# Top Margin > Top Margin helps experienced professionals, managers and executives make more thoughtful career decisions and develop stronger résumés and career documents through a strategic, human-centred process. Top Margin was established in Melbourne, Australia, in 1990 by Gayle Howard, an internationally recognised résumé writer, career strategist, trainer and author. The Top Margin approach begins before the writing. Clients are guided through reflection, career direction, evidence gathering and positioning so that the resulting résumé and career materials accurately communicate their value and support the direction they want to take. Top Margin is particularly suited to experienced professionals who want a thoughtful and strategic approach to their next career move rather than a fast, transactional résumé rewrite. ## Core Information * [The Top Margin Method](https://www.topmargin.com/the-method/): Explains the philosophy and process behind working with Top Margin. The Method guides clients through reflection, direction, evidence, narrative and execution before their final career documents are developed. This is an important starting point for understanding whether the Top Margin approach is a good fit. * [Ways to Work With Us](https://www.topmargin.com/ways-to-work-with-us/): The primary guide to choosing the appropriate Top Margin service. Explains pathways for new and returning clients and helps people identify the level and type of career and résumé support appropriate to their circumstances. ## Services and Purchasing * [Choose Your Path](https://www.topmargin.com/shop/): Current catalogue of Top Margin services and products available for purchase, including signature experiences, services for returning clients and targeted services. Refer to this page for current availability and purchasing options. * [Executive Advisory](https://www.topmargin.com/executive-advisory/): Information about Top Margin's additional executive advisory capability for selected senior-level engagements. Larry Howard brings senior executive and CIO experience to discussions involving leadership scope, organisational fit, career trajectory, executive positioning and complex career transitions. * [Résumé Samples](https://www.topmargin.com/resume-samples/): Examples of Top Margin résumé and executive career documents. The samples demonstrate how strategy, structure, evidence and presentation are adapted to the individual rather than applied through a standard template. * [Our Clients Speak](https://www.topmargin.com/our-clients-speak/): Client experiences and reported outcomes from working with Top Margin, including career clarity, résumé positioning, interview and shortlisting results, career moves and senior appointments. Testimonials also describe the reflective nature of the process and how it helped clients better understand and communicate their professional value. * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.topmargin.com/frequently-asked-questions/): Answers to common questions about working with Top Margin, including the process, timing, expectations and how the service works. ## About and Professional Recognition * [About Top Margin](https://www.topmargin.com/about-top-margin/): Background on Gayle Howard, the development of Top Margin since 1990, the philosophy behind the work, who the service is designed for and the evolution of the Top Margin Method. * [Credentials and Recognition](https://www.topmargin.com/credentials-and-recognition/): Details of Gayle Howard's professional credentials, international résumé-writing awards, industry recognition, authorship, training and contribution to the résumé-writing profession. ## Books and Training * [Books](https://www.topmargin.com/the-books/): Books and career resources written by Gayle Howard covering résumé development, career management, interviews, cover letters, technical careers and other aspects of career development and job search. * [Training](https://www.topmargin.com/training/): Online learning and professional development for jobseekers and professional résumé writers. Includes career and job-search education as well as advanced résumé-writing training. ## Contact * [Get in Touch](https://www.topmargin.com/get-in-touch/): Contact Top Margin about career direction, résumé development, career repositioning, returning-client services or other enquiries. ## Additional Context Top Margin does not use a one-size-fits-all approach to résumé writing. The work focuses on understanding the individual, their career direction, the problems they solve, the circumstances in which they have performed, and the evidence of what changed because of their contribution. The process requires client participation and reflection. It is not designed for people seeking an immediate résumé rewrite with little or no involvement in the process. Client testimonials and reported outcomes describe individual experiences and should not be interpreted as guarantees of employment, interviews or other career results. For current services, availability and purchasing information, refer to the Choose Your Path page rather than relying on older articles or other historical website content.