Get ready for your next Engineering Manager role.
CV reviews, LinkedIn positioning, and mock interviews to help you show leadership scope, technical judgement, delivery ownership, and people impact.
Your experience may be stronger than your CV makes it look.
A lot of engineers have already done leadership work, but their applications still read like individual contributor profiles. EM Ready helps you make the leadership visible.
CV & LinkedIn positioning
Clarify your role, scope, outcomes, team impact, and leadership story so hiring teams understand your level quickly.
EM interview practice
Practise questions around delivery, people management, conflict, stakeholder alignment, ambiguity, and technical judgement.
Career transition framing
Useful if you are moving from senior engineer or tech lead into your first Engineering Manager role.
Grounded in real engineering hiring.
EM Ready is based on experience hiring, interviewing, managing, and promoting engineers across individual contributor and engineering leadership tracks.
Leadership roles
Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, Senior Engineer, and hiring manager experience.
Hundreds of interviews
Interviewing from junior engineer through Staff Engineer, Head of Engineering, and Director of Engineering levels.
Broad company context
Hiring and leadership exposure across FTSE 100 companies, startups, and scaleups.
Promotion paths
Supporting progression from junior to mid, senior, Staff, and from Senior Engineer into Engineering Manager.
Beta packages
Simple, focused support while this service is in beta. Prices may increase after the first few sessions.
CV & LinkedIn Review
- Detailed CV review
- LinkedIn profile positioning notes
- Top 5 priority improvements
- Written feedback you can apply immediately
Mock EM Interview
- 60-minute mock interview
- Leadership, delivery, people, and stakeholder scenarios
- Direct feedback on answer structure
- Follow-up notes with improvement areas
Full EM Ready Pack
- CV and LinkedIn review
- 60-minute mock interview
- Personalised positioning feedback
- Interview answer framework
Engineering leadership applications are not just about what you built. They are about the scope you owned, the judgement you showed, and the people you helped succeed.
FAQ
Who is this for?
Senior engineers, tech leads, first-time Engineering Managers, and EMs preparing for their next leadership role.
Is this only for Engineering Manager roles?
No. It can also help with Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, Lead Engineer, and early Head of Engineering roles where leadership and influence matter.
Why are you qualified to help?
I have worked as a Senior Engineer, Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, and hiring manager. I have run hundreds of interviews from junior engineer through Staff, Head of Engineering, and Director of Engineering levels, across FTSE 100 companies, startups, and scaleups.
Do you rewrite my CV for me?
The beta CV review focuses on direct, practical feedback and suggested wording. Full rewrites can be discussed separately if needed.
How do I book?
Email hello@emready.co.uk with the package you are interested in and a short note about the roles you are targeting.
Ready to make your leadership experience visible?
Send a short note with the role you are targeting, your current level, and whether you want CV help, interview practice, or both.
Book a beta session