Non-standard fonts, excessive formatting, and other decorative elements won't make it through the ATS, and could result in a garbled or unreadable CV from the perspective of
the HR person on the other end.
The new year will accentuate a growing divide in
HR between organizations that focus
HR more
on the technical components and,
on the
other end of the spectrum, those organizations that focus
on the support and development of
people.