Hired Not Retired/Comprehensive CV Review

Your CV may not need a redesign. It may need clearer positioning.

You can have strong experience, a sensible-looking CV and the sort of career history that should be doing more heavy lifting than it currently is.

But if your CV is not creating the response you expected, the issue is often not that it looks wrong.

It is that your value is not being positioned clearly enough for the way recruiters and hiring managers read senior CVs now.

The Comprehensive CV Review gives you honest, practical, recruiter-led feedback on how your CV is landing, where your senior value may be getting lost, and what needs changing so your experience is easier to understand quickly.

Personalised video review · Summary notes · Five working days · £125

A good-looking CV can still undersell you badly

A lot of experienced professionals have CVs that look sensible, polished and perfectly acceptable at first glance.

The problem is that senior CVs are not just read for chronology. They’re read for level, relevance, commercial impact, scope, judgement and fit. If those things are buried under responsibilities, old detail or internal language, the CV can look fine while still making it too hard for someone to understand where you sit.

That is where a recruiter-led review helps.

It shows you how your CV is likely to be read in real hiring conditions, not how it looks after you’ve stared at it for three evenings and lost all sense of what any of the words mean.

Looks polished

but the senior value is not obvious quickly enough.

Lists responsibilities

but does not show enough evidence, scope or commercial impact.

Covers the career history

but does not make your current market fit clear.

This review is for you if your CV looks fine, but is not creating the response it should

This is designed for experienced professionals who already have a CV, but are not sure whether it is positioning them clearly enough for the roles they want next.

It is especially useful if your career history is strong, but your CV feels too responsibility-led, too dense, too internally focused, or just not sharp enough for the way senior hiring decisions are made now.

You do not need a complete redesign. You need to understand what is and is not landing clearly enough.

This is a good fit if...

  • You’re operating at a senior, specialist or experienced professional level.

  • You have strong experience, but your CV is not creating the response it should.

  • Your CV looks professional, but something clearly is not landing.

  • You’re applying for roles you know you could do, then hearing very little back.

  • You want practical feedback from a recruiter, not another generic template.

  • You want to improve your CV yourself, but with a clearer idea of what needs changing.

This is not the right fit if...

  • You want a full CV rewrite done for you.

  • You’re looking for an entry-level, graduate or creative-design CV review.

  • You mainly want formatting, colour or layout advice.

  • You want someone to make your CV sound impressive without changing the substance.

  • You need urgent same-day feedback.

  • You are not ready to make changes based on the review.

What I review inside your CV

The review looks at far more than whether your CV is tidy or well written.

It looks at how your CV is likely to be read in real hiring conditions, whether your level and relevance are clear quickly enough, and where your senior value may be getting lost.

First Impresssion

Can your level, value and relevance be understood quickly on a senior-level skim?

Positioning

Does the CV make it clear where you fit, what you bring and why your experience matters now?

Evidence & Impact

Are your achievements proving useful business value, or are they buried under responsibilities?

Structure & Emphasis

Is the right information doing the heavy lifting, especially your recent and most relevant experience?

Seniority Signals

Are you showing judgement, ownership and scope without accidentally making yourself look misaligned?

Language & Relevance

Does the language reflect how roles are being searched, scoped and assessed in the current market?

Clear feedback you can actually use

You’ll receive a personalised on-screen video review of your CV, where Nikki talks through your document section by section and explains what is working, what is not landing clearly enough, and where your value may be getting lost.

You’ll also receive written summary notes with the key points and recommendations, so you are not relying on memory or trying to rewatch the video while scribbling notes and questioning several life choices.

Personalised video review

A recorded on-screen walkthrough of your CV with honest, practical recruiter-led feedback.

Written summary notes

A clear written recap of the key issues, observations and recommended changes.

Actionable recommendations

Practical guidance on what to improve, what to cut, and what to strengthen.

Five working day turnaround

Your review will be delivered within five working days of receiving your CV and context.

A simple review process, without the usual faff

Once you’ve booked your CV review, you’ll send over your current CV along with a little background on the roles you’re aiming for and anything you feel is not landing properly.

