Testimonials.

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I asked the CV House to help me produce the first CV I have ever really needed in a long corporate career. The service was very professional, prompt and courteous, and the result was an accurate, compelling and concise account of my key achievements and career history. I would not hesitate in recommending The CV House to other senior business leaders who need either to create or refresh their CV.

Professor Richard Parry-Jones
Senior Independent Director, GKN plc, Chairman of Kelda Eurobond Co Ltd, Chairman of Yorkshire Water Services Ltd and previously Chairman, Network Rail.

Janet’s service really helped me to progress to a new, senior role. The initial meeting involved us taking a deep-dive into my career, with Janet helping me to clarify exactly what I have to offer (incredibly useful with my breadth of experience), and articulate that offer using relevant, evidence-based examples. From this session, Janet created a new CV and LinkedIn profile reflecting the highlights and value that I bring, and providing an excellent basis for professional discussions. This is a bespoke, quality service and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Janet to senior executives looking for professional help as part of their career planning and progression

Kevin Rusling
Managing Director, Mothercare International.

I cannot recommend Janet highly enough. Working with her to re-write my CV and LinkedIn profile was a turning point at this stage of my career and the best marketing investment I’ve made. She started from scratch, going through my background, aspirations and experience – almost like an “interview process”. When I saw the first draft I thought it was somebody else’s career! The proof has been in the feedback I have had from headhunters and potential employers, “excellent CV” being the most common comment. It has got me in the door and from there it has been down to me. If you know you are good but struggle to articulate that on your CV, use Janet.

Ralph Charlton
Managing Director, Consumer Industries Team, FTI Consulting.

Very happy to recommend Janet. CV House provided hugely valuable assistance in 2015 putting together a CV summarising work and achievements in a highly specialised field. All done sensitively and efficiently.

Gordon Nardell QC
Barrister at 20 Essex Street.

Having decided to make the move to a ‘portfolio’ career, following a long career as an executive spanning public and private sectors, I had to completely redo my CV. I found it really difficult to start afresh and put together something that summarised my career and skills effectively so decided to get some outside help. Janet at the CV House did an exceptional job in taking previous CVs and letters of application, talking to me at length and then producing an excellent CV and other supporting documents that really fit the bill. Once I had the CV and started using it, I very quickly built up a portfolio of non-executive and chair roles across public, private and third sector organisations. I am very grateful to Janet for the help she gave me.

Elaine Simpson
Roles include Chair, Slough Children’s Services Trust, Chair then NED, Minerva Education and Independent Member, Chair of Governors, Stafford University.  Previously Non-Executive Director, Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Global Director of Education, Serco.

After a long executive career I have been building a portfolio of non executive directorships in different European companies. Since I never had to write a CV in my life, I decided to approach an external company to provide this service. I have been impressed with the quality and efficiency of Janet’s work during the whole process.

The initial discussion was very well prepared and focused on concrete contributions and achievements throughout my career. The first draft of the CV was excellent and required only minimal modifications. I feel very good about the structure and crisp content of the document, and with the outstanding feedback I have received so far.

Patrick de Smedt
previously Chairman, Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa.  Since leaving Microsoft in 2006, Patrick has served on the boards of a number of European public and private companies.

He is currently Independent Non-Executive Director, Michael Page International plc, Non-Executive Director of Victrex plc and Kodak Alaris Holdings Ltd and Senior Independent Director of Anite plc and Morgan Sindall Group plc. Patrick was previously a Non-Executive Director of CPP Group plc.

I left the Army and was struggling to produce a CV that civilians could understand. With just a few hours’ probing with incisive questions, Janet Moran from the CV House produced an outstanding CV and Summary which subsequently led to me becoming Chairman of four companies. This was one of the best investments I have made and the return on it has been impressive. I could not recommend her strongly enough to anyone, such as myself, who is making a career change and needs to demonstrate transferrable skills.

Peter Gilchrist
Senior Independent Director and Chair, Remuneration Committee, Ricardo plc; Chair and Director of various other boards and previously Major General, HM Forces.

Janet provided an exceptional service when I required an updated CV and a LinkedIn profile.  She is very attentive and provides fresh impetus, which has resulted in an individual, interesting and professional CV. It is always difficult to write objectively and fluently about oneself but Janet can look at the information and collate all the relevant points. This is most certainly a service I will be recommending and using in the future. It has been remarkably stress free, easy and convenient and produced a CV I am proud to send on.

Michael Murphy MBE
Non-Executive Chairman & Director; previously Chief Operating Officer, Financial Times Group & Managing Director, Financial Times Business; Executive Chairman, Quidco.com and Chief Executive Officer of Friends Reunited.

The CV House really changed the quality of my CV, making it into a document I’m really proud of. In such a difficult job market I would really recommend that anyone who is serious about finding the next challenging job role make contact with Janet Moran at The CV House – they really add value and capture your experience and achievements in a compelling way.

Nigel Trood
Managing Director at Mack Multiples & Board Director of Fresca Group; previously Managing Director, Red Bull UK Ltd.

I asked the CV House to help me produce the first CV I have ever really needed in a long corporate career. The service was very professional, prompt and courteous, and the result was an accurate, compelling and concise account of my key achievements and career history. I would not hesitate in recommending The CV House to other senior business leaders who need either to create or refresh their CV.

Mike Parker CBE
Roles include Member of the Manchester Business School Advisory Board and various other Non-Executive Director appointments. Mike was formerly Senior Independent Director, Invensys plc, Group Chief Executive Officer, British Nuclear Fuels and Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical Company.

Having completed the process of preparing my CV for the first time in nearly 30 years, I just wanted to formally express my appreciation of not only the final result but the process that you adopted. You extracted the key points in my career to date and expressed them in a succinct and positive style. I could not have prepared my own CV in the powerful and crisp way that you have achieved. I am actually proud of the result – a true compliment from someone who did not recognise the need. My sincere thanks.

Bob Lawson
Non-Executive Chairman of Genus plc and a Director of the Federation of Groundwork Trusts. Previously the Chairman of Barratt Developments plc and Hays plc, Managing Director for the Vitec Group and Chief Executive then Chairman of Electrocomponents plc.