. One hour of coaching on how to attack the job market and tailor job applications

4. One hour interview coaching

5. Mock interview with 1-2-1 feedback

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Executive Level Career Enhancement Programme

Our executive level 5-step programme is a comprehensive solution for specialised, technical, management and executive-level employees. This programme includes career coaching, CV writing, LinkedIn profile optimisation and job market coaching.

1. Discovery phase: 2 hours of 1-2-1 coaching, psychometric testing and reflection to understand the individual – discuss why, big picture, motivators, financial needs, career aspirations, current situation etc

2. Optioneering phase: 2 hours of coaching + reflection to define career direction – develop career autobiography and perform skills gap analysis between current and required skills, experience and qualifications

3. Planning phase: Create short, medium and longer term career plan (produce written document) with clear action points to plug any skills gaps

4. Personal branding phase: CVIA Personal Branding Specialist writes CV and LinkedIn profile in our tried and tested, 5-star rated and award-winning methodology, with sufficient content to tailor the CV to different roles

5. Release phase: One hour of coaching on how to tailor applications and use LinkedIn, interview coaching and mock interview with 1-2-1 feedback

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Our customer success stories

Many thanks for your and Melanie’s work on my CV. I must say that your professionalism and end result have met and exceeded my expectations!

Looks great, thank you for your assistance. Now on with the job search.

I was very happy with the service I received. My completed CV far exceeded my expectations and I felt Pat understood exactly what I was trying to achieve. I am now considering the interview service.

On first reading I like what Sue has achieved and I like the initial impact it creates.

Many thanks to yourself and Judy for the help. Hopefully this will get me a breakthrough.

It has been great working with you! I am very pleased with the outcome of the CV.

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Our team have all been senior professionals in their own careers.

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Holly

Personal Branding Specialist

Pat

CVIA Accredited CV Practitioner / Senior Personal Branding Specialist

Fiona

Personal Branding Specialist

Rachel

Personal Branding Specialist

Nicola

CVIA Accredited CV Practitioner / Personal Branding Specialist

Alistair

CV, Resume & LinkedIn Expert / Lead Presenter

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Holly

Personal Branding Specialist

Prior to joining CVIA as a Personal Branding Specialist, I enjoyed over 20 years working in senior Operations and Project Management positions globally, for one of the world’s largest multinational companies in the Financial Services industry.

During my career, I have developed strategic leadership expertise in all areas of operations, change management and employee engagement, together with proficiency in managing complex processes, sizeable teams and significant budgets.

In my previous roles, I have led organisational improvements, business transformation initiatives and Six Sigma projects to increase income, productivity and customer experience; contributed to the attainment of key business targets; and effectively assembled and led high-performing teams.

More recently, I established a freelance career coaching business, with over 7 years of experience helping clients from companies including GE, Astra Zeneca, Deloitte, KPMG, Google and TalkTalk, achieve their career goals through bespoke CV development, career coaching and interview practice.

My deep, hands-on commercial experience of recruiting / interviewing for senior roles and coaching talents, combine to give me the attributes needed to create outstanding personal branding collateral, ensuring skills and knowledge are captured and presented in the most compelling way possible.

I’m passionate about helping clients develop the clarity and confidence to understand the value they offer and achieve the career progression they deserve. I want you to feel as fulfilled in your life and work as I do.

Away from work, I’m a mum to 2 amazing boys and a crazy cockapoo with a love of good food and travel.

I look forward to working with you and helping you achieve career success.

Pat

CVIA Accredited CV Practitioner / Senior Personal Branding Specialist

Pat has spent many years in the recruitment industry from junior temps to executive search. The last 10 years of Pat's recruitment career have been within exec search, working for one of the world's largest specialist recruitment groups on high profile retained assignments.

Pat is also a talented writer and career coach who has worked with hundreds of clients to create compelling personal branding collateral.

Pat works with clients at all levels but adds significant value to individuals seeking senior and executive appointments. He is also a mentor to our newer team members and considered internally as "Mr Wordsmith".

Fiona

Personal Branding Specialist

Fiona is an experienced Writer and Senior Communications / Marketing Professional who now uses these skills to write compelling personal branding collateral (CVs, LinkedIn profiles and bios) for professionals and executives seeking permanent, contract, interim, freelance and NED roles.

