THE STRIVE METHOD® | CV TEMPLATE

Your CV isn’t getting calls. The problem probably isn’t what you’ve done. It’s how you’ve written it down.

Most CVs list responsibilities. Hiring managers look for evidence. That gap is why strong, experienced people get filtered out before anyone has properly read their CV.

This template closes that gap. It’s built around The STRIVE Method®, the six questions I use to turn experience into evidence.

Inside:

• A 5-page guide showing you exactly where each part of STRIVE goes on your CV
• Weak-to-strong bullet examples you can copy the structure of
• Advice for experienced candidates, including what to do with 15+ years of history
• Layout rules that keep your CV readable by applicant tracking systems: no columns, no graphics, no Canva designs
• An AI prompt that helps you write bullets without sounding like AI
• A final check to run before you hit send
• The CV template itself, ready to type into

Built by me, Cheryl Dean. I’ve spent 20+ years in global recruitment, reading CVs, briefing hiring managers and sitting in the rooms where hiring decisions get made.

A clean layout gets your CV through the system. Strong positioning gets you the interview.

Free. One editable Word document. Instant download.