RESUME FONT SIZE

Hi guys, I just realised that I have been using Times 9 for my resume and it's too DAMN small.

What are the best font types and sizes for resumes?

Is 10 Times New Roman alright? Or would you recoommend Arial or Arial Narrow?

Font Format for Resume

For your resume - our users recommend using a range between 10 - 12 size font. The most common response from our users is to use a 10.5 font. This font size should be uniform throughout.

Regarding fonts - arial, calibri, and times new roman are typically the recommended fonts. Our WSO sample resume utilizes times new roman.

Content Editor Note: Below are five helpful posts on resume fonts, overall resume improvement, and also make sure to check out our Professional Resume Review Service ...because odds are if you aren't sure what font to use on your resume...

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Mess with the spacing beween things. I found that if you decrease the spaces between headers and text or between the name/address etc and little places like this, you can basically fit another line or two.

Use the paragraph settings and set the spacing before or after to 3 or 0. If this doesn't work, decrease the margins a bit. If that doesn't work, see if there is one line where you went over by a few words and cut it back to 1 fewer line. Then decrease fonts as a last resort.

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Yes I do feel like font 9 would be pushing it. But I think it depends on your "story telling" skills, i.e. if you have a good enough story, you can get away with the smaller font.

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@ke18sb, you're right :( I have 4 "internship" work experience entries and like 5 volunteer experience entries -- what I'll do is cut the volunteer stuff down to 3 -- I've come to realize that I don't have to mention EVERYTHING.

 

You don't really need to chop entire things off your resume. Just list them on it, but don't break them down individually. I worked as an SI last year and just listed it, as it isn't comparable to my other experience, but is still notable.

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