How a claim gets written.
Two axes decide every line: how deeply you owned it, and what evidence carries it.
Depth against evidence.
Pick a cell. The rule below changes to show how that claim gets written.
You held the decision and a document proves it. The claim leads, the number stands unqualified, and the source sits in the register beside it.
Claim, evidence, output.
Nothing reaches a file without passing all three steps in order.
If the middle step is empty, the claim stays in the register and out of the files.
What the words mean.
- Owned — the decision was yours to make and to answer for
- Led — you ran the work, someone else signed the decision
- Contributed — you supplied a defined part of a larger effort
- Advised — you influenced it without holding the work
- Documented — a document you can produce on request
- Corroborated — two independent accounts that agree
- Attested — your own account, dated and specific
- Unsupported — nothing behind it yet, so nothing is written
How a CareerOS 360 package is built
Illustrative photography. People shown are not CVPRO clients or coaches.
CVPRO’s methodology decides how every claim in a senior professional’s CV or profile is written, using two axes: ownership depth (Owned, Led, Contributed, Advised) and evidence class (Documented, Corroborated, Attested, Unsupported). Each of the sixteen combinations carries a rule, from “state it plainly, in the header” for an owned, documented claim to omission where nothing supports it. Every line passes a chain of claim, evidence and output, in that order. If the evidence step is empty, the claim stays in the register and out of the files. Nothing is invented.
Questions leaders ask
How do I write achievements on an executive CV without exaggerating?
Match the wording to two things: how deeply you owned the work and what evidence carries it. An owned, documented claim can be stated plainly in the header; a led, corroborated claim is stated with its scope; a contributed, attested claim is qualified; an unsupported claim is omitted. The writing patterns show these structures applied to real kinds of line.
What is the difference between owned, led, contributed and advised on a CV?
They are four depths of ownership. Owned means the decision was yours to make and to answer for. Led means you ran the work while someone else signed the decision. Contributed means you supplied a defined part of a larger effort. Advised means you influenced it without holding the work. Readers can usually tell which one a line is avoiding.
What counts as evidence for a claim on a senior CV?
CVPRO uses four evidence classes. Documented means a document you can produce on request. Corroborated means two independent accounts that agree. Attested means your own account, dated and specific. Unsupported means nothing stands behind it yet, so nothing is written. The class, combined with ownership depth, decides whether a claim is stated plainly, scoped, qualified or left out.
What happens to a CV claim I cannot prove?
It stays in the evidence register and out of the files. Nothing reaches a CV, profile or interview answer without passing claim, evidence and output in order, and an unsupported claim has nothing behind it yet, so nothing is written. If you later produce a document or a corroborating account, the claim can be reclassified. The evidence register shows how this is recorded.
Does CVPRO ever add achievements that are not in my record?
No. CVPRO refuses to fabricate credentials, employment history, metrics or references in any document. Everything starts from information you supply, documents are delivered as drafts for your review, and you remain the author of record of your own career materials. The full list of refusals is published at what we refuse to do.