Change the Font from Times Roman on Your Resume

November 27th, 2007

Change the Font from Times Roman on Your Resume

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The default typeface in Microsoft Word is Times New Roman, and thus it’s the default for most résumés. It’s a tragedy, because Time’s letter spacing and word spacing is wretched in Word. The result is an unharmonious mess.

To repent: Choose a different typeface. I won’t go into explaining x-heights or the difference between Humanist Sans and Geometric Sans. If you’ve got money to spare, pick any of the typefaces in Font Shop’s professional collection, and you’ll be a step above Times New Roman. If you’re cheap, use Matthew Carter’s Georgia. It’s free and already installed on your computer. If you send your résumé electronically as a PDF, it also looks quite good on-screen. If you need more guidance, check out Before & After’s tutorial on picking typefaces.

In addition do not use small fonts. People have to read. Often the job screener or senior person vetting the resumes will be older and have less than perfect eyesight.

It is easy in most word processing programs or even the free wordpad or notepad in Windows. Simple highlight. format >font size. Change the font size

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