Multi-award winning resumes
Certified Executive Resume Master
Established 1990
Top Margin – your master resume writer, certified executive resume master, and personal branding strategist.
Experience Is Everything
56 Resume Writing Award Nominations—27 First Prizes | 17 Resume Writing Certifications
More than three decades of experience writing resumes for executives and leaders
Author: PS… You Need a Resume | Contributor to 22 international career books
Trainer and Mentor to Professional Resume Writers across the Globe
Resume Certification Director, Career Directors International
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This is where your experience meets your future, where decisions are driven in your direction, and where barriers to employment are broken with every word. It’s the place where high impact meets authenticity; it’s where you come when it’s all about you. Building an expert resume, cover letter, biography or LinkedIn profile is more than listing your achievements. It’s about unleashing an unbeatable business case that promotes you as a ‘must have’ company asset. It’s about being the ultimate professional—projecting confidence, and owning your successes.
Executive Resume Packages
Bold branded resumes. The best resume service for the best in the business.
Write Your Own
Get actionable guidance and downloadable templates to craft your own resume.
Powerful Online Profiles
Branded LinkedIn profiles are the way to be found and to search for employment.
Meet Gayle Howard
Master Resume Writer, Personal Branding Strategist, Certified Executive Resume Master
Gayle Howard’s assurance of excellence includes more than twenty resume writing certifications, resumes published in 21 books worldwide, 29 first place resume writing honours from 51 nominations, and training/mentoring of 200+ resume writers across the globe. Gayle, as an industry influencer, has created trends that others have followed, and her 30 years in the field ensures you’re in good hands.
Real leaders choose the best
Be one of them. Leverage your value in a “So what? “Make me care! “Do it fast! world.”
We help you stand out in a crowd
We write executive-focused resumes, executive biographies, LinkedIn profiles, power e-notes, cover letters, and micro-leadership case studies. We also provide interview coaching, books, training courses, DISC behavioural profiles and so much more.
Priority One
- Just a resume
- Just because your budget can't stretch to 'extras' doesn't mean you have to settle for less. The resume is king in looking for a job—so let us make your crown. We will write you a resume that stands out from the rest.
- Resume Writing and Design
Beyond Excellence
- The essentials program
- When you know you deserve the job, your resume, cover letter, and enote must be equally strong. That's why our Beyond Excellence service is perfect for the motivated professional who wants to make a good impression from the start
- Resume Writing and Design
- E-Note
- LinkedIn "About" Section Creation
- 30-Day LinkedIn Challenge (one-a-day email e-course)
Rapid Ascent
- cOur most popular program
- Get noticed by hiring managers. With our writing, editing and development services, you'll be armed with a suite of documents that will do the heavy lifting for you and make the hiring manager's decision easy.
- Resume Writing and Design
- E-Note
- Done-for-you LinkedIn profile template and guide with custom step-by-step instructions and advice.
- Cover Letter (one page)
- Mobile / ATS Resume
- One-page Networking Resume
Ultimate Influence
- For high-profile jobseekers.
- Plenty of executives are out there, but only a few roles at the very top. This unique package is for executives who want to make a splash; get seen by the people that matter, and raise their profile. Is that person you?
- Resume Writing and Design
- E-Note
- Done-for-you LinkedIn Profile template and guide with pre-counted fields, step-by-step instructions, and value-added professional advice. Extras: Linkedin Avatar/Photo Reimagining: Touch up, makeup, background, artefact removal and custom banner creation..
- Executive Biography Suite (4 versions)
- Cover Letter
- Mobile / ATS Resume
- One-page Networking Resume
- Access to 30-day Job Search Program via email
See what our customers have to say
I wasn’t sure what to expect in trying to do this over the internet and with such a huge difference in time zones, but I give you credit for managing to still make it a very personalized experience and professional job
You have managed to transform my resume from something dull, to something bold and contemporary that presents me in an individual way… thank you thank you thank you!
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