First-ever World’s Best Resume Writer winner’s announced!

Last year, Career Directors International embarked on a unique competition to find find the World’s Best Resume Writers. The competition was open to any English-writing individual in the world who wanted to try their hand at professional resume writing. It was standardised by providing all candidates the same note files.

Two separate competitions were hosted with industry professional judges and the general public:

• Panel of Industry professionals selected their top three nominees and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
• Public voters (via Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter) selected their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from the top three nominees.

From the public vote, I won second place with my resume here
From the professional industry vote, I was awarded third place

Gayle Howard successfully completed re-certification requirements for administering 360 Reach Version 4–the next generation 360Reach tool, helping clients to incorporate strengths, competencies, and brand personas into their professional careers and to measure professional reputation. Gayle is one of only four professionals in Australia qualified to coach clients with this tool.

Press Release: LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER RECOGNISED WITH INAUGURAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Gayle Howard, Founder and Managing Director of Top Margin Career Marketing Group of Services, was recognised for her contributions to the careers industry with a Master Career Professional Lifetime Achievement Award from Career Directors International (CDI). Recognition of this calibre denotes Mrs Howard’s commitment to furthering her craft and making a difference to job seekers which was measured across numerous criteria of quality and industry longevity.

Contributing to this award were Mrs Howard’s eighteen-plus years of industry experience, commitment to growth and education with continued membership with CDI, completion of a minimum of 45 hours of industry training within the past four years, endorsement as a CDI Master Career Director (which requires extensive industry and community outreach and development of strategic and cutting-edge industry programs and services) as well as experience in a leadership, committee, or mentorship role through CDI.

The Master Career Professional Lifetime Achievement award is issued once per year at CDI’s annual conference to those individuals meeting the rigorous criteria that are required of this prestigious award. In its inaugural year, the award has only been conveyed to four members who include Gayle Howard.

Top Margin Career Marketing Group of Services offers expert resume writing and career coaching services to C-level executive clientele in the global marketplace. Their expertise is in empowering clients who wish to transition either within their existing career fields or to another industry. Mrs Howard is a recognised author, blogger, and columnist with more than eighteen and a half years of assisting clients to meet their career goals. She has been published in 22 resume writing and cover letter compilation books. In addition, she has received 13 global first prize awards for resume writing. To learn more about the Top Margin Career Marketing Group of Services visit the website www.topmargin.com

I know it is yet another credential and people are probably weary of adding them up and enduring them in my signature line! However, being awarded the Certified IT Resume Specialist credential from Career Directors International is something I’m really proud of! As a self-confessed technology “nut” and yes, Mac Extremist, I have gained a bit of reputation for my willingness to play around with technology. One of the things I love the most, is getting the opportunity to transform geeky IT resumes into IT resumes that mean business! Hence my desire to add one more certification to show that I have the necessary expertise to position IT people at all levels. Feel free to contact me for an IT resume–you’re in good hands! And if you would like to see my portfolio and the requirements click here!

After an intense and extremely productive and exhilarating course of study, today I received recognition that I have now been awarded certification was a “Certified Reach Personal Branding Strategist”

I’m absolutely thrilled to be now be officially recognised for a topic that I have long regarded as one of the most important emerging trends in job seeking for more than a decade.

Ask me about the tools and techniques used in personal branding! As one of only three Certified Reach Personal Branding Strategists in Australia, you will be receiving assistance at the cutting edge!