Careers · 22 April 2026
Writing a CV for a career change
When your experience is in one field and your target is in another, the CV has to do translation work. Here's how to do it without pretending to be someone you're not.
Personalised CV review TEST
Helping your CV find its way.
Your CV is the argument for what you could do next — and most people make that argument badly, not because their work is thin, but because it is hard to see your own story clearly.
I sit with it a while. I read closely, mark it up honestly, and help you move forward from a calmer, clearer place.
- 1:1
- Every review, personal
- 10+ yrs
- Reading CVs & hiring
- 72 hrs
- Typical turnaround
- 500+
- CVs reviewed
The problem
Most CVs undersell the person behind them
People come to me lost in the fog of a job search — sending the same document into silence, unsure whether the problem is the writing, the roles, or them.
Usually it is the writing. Years of real, difficult, valuable work get flattened into a list of duties that could belong to anyone. The judgement calls, the things you fixed, the reasons you were trusted — none of it is on the page.
A good review puts the person back into the document.
What you get
A calm, expert read — and a clear way forward
Not a template and not a rewrite you don't recognise. A marked-up version of your own CV, a short written summary of what to change and why, and a call to talk it through.
How it works
Three steps, about a week
Simple on your side. The work happens on mine.
- 01
Share your CV
Send your current CV and a note on the roles you're aiming for. A short questionnaire helps me understand the work behind the bullet points.
- 02
I read it closely
Line by line, as a hiring reader would — then again as an advocate for you. I mark up the document and write a plain-English summary of what to change.
- 03
We talk it through
A 45-minute call to walk the notes, answer questions, and agree the next draft. You leave with a plan, not just feedback.
Ways to work together
Choose the depth that fits
Every option is one-to-one. Prices are fixed and shown up front.
The Read
£95one CV
A close read of your existing CV with honest, specific notes.
Full line-by-line review
Margin notes throughout
One-page written summary
Delivered in 72 hours
Most chosen
The Rework
£220CV + call
The review, a 45-minute call, and a second pass on your redraft.
Everything in The Read
45-minute video call
Rewritten summary & opening
Second review of your redraft
LinkedIn headline & About
The Campaign
£4806 weeks
Ongoing help while you actually apply — CV, letters, and nerve.
Everything in The Rework
Tailoring for up to 5 roles
Cover letter framework
Two further calls
Email support for six weeks
Who reviews your CV
Hello — I'm Sam Poynton
I've spent more than a decade on the other side of the desk: hiring, sitting on panels, and coaching people from first jobs to senior roles. I've read the pile. I know how fast a reader moves and what makes one stop.
Every review here is done by me. No junior team, no template engine — just careful attention to your work and the story it should tell.
— Sam
In their words
What people say
“I'd been applying for months. Sam found the three sentences that were letting me down and I had two interviews the following week.”
“It wasn't flattering and it wasn't harsh. It was just true, and useful. Exactly what I needed.”
“The call was worth it on its own. I finally understood what a CV is actually for.”
“My CV had been 'fine' for ten years. Turns out fine was the problem.”
Your CV isn't a list of duties. It's the argument for what you could do next.
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Tell me where you're headed and send the current draft. I'll take it from there.