So, steer clear of
including crazy fonts, colors, and images on your resume that could distract the reader from the meat of your resume: your qualifications.
The average recruiter looks at a resume for 6 seconds, so stay away
from crazy fonts, colors and images.
Things such
as crazy font sizes and weird formatting will more than likely get your resume tossed.
If you don't want your resume to be tossed out or placed in the archives, you should not
use crazy fonts, images included.If you do, you will just ruin your chances for the application.
A conservative, yet stylish resume can / should also be prepared for applicant tracking software which is not difficult to do if you
avoid crazy fonts, color changes, lots of tables, etc..
On that note, make sure the title big and easy to read (
no crazy fonts).
Avoid colored paper, colored ink,
crazy fonts and unconventional formatting.
Choosing a busy format without enough white space or using
a crazy font can make your document too hard to read.
And don't use
any crazy fonts.
Sure, you want to stand out from the competition, but do so through the impressive content of your documents — not by using wacky designs,
crazy fonts and colors, or any other overly creative flourishes.
Avoid colored paper, colored ink,
crazy fonts and unconventional formatting.
Burdan recommends that a job seeker avoid using «kooky,
crazy fonts» and «kooky, crazy graphics,» unless they're in advertising or graphic arts and think that a given client would appreciate a font out of the norm, or unless the font is an integral part of a graphic package put together by such a job seeker.
Design in resume writing, for me, involves using a minimum of bullets, geegaws (lines, etc.), and
crazy fonts to suggest purpose and highlight the content.
While using colors and
crazy fonts are not recommended, you might try your luck using professional colors and fonts in a resume to make your resume stand out.
As you can see in the budget analyst resume sample, you don't need
a crazy font, unique format, or pages of detail to make a memorable document.
You'll also want to switch out that
crazy font you think will help your resume stand out.