Environmental CV and Career Positioning Services

Written CV, LinkedIn and technical-positioning services for graduates and experienced professionals across the environmental sector.

Graduate and early-career services


For students, graduates and early-career environmental professionals preparing for, or applying to, their first substantive sector roles.

For when your main issue is the way your education, dissertation, fieldwork, projects or early professional experience are presented.

Professional services


For environmental professionals with established sector experience who need clearer seniority, specialism, delivery evidence or market positioning.

For when you are seeking progression, repositioning, a career pivot or a move into another market.

Still unsure? Start with the free Environmental CV Assessment.

It will identify whether the main issue sits in technical visibility, commercial visibility, regulatory fluency or market positioning.

Graduate

A section-by-section diagnosis of your CV, a gap analysis against your target route, insider intelligence on who is hiring in your discipline, and a priority action plan. Delivered within 24 hours.

For students, graduates and early-career environmental professionals preparing for, or applying to, their first substantive sector role.

Choose the level of support based on whether you need diagnosis, document implementation, or full positioning direction.

Graduate Technical Positioning Audit | £39

    • Section-by-section verdict on what your CV is doing wrong and why

    • Target route positioning gap analysis — what your CV signals versus what you are targeting

    • Insider employer intelligence: who is hiring in your discipline and what they actually screen for

    • ATS keyword gap analysis for your target route

    • Three to five priority actions before your next application

    • Delivered as a PDF within 24 hours

    • £39 credited in full toward the Graduate CV Rebuild if booked within 14 days

    • CV rewriting or example bullet points

    • LinkedIn review

    • Cover letter

    • Multiple target routes

    • Revisions or follow-up support

Best for: Graduates who want to understand what is weakening their CV before deciding whether to rebuild it.

Upgrade to the Graduate CV Rebuild within 14 days and the full £39 is deducted.

Example first page audit output

Every audit is bespoke and produced from your actual CV and stated target role.

Your CV restructured and rewritten around one clear target route, so your education, dissertation, fieldwork, and technical skills read correctly to the teams hiring in your discipline. (The current introductory price is £89. The planned standard price is £139.)

Graduate CV Rebuild | £89 introductory price

    • Full CV restructure and rewrite

    • Stronger opening profile built around your target route

    • Reframing of education, dissertation, fieldwork, projects and technical skills

    • ATS-conscious structure and employer-readable language

    • One target route

    • One round of light edits after delivery

    • Rebuild Note: positioning choices, assumptions, placeholders, and three priority next steps

    • Delivered as a Google Doc within 5 to 7 working days

    • LinkedIn rewrite

    • Cover letter

    • Full diagnostic audit report

    • Multiple target routes

    • Job-specific tailoring

    • Unlimited revisions

Pre-launch rate for the first few spaces in exchange for a short written testimonial. Standard price £139.

Best for: Graduates who know the CV is the main problem and want it restructured and rewritten for one clear target route.

Graduate Profile Rebuild | £229

Your CV and LinkedIn rebuilt together in one coherent pass, so they tell the same technical story, not patched on separately.

    • Everything in Graduate CV Rebuild

    • LinkedIn headline rewrite

    • LinkedIn About section rewrite

    • Experience and project positioning guidance

    • Target-role keyword alignment

    • Delivered as a Google Doc within 5 to 7 working days

    • Full diagnostic audit report

    • Cover letter

    • Multiple target routes

    • Unlimited revisions

Best for: Graduates whose CV and LinkedIn need to communicate the same technical identity.

Graduate Positioning Package | £329

The full Shearwater graduate treatment — CV, LinkedIn, positioning diagnosis and application direction.

    • Everything in Graduate Profile Rebuild

    • Technical positioning audit summary

    • Target role strategy

    • Application direction

    • Cover letter framework

    • Priority action plan

    • Delivered as a Google Doc within 5 to 7 working days

    • Unlimited job-specific applications

    • Unlimited revisions

    • Guaranteed outcomes

    • Recruitment representation

    • Calls

Best for: Graduates who need their CV, LinkedIn and target-role direction addressed together.

Not sure which is right for you?

Start with the free assessment at shearwatercareers.com/assessment, or message hello@shearwatercareers.com.

Professional

For environmental professionals with sector experience targeting a senior move, career pivot, or stronger professional positioning.

Shearwater assesses where your profile is falling short on readability and either tells you exactly what to change, or rebuilds it for you.

Professional Profile Audit | £299

A structured technical positioning audit for environmental professionals whose profile is not reflecting the level of work they actually deliver.

    • CV review against the expectations of UK and international environmental-sector decision-makers.

    • LinkedIn profile review

    • Technical identity and specialism clarity assessment

    • Delivery evidence and project ownership assessment

    • Seniority alignment assessment

    • Commercial readability assessment

    • Market positioning assessment

    • Priority action plan with five specific actions in order of impact

    • Delivered as a Google Doc within 5 to 7 working days

    • CV rewrite

    • LinkedIn rewrite

    • Cover letter

    • Job-specific tailoring

    • Unlimited revisions

Best for: Environmental professionals who want a detailed diagnosis before deciding what to change or commission.

Professional Positioning Package | £549

Full diagnosis and implementation — the complete Shearwater professional treatment.

    • Professional Profile Audit (full written report)

    • Full CV rebuild

    • LinkedIn rebuild

    • Executive summary

    • Target role strategy

    • Application positioning

    • Priority action plan

    • Delivered as a Google Doc within 5 to 7 working days

    • Unlimited revisions

    • Unlimited job tailoring

    • Guaranteed outcomes

    • Recruitment representation

    • Calls

Best for: Environmental professionals who want the diagnosis, CV rebuild, LinkedIn rebuild and positioning strategy completed together.

Example excerpt from a recent Professional Positioning Package. Client details removed.

BEFORE

AFTER

Example of what Shearwater identifies:

Key findings from this review

  • Discipline not named anywhere on page one

  • Strongest project experience missing entirely

  • UK regulatory experience not translated for target market

  • CV read one grade below actual capability

What changed:

  • Named specialism introduced

  • Major incident experience surfaced

  • Market positioning clarified

  • Profile moved from Largely Invisible to Largely Visible

Not sure which service is right for you?

Upload your CV to the free Free Environmental CV Assessment.

It assesses how clearly your CV communicates your technical capability across four areas.

Free. Instant result. No obligation.