5,000+ Resumes Written,
20 Years Executive Recruitment,
10 Years Career Strategist AUS & NZ,
Former Senior Recruiter UK, AU & NZ,
5,000+ Resumes Written,
20 Years Executive Recruitment,
10 Years Career Strategist AUS & NZ,
Former Senior Recruiter UK, AU & NZ,
5,000+ Resumes Written,
20 Years Executive Recruitment,
10 Years Career Strategist AUS & NZ,
Former Senior Recruiter UK, AU & NZ,
The executive resume guide
I have written more than 5,000 resumes, and read far more from the recruiter's side of the desk. A senior resume has one job: make your level and your results obvious in seconds. These guides show how to do that, role by role, including the situations that are hard to explain.
Writing an executive resume
Structure, the summary and achievements that prove impact.
- →Executive CV Template for New Zealand (With Example)
- →How to Show Leadership on Your Resume When You Have Not Managed a Team
- →How to Write Resume Achievements That Prove Impact
- →How to Write an Executive Resume: A Step-by-Step Guide
- →Resume Action Words for Senior Leaders (and the Ones to Avoid)
- →Stakeholder Management on a Senior Finance Resume (With Examples)
- →Team Size, Budget and Span: Showing Scale on a Senior Resume
- →The Executive Summary: How to Write the Top of Your Resume So It Sells
Resumes by role
What each senior role needs to show on paper.
- →CEO Cover Letter: Writing to a Board Chair
- →CIO and CTO Resume: Writing for the Board, Not the IT Team
- →Chief Commercial Officer Resume: Where Finance Meets Growth
- →Chief Risk Officer Resume: Showing Judgement, Not Just Frameworks
- →Commercial Manager Resume: Contracts, Pricing and Margin
- →Director of Corporate Services Resume: Local Government and Public Agencies
- →General Manager Resume: Showing P&L Ownership
- →HR Director and Chief People Officer Resume
- →Military to Corporate Executive: Writing a Resume Civilians Understand
- →Operations Manager Resume: What Hiring Managers Look For
Format, length and tricky situations
Length, ATS, gaps, referees and what to leave off.
- →Do ATS Systems Screen Executive Resumes? What Actually Happens
- →How Long Should a Cover Letter Be?
- →How Long Should an Executive Resume Be?
- →Photo, Age and Address: What to Leave Off Your Resume in Australia and NZ
- →Referees on Your Resume: Who to Choose and How to List Them
- →Resume Refresh or Full Rewrite? How to Tell What Yours Needs
- →Resume vs CV in Australia and New Zealand: What Is the Difference?
- →Senior Resume After a Company Collapse or Administration
- →Taking Your Career Offshore: Executive Resumes for the UK, Asia and the US
- →The Real Reason Your Resume Is Not Getting Interviews