Nikki then reviews your CV through a recruiter-led lens, looking at how it is likely to be read in real hiring conditions, where your value may be getting lost, and what needs strengthening.

You’ll receive your personalised video review and written notes within five working days, so you have clear feedback you can actually use.

Send your CV and context

After booking, you’ll receive instructions on how to send your current CV and a little context on the roles you’re targeting.

Nikki reviews your CV

Your CV is reviewed through a senior recruitment lens, looking at positioning, clarity, relevance, impact and where your value may not be landing clearly enough.

Receive your feedback

You’ll receive your personalised video review and written summary notes within five working days, with practical recommendations on what to improve.

Practical CV feedback that is clear, useful and easy to act on

The aim of this review is not to make your CV sound impressive for the sake of it. It is to help you understand what is and is not landing clearly, so you can make sharper changes with more confidence.

Parm Sandhu

Transformation Lead

“The review of my CV was incredibly fast, objective and polite. The feedback was insightful and delivered in a way that was easy to understand and implement.”

Andy Thompsett

Programme Director

“Probably the most insightful, powerful and applicable feedback I’ve ever had on how to make my CV more authentically me.”

Natalia G Santos

Applied AI & Automation

“The feedback and guidance she provided was personalised, comprehensive and hands down the best I’ve ever received.”

Book your Comprehensive CV Review

£125

For £125, you’ll receive a personalised recruiter-led video review of your CV, written summary notes and practical recommendations designed to help you understand what is and is not landing clearly enough.

This service does not include a consultation call and it is not a full CV rewrite. The focus is on clear, practical feedback so you can improve your CV with more confidence and less guesswork.

Includes:

  • Personalised on-screen video review

  • Written summary notes

  • Recruiter-led feedback on positioning, structure, evidence and clarity

  • Practical recommendations you can apply yourself

  • Delivery within five working days of receiving your CV and context

After checkout, you’ll receive instructions on how to send your CV and context for review.

FAQs

Questions before you book

Will you rewrite my CV for me?

No. This is a CV review, not a done-for-you CV rewrite.

You’ll receive clear, practical feedback on what is working, what is not landing clearly enough, and what needs changing so you can improve your CV with more confidence and less guesswork.

How do I send my CV?

After checkout, you’ll receive instructions on how to send your current CV and a little context about the roles you are targeting.

That context helps Nikki review your CV against the direction you actually want to move in, rather than looking at it in isolation.

How long does it take?

You’ll receive your personalised video review and written summary notes within five working days of Nikki receiving your CV and context (often much sooner).

What format will it be in?

You’ll receive a recorded on-screen video review, where Nikki talks through your CV section by section, plus written summary notes covering the key observations and recommendations.

Is this suitable for senior professionals?

Yes. This review is designed for experienced professionals, senior candidates and specialists whose CV needs to show level, value, relevance and impact clearly.

It is especially useful if your CV looks professional, but is not creating the response you expected.

Can you review more than one version of my CV?

This review covers one CV document.

If you have several versions, choose the one you are currently using most often or the one you feel most unsure about.

Should I book the CV Review or the Strategy Call?

Book the CV review if your main concern is your CV and you want detailed feedback on how it is landing.

Book the 60-Minute Senior Search Strategy Call if you want to talk through the wider search, including positioning, LinkedIn, interviews, recruiters, confidence or route to market.

What if my CV is a complete mess?

That is fine. You do not need to polish it before sending it over.

In fact, it is often more useful to review the version you are actually using, because that gives Nikki a clearer view of what may be helping, what may be hurting, and where the value is getting lost.

Get clear on what your CV is really saying

If your CV looks fine but is not creating the response you expected, the Comprehensive CV Review will help you understand where your value may be getting lost and what needs to change.

You’ll receive practical, recruiter-led feedback you can use to sharpen your positioning, strengthen your evidence and make your senior experience easier to understand quickly.

£125
Personalised video review · Written summary notes · Five working day turnaround

Get ready to see your CV through a recruiter’s eyes.