When writing an effective executive level CV you must be aware of the greater demands and responsibilities placed upon the executive as compared to the other levels of employee in an organization.

To be an executive is to hold the authority to act on behalf of the business in ways that may affect the organization without any restraint other than the executive's frame of reference as it sits within the company policy.

Although an executive may be broadly aligned to the same competency framework as other employees, the difference is in the level of competence required and this is what must be demonstrated and illustrated when writing an effective executive level CV.

For example the main competency criteria for the executive may include:

Naturally these could also apply to any other employee throughout the organization. However the difference is in the scale or higher level required of the executive's ability to perform the required competence.

This is why it is not sufficient, when writing an executive CV to refer simply to responsibilities. You have to define the substance of the responsibility or the crucial purpose of the role and then place it into context. The difference then becomes clear: the statement becomes one of responsible TO (i.e. the board of directors) and accountable FOR. Writing in this way removes any doubt about the true purpose of the executive's job role and leaves the way open to describe HOW the responsibility is discharged.