Margins.
Know your value. Own your story.
The most effective job searches come from slowing down, getting clear on what you want, and learning to tell that story well. Margins helps talented people become competitive and market-ready candidates, so they stand out and go further in the process. You get the insider perspective of a recruiter who has spent years deciding who makes the shortlist. The work begins with listening, and is shaped by your goals.
Jefferson St John | Principal
My name is Jefferson St John. Principal at Margins and the only person you will work with here.The path to Margins was not direct. Bar work, the law, disability support, agency recruitment, and nearly five years leading talent at Procreate, the team behind some of the most loved and powerful creative tools on the planet.Moving between cities, countries, industries and communities taught me things about people that no single professional environment ever could. This learning and experience is what Margins is built on.Years inside hiring has taught me how the system works. I understand the decision-making processes and workflows that decide who makes the shortlist, who gets overlooked, and why.
That is the edge I bring to your job search. I help you find your blind spots and stand out in noisy and saturated candidate pools.I'm curious about people and want to help. Seeing you at your best and most powerful is my goal and where I find fulfilment.
Know your value. Own your story.
Applications sent into silence. Rejections with no feedback. The sense that the process and system are broken but with no real way of knowing how or why. If any of that is familiar, working with Margins could be for you.The systems that govern hiring are rarely explained to the people moving through them. Understanding how they actually work, from the inside, changes everything. This is why Margins exists.We work together to maximise your potential and make the best possible representation of you and your skill set. We build your search into a system with five pillars that work together: your professional narrative, market mapping, your CV, individualised cover letters, and a cohesive online presence. When aligned, these five pillars tell the market one clear story about who you are and what you offer.If you are at the beginning of your professional life, changing direction, or looking towards the next evolution of your career, Margins can help.
Margins.
Let's work through it together.