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Why a Resume?

Sales and marketing gurus know the secret; make the message slick, powerful, and attention-grabbing. Resumes sell your brand.

The Top Margin Team

Gayle Howard

Gayle

Chief Resume Writer and Founder, Gayle Howard

"I explode the myths surrounding résumé writing by creating living documents that freeze special moments in time so they can be crystallized in the mind of the reader. Each career capsule as I call it, is a client’s moment in the spotlight—meticulously crafted to trigger that must-have response in recruiters and employers" 

Credentials

  • Master Resume Writer (MRW) designated by Career Management Alliance
  • Master Career Director (MCD) designated by Career Directors International
  • Credentialed Career Manager (CCM) designated by Career Management Alliance
  • Certified Expert Resume Writer (CERW) examined by Career Directors International
  • Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) examined by the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches
  • Certified Web Portfolio Practitioner (CWPP) examined by Career Directors International
  • Certified Master Resume Specialist (CMRS) examined by the Association of Online Resume and Career Professionals
  • Certified Advanced Resume Writer (CARW), examined by Career Directors International
  • Human Resource Concepts Certificate, Brainbench
  • Behavioral Interviewing Certificate, Brainbench
  • Certification Pending:Reach Certified Strategist (Training: Personal Branding for Entrepreneurs and 360-degree assessments)

Awards

  • Best Resume 2000, Best Resume Content, Best Resume Format, Best Chronological Resume, Annual Resume Writing Awards 2000, Career Directors International
  • Best New Graduate Resume, Best Re-Entry into the Workforce Resume, Best International Resume 2002 TORI Awards (Toast of the Resume Industry) Career Directors International
  • Best Military Conversion Resume, Best Executive Resume, Best New Graduate Resume and Best International Resume, 2003 TORI Awards
  • Winner, 2003 Australian Achiever Award for “Excellence in Customer Service”
  • Highly Recommended Certificate, 2004 Australian Achiever Awards for “Excellence in Customer Service”.
  • Best Executive Resume, Best Professional Resume, and Best New Graduate Resume, 2004 TORI Awards.
  • Best International Resume, Best New Graduate Resume, 2005 TORI Awards.
  • Nominee 2007 TORI Awards. 6 Nominations from 8 Categories: Best Executive Resume, Best International Resume, Best Professional Resume, Best New Graduate Resume, Best Career Re-entry Resume, Best Creative Resume.
  • Best Career Re-Entry Resume, 2007 TORI Awards
  • Winner, Master Resume Writer Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed by Career Directors International 2007

Publishing Credits

  • Author, PS...You Need a Resume!
  • Author, PS...You’re a Resume Expert
  • Author, E-Course: PS...You’re a Resume Expert: Resume Mastery for Professional Resume Writers (2007)
  • Featured resume author in 22 major international career books.
  • Contributing Author, Certified Advanced Resume Writer (CARW) Certification Guide (2007)
Industry Appointments/Memberships
  • Career Advisor, Going Global
  • 2008 Chairperson of the International Certification Committee, Career Directors International
  • International Advisor, Certification Committee, Association of Online Resume and Career Professionals
  • International Resume Expert, and Virtual Business Expert, Association of Online Resume and Career Professionals
  • Charter Member, Career Directors International
  • Member, Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches
  • Member, Career Masters Alliance
  • Member, Association of Online Career and Resume Professionals
  • Member, Dynamic Small Business Network

Larry Howard

Larry Howard

Business and Technology Advisor, Larry Howard

More than 20 years of experience in large IT environments for national and global entities makes Larry a prized advisor to Top Margin. As the Chief Information Officer for one of Australia’s largest companies, Larry’s advice is invaluable in helping us assist IT clients involved in the area of IT service delivery management, multi-customer, multi-site management, organisational change, profit and cost centre management, strategic planning and implementation, customer relationships and alliance building, project management, data centre integrations and more.
 
Larry is a sought after speaker on the corporate circuit and in the past year presented "Identifying and Managing Talent in a Competitive Market " at the CIO Boardroom Series in Melbourne and Sydney.

Annemarie Cross 

Annmarie Cross

Accredited NLP Practitioner, Chief Interview and Career Coach, Annemarie Cross

Annemarie Cross is a Career & NLP Coach and Workplace Counselor, author, and founder/principal of Advanced Employment Concepts, who have been supporting job seekers from diverse backgrounds from all over the globe since 1995. Annemarie holds internationally recognized certifications in resume writing, employment interviewing and career coaching, and qualifications in Human Resources, Training & Assessment, Career and Workplace Counseling. Annemarie is also an NLP Practitioner. Annemarie’s Purposeful Careers program is a boon in helping people find direction in their careers.

Steve Howard

Steve Howard

Accounts and Customer Service Administrator. Director of First Impressions Steve Howard

Customers of Top Margin in the early nineties would remember Steve Howard as a busy four-year-old providing cricket commentaries and quoting statistics for his favorite players. Fast forward many years later, Steve is still busy! Now in the final-year of an accounting degree and working as a part-time accountant at a financial services practice, Steve also serves Top Margin as the accounts administrator, clerical officer, and "Director of First Impressions" and in his spare time is the secretary for a local cricket club! 
 

Nancy Adams 

 
Nancy Adams Proofreader and Editor
 
Proofreader, Editor, Corporate Communications, Nancy Adams
 
From the time Nancy could hold a pencil, she embraced writing as her preferred method of self-expression. She learned that words are among our most powerful tools, and their use or misuse can have amazing impacts. In 2004, she put her passion to work in Adams Business Communications.  (www.writemind.net)

Through years of experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors, she learned that excellence in communication is essential inbuilding efficiency, productivity and good will-and reducing headaches! Combining specialised course work and experience, and guided by outstanding mentors, she developed the ability to engage readers by tailoring her writing style to capture target audiences. Nancy is an indispensable part of the Top Margin team having edited Gayle's two books and countless communications.
 

Damon Wright

The newest addition to the Top Margin team, Damon hails from Canada and is a specialist in financial, IT and executive resumes. His background spans five years professional resume writing experience--adapting easily to the needs of clients in Australia, United States, and UK markets. He has conceived and produced more than 2000 professional resumes and CVs and has won rave reviews for the way he stamps his trademark of quality and innovation into each document. 

 

It's Time

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Client Testimonial

Thank you for the work you have put into my resume, you truly have a gift This will make a world of difference to my chance of landing a position in the IT field. I'll be sure to recommend you to everyone. David, IT Graduate

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