CV Writing Services

Strategic brand positioning for Non-Executive Directors, board candidates, executives and leaders.

Your experience matters. We position it for the roles and conversations that count.

Your leadership story deserves to be seen clearly

Executive, board and non-executive CV writing for leaders ready for their next move.

Upcoming CV Writing masterclasses

11 September 2026 • 12:00 BST

The Perfect Executive CV for Financial Services

The Financial Services job market is competitive and expectations are high. A strong track record isn’t always enough if your CV doesn’t show the full value of what you’ve done. Your CV needs to do more than list roles and responsibilities. It should demonstrate how you lead, the problems you solve and the difference you make. Yet condensing a complex career into two focused pages can be surprisingly difficult.

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A senior leadership CV is more than a document; it’s positioning.

And it’s extremely hard to do for yourself when you’re so close to the work.

Start your Journey

Career Challenges we Help you Solve

Senior leaders often seek support when:

Preparing for non-executive director, board and C-suite appointments

Managing executive and senior leadership career transitions and sector shifts

Transitioning into interim, consulting and fractional leadership opportunities

Shaping complex leadership careers into a strategic narrative

Reframing experience for international and cross-sector positions

Strengthening visibility for succession, promotion and market re-entry

Why senior leaders choose Hanover Talent Solutions | City CV

Specialist positioning that opens doors

Executive and board CVs demand a carefully calibrated message. We understand how boards and executive search assess leadership experience because we’ve been those decision makers. Your career is positioned with authority and care, so it stands up to scrutiny and delivers results.

A strategic, leadership-led approach

We focus on what sits behind your career: your acumen, commercial impact and the way you lead at senior level. Your CV is developed as a strategic document, translating experience into leadership value, supporting progression and opening the opportunities that are right for you, not just available to you.

Integrated career branding

Your CV, LinkedIn profile and board biography must tell a single, coherent leadership story. We align every element of your executive brand so it is distinctive and relevant. Whether you’re targeting executive progression, a non-executive role or a portfolio career, we are in your corner every step of the way.

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The numbers behind our success

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How we support your next move

Board & NED CV writing

Strengthen your prospects for board appointments with a CV that articulates your potential boardroom contribution and NED value. We build a story that resonates.

Executive CV writing

Secure your next leadership role with a compelling CV shaped around headhunter shortlist decisions. We position your career for where you’re going, not where you’ve been.

LinkedIn profile development

At senior level, a LinkedIn profile either reinforces credibility or quietly undermines it. We shape your online brand for authority, visibility and the conversations that matter.

Cover letter & application writing

Present a compelling application through tailored cover letters and personal statements that clearly connect your experience, motivations and skillset to the exact needs of your target role.

Executive biography writing

Put forward a powerful leadership narrative that captures your credibility, style and impact. We craft board ready exec bios that elevate your authority and strengthen your market presence.

Executive opportunity mapping

Sharpen your job search by focusing your efforts on the right roles. Each week, we share curated executive and board opportunities, aligned to your experience and ambitions.

Our process

Initial Conversation

Before we begin, you’ll have a focused discussion with one of our senior experts to understand your goals, priorities and direction. This ensures we recommend the right support and start the process the right way.

Consultation

Your engagement begins with a one to one consultation with an executive or board CV writer. This is an insightful, structured conversation that surfaces the substance and outcomes of your leadership experience.

Here is where your leadership story – and your competitive edge – begin to take shape.

Narrative Development

We translate your experience into a leadership narrative aligned to your target roles. Drawing on senior experience across industry, consultancy and executive search, we craft a story that captures attention, builds credibility and strengthens your positioning.

Market Alignment

We align CV language and emphasis with how boards, senior stakeholders and executive recruitment firms evaluate candidates, while optimising for ATS and AI screening without compromising authority or readability.

Delivery

You receive your CV and other documents within seven working days, along with tailored guidance to support applications, conversations and market engagement. A 48-hour express service may be available for urgent timelines.

Outcome

You leave with more than a CV. You gain a clear expression of your value, a leadership proposition that resonates with decision makers, and documents that position you for executive, board and portfolio opportunities.

Executive vs Board CVs. Two different worlds. One specialist craft.

Executive CVs

An executive CV is a compelling commercial document, designed to position you with senior decision‑makers, headhunters and directly for the roles you are targeting. It must carry authority, shaping experience around scale, influence, leadership and the impact you bring. Done properly, it shows how you operate and why your presence changes outcomes at enterprise level, creating a clear business case that opens doors to the right conversations and, ultimately, the right roles.

Board & NED CVs

A board or NED CV is built for a fundamentally different role, one where the expectation is nose in, hands out. Chairs and headhunters are not assessing how you lead day to day, but how you think, challenge and influence when decisions sit firmly at board level. Experience has to be reframed accordingly, because subtle choices in language and emphasis reveal whether someone remains grounded in the operational, or genuinely reads as board‑ready, which is why a different CV – and a different proposition – is essential for a very different audience.

Many leaders pursue both paths, and the message must shift for each audience. Knowing exactly what to elevate, what to refine and how to rebalance is a specialist craft that directly impacts your success.

Here are some of our most popular client selections

Executive

CV and LinkedIn Profile

£1,499

Non-exec director

CV and LinkedIn Profile

£1,999

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Connect with Us

Book a confidential call with one of our experts to discuss your CV, LinkedIn presence, online positioning or wider career goals.

With deep experience across recruitment, HR and executive career branding, they support leaders, C-suite executives and board candidates in strengthening their profile, visibility and leadership brand.

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Frequently asked questions

Answers to your most common questions about our CV writing services.