Career Tips

Resume Font


Hello,

What is a good font / font size for a resume?

Thanks, Juan

Hi Jack,

Here is an article from Kim our Resume Expert.

Use Universal Fonts in Word

Want to ensure that your Microsoft Word resume looks as you intended it to on your potential employer's computer? Select a font that is standard on most systems. Universal fonts to consider include Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, Garamond, Century Schoolbook and Times New Roman.

Also, here are some articles to make your resume look good.

Your Resume's Look Is as Important as Its Content

Find the Right Size

Good luck.

MCBrig
Community Moderator

Since Busto is a hiring manager in the entertainment field, he encounters resumes with all kinds of fonts.

"When someone sent me a resume using the 'SF Movieposter' font, and MS Word said the font was not available, I called MIS, and they installed a few of those '4000 Fonts' CDs, and my problems were solved." said Busto.

Busto continues:

"If you work in a creative field, managers working with such resumes should be able to open and work with anything they get, because they expect, and want to see unusual resumes that use all kinds of fonts and even pictures and graphics, because it shows evidence of creativity and imagination in the applicant." says Busto.

Busto wishes you good luck.

Busto

BTG:lbj

Hi Juan,

The best font would depend on your career field, as well as your resume'scontent. Some fonts are inherently smaller than others, so a smaller one couldwork if you have more content. The selections that Brig mentioned are goodbecause they are available on most computers, so the recipient's computerprobably won't replace your font with one that messes up the formatting. Makesure the font size appears large enough so that it's easy to read.

Best wishes,
Kim Isaacs
The Resume Expert

Career Tips

  1. Interview Tips
  2. Resume Tips
  3. Salary Tips
  4. Career Change Tips
  5. Job Search Tips
  6. Career Tips

© Rights Reserved. Career, Resume, Interiview Tips | Sitemap