Prior to joining The CV & Interview Advisors team, Fiona held communications and marketing roles across financial, digital, medical and automotive sectors. Her last role at MPS was managing day-to-day communications for offshore operational sites, holding editorial responsibility for internal and external communications and managing communications campaigns. Fiona has also worked in Financial services and supported the joint venture communications strategy for Lowell Group and Frederickson’s International as well as looking after all client literature and letters. She has worked alongside senior management including Board Executives to deliver first-class communications plans for on and offshore operations and join venture partners, extensively liaising with internal and external stakeholders. Fiona has extensive experience in creating bespoke communications for SMEs, including corporate, social media channels, website and intranet content management and events planning.

Fiona is passionate about communications and people engagement. She believes that great communications are the key to creating an organisation where employees are proud to work. Fiona is never happy to settle for ‘good enough’, she cares about doing the best job possible and is comfortable challenging stakeholders to ensure the right outcome is delivered. She now applies these exacting standards when creating compelling CVs and LinkedIn profiles for clients, challenging senior job seekers and portfolio career professionals to identify their USPs and developing collateral that sets them apart from their peers.

Having joined the The CV & Interview Advisors, Fiona has managed many client accounts in sectors including Finance, Administration, Banking, Law, Education and Not-for-Profit, delivering world-class CVs and LinkedIn profiles for clients in both the permanent and contract marketplaces.

Rachel

Personal Branding Specialist

I have worked within the education sector in various roles for over 10 years, both in a teaching capacity and as a marketing expert. I've also worked as a Digital Marketer in several different sectors, including Higher Education, Private Security, and Mental Health and Wellbeing. During this time, I have developed many end-to-end campaigns, from propositions, budget approval, and content creation to delivery and results reporting. These campaigns ranged in budget from £500 to £2,000,000, and involved liaising with a team of marketing professionals, including web developers and graphic designers, to successfully execute what Google has expressed to be one of the largest spending PPC ad campaigns seen in a single day in the UK, next to Black Friday.

I am passionate about storytelling and narrative marketing through many formats. Whether through advertising, short stories, or artwork, I am able to find inspiration to weave words into tales that resonate with the audience and infect them with the same passion and enthusiasm I'm known to possess. I've been part of an online writing community for over 15 years, hosting online writing events successfully for other aspiring wordsmiths all over the world, including Australia, the United States, and Europe, some of whom have moved on to become accomplished published authors.

Now, my goal is to combine my expertise in marketing and branding with my love of writing to create stimulating and extraordinary personal collateral for others who wish to succeed and flourish in their chosen sectors.

Nicola

CVIA Accredited CV Practitioner / Personal Branding Specialist

Prior to joining CVIA I had over 15 years' worth of Careers industry and Recruitment experience. I worked for an Education charity for 10 years, managing a team of Careers Advisors delivering the UK Government adult careers service. Within this role I established the executive provision of the service to meet local demand, developing training materials and personally coaching clients to achieve outcomes. I worked with local and national organisations to develop bespoke outplacement packages for those affected by redundancy or restructure across all industry sectors. My recruitment experience involved working for a national recruiter as well as a small, family business, providing temporary staff across a range of industries.

In a side-line career path, I also established my own Events Management company 10 years ago which I have developed to become an award-winning, media-featured organisation, built on a reputation for providing a quality and trusted service.

I am qualified up to Level 6 Information, Advice and Guidance as well as Level 5 CIPD Leadership and Management. My multiple career paths, operational and strategic experience, and education mean I am perfectly placed to support clients across a variety of sectors in unique situations. I have developed an expertise in supporting clients within the Finance sector as well as a flair for writing corporate branding material. I have a passion for developing best-in-class personal branding collateral to support others to achieve their goals.

Alistair

CV, Resume & LinkedIn Expert / Lead Presenter

Alistair is a former business owner and senior recruiter who has spent the last 10 years helping professionals and executives to move forwards in their career.

Alistair's role within CVIA is Lead Presenter and chief CV, resume and LinkedIn profile appraiser - he has critiqued many thousands of CVs, resumes and LinkedIn profiles for individuals across all sectors.

His experience includes: several years in the corporate world, primarily in a variety of sales and operations roles; several years working within the executive search industry, both permanent and interim sectors; and several years working for CVIA as a Coach and Presenter.

Alistair is passionate about providing individuals with valuable insight into how their critical Personal Branding tools - primarily their CV, resume and LinkedIn profile - are really used by recruiters and hiring managers.

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