Instead of using fancy fonts and designs to make your resume stand out,
use plain font and format.
Use a plain font in 10 - to 12 - point type.
Appearance • Your resume is a selling tool; it should be concise, attractive, and easy to navigate • Build your resume in Microsoft Word using a Blank Document — avoid ready - made templates •
Use plain font (Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri or Verdana) on 11 — 12 pt size • Use upper case in a bold text to highlight section headings
Use plain fonts and make sure that there is sufficient white space to make it easy for the hiring manager to read your resume.
Not exact matches
If you must send a hard copy of your CV, then be sure to make it scanner friendly:
use only white or beige paper and
plain fonts (which scan best), and avoid
font treatments like underlining and italicizing.
One, because White on Black text capability is integrated into the application
using the Text /
Font settings, and also because the Kindle application appears to make more effective
use of screen estate and just
plain looks better in the dark.
Much more frequently than I would prefer, I see appellate briefs and motions filed by major law firms that simply
use slanted
plain text for italics in place of actually installing and
using the italics
font pack for the
font that the document's author has elected to
use.
the
use of comprehensible and readable language (including
use of
plain language attributes such as simple sentences, information presented in simple bullets, short lists, contrast,
font style and size) on all NHP labels.
Even if judges
used Multimarkdown to write judgments in
plain text rather than Word, it would be a simple, consistent conversion process to HTML for CanLII and PDF, with professional typesetters (or even just CSS designers) worrying about double - spacing online or single - spacing in PDF,
font choices, whitespace, etc..
The more well - known
fonts should be
used (Times New Roman, Arial, Courier) for this version and it should be saves as a
plain text document -LRB-.
The
font used must be easy to read and the paper
used should be
plain white.
These simple and
plain font styles are
used to draft a resume or any formal document.
➜ Length: Your Letter should not exceed 1 page ➜ Division: Write 3 to 4 brief paragraphs ➜
Font Style: Use a plain and simple font; Tahoma, Verdana, Arial or Calibri ➜ Font Size: Between 10 — 12 points ➜ Consistency: Use straight font throughout your re
Font Style:
Use a
plain and simple
font; Tahoma, Verdana, Arial or Calibri ➜ Font Size: Between 10 — 12 points ➜ Consistency: Use straight font throughout your re
font; Tahoma, Verdana, Arial or Calibri ➜
Font Size: Between 10 — 12 points ➜ Consistency: Use straight font throughout your re
Font Size: Between 10 — 12 points ➜ Consistency:
Use straight
font throughout your re
font throughout your resume
• Choose a format that sells you best i.e. chronological format for highly experienced and functional format for less experienced applicants •
Use simple and
plain fonts (Verdana, Arial or Times New Roman) •
Use bold and capital words for section headings •
Use correct grammatical tences i.e. present tence for current jobs and past tence for previous jobs • Re-read and proofread many times before making a finalized version of your resume • Print on a high - quality resume paper • Do not staple or fold pages of your resume
Using Gimmicks: Always create a professional - looking resume on
plain paper with a simple
font that is easy to read.
•
Use standard and
plain fonts such as Times New Roman, Calibri and Courier
using size 10 - 12 pt • Avoid borders, shading or graphics on your resume • Print your resume on a high quality paper through a laser printer on one side only • Send an original or high quality copy — preferably unfolded in a flat envelope — to avoid creasing
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Use a legible and scanable
plain font such as Times New Roman or Arial.
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Font Type: Use Times New Roman, Calibri, Verdana, Arial or another plain font throughout the res
Font Type:
Use Times New Roman, Calibri, Verdana, Arial or another
plain font throughout the res
font throughout the resume.
Business letter format rules dictate that
plain fonts like Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman be
used.