CV Clinical Review — Round 2
Reviewing the v2 CV for remaining issues.
VP-Level Expectation Issues
| Issue | Risk | Fix |
|---|
| ”Head of Client Success” title | Applying for VP/Sr Director. Title gap could trigger “not senior enough” reaction | Add scope language: “Head of Client Success (VP-equivalent)” or emphasize in summary that you ran the entire function reporting to CRO |
| No mention of budget ownership | VP roles often require P&L or budget experience | If you managed a budget, add it. If not, don’t fabricate |
| 10 bullets still dense | Could tighten to 8 for easier scanning | Combine related bullets where possible |
| Missing “renewal forecasting” explicit language | Workiva JD mentions this repeatedly | Already have “renewal forecasting” in CRO partnership bullet - good. But could be stronger |
ATS Risk Issues
| Issue | Risk | Fix |
|---|
| Markdown headers (#, ) | Will show literally in plain text ATS | For final submission, convert to Word doc with proper formatting |
| ”139%+“ | The + might parse oddly | Consider “over 139%” or “139-156%" |
| "Borse” missing umlaut | Minor but “Börse” is correct. Plain “Borse” is fine for ATS | Keep as-is for ATS safety |
Hiring Manager “Easy Disqualifier” Issues
| Issue | Risk | Fix |
|---|
| Still no actual $ revenue numbers | Hiring managers want to know scale. “$15Tn AUM” is client assets, not your revenue | If possible, add ARR scale: “Grew CS-managed ARR from XmtoYm" |
| "Senior Business Developer” role is gone | Good - removed the 3-month stint concern | Confirm this is intentional |
| Solutions Lead duration: 21 months | Perfectly fine. No issue | N/A |
| Gap: SPE ends Feb 2019, Clarity starts Apr 2019 | 2-month gap is fine, but technically you had GymFit (Jun 2018 - Mar 2019) | Could add GymFit one-liner if you want to show entrepreneurial side, or leave as-is |
| ”Venture-backed” description | Signals smaller company. For VP at Workiva (public, $700M+ revenue), may seem like a step up they question | Consider: “High-growth ESG platform serving enterprise financial institutions” - emphasizes enterprise |
| No explicit “enterprise transformation” phrase | You have “platform adoption and business transformation” - close but not exact match | Change to “enterprise transformation” to match JD exactly |
| Education dates removed | Good - no longer invites the “15 years?” math | Confirmed |
Additional Observations
| Observation | Recommendation |
|---|
| Summary is strong | Hits key themes: built from ground up, NRR, financial services, regulatory, C-level. Keep. |
| BlackRock name-drop | Excellent. Enterprise credibility. Keep. |
| CRO partnership bullet | Addresses Sales alignment well. Keep. |
| AI mention is gone | You mentioned AI-enhanced workflows in the interview context. Consider adding back one line |
Round 2 Fixes
- Change “Venture-backed platform” → “High-growth platform” (removes small-company signal)
- Change “platform adoption and business transformation” → “enterprise transformation and platform adoption” (exact JD match)
- Tighten from 10 → 8 bullets by combining two pairs
- Add AI workflow mention back (differentiator)
- Note for Adam: Add actual $ revenue numbers if comfortable sharing
See v3 below.