Mine is currently 10.5 and I think that is pushing it. What about you? What do you think is the best font for resume?
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10 if you have a lot on your resume to fit in. If not, then use 11 to take up space.
Garamond 10
Cheers Lazard
Times New Roman 10
Garamond 9/10
About tree fiddy
Times new roman 11
I tried smaller (with more words) and it just looks like a passage from the bible
11 is best for reading printed text.
12, one for every inch of my cock.
i heard a lot of the recruiters can be older so i put mine 24 font so they could read it
Same. This way I'll only get jobs where the old farts are about to retire and I can get promoted easily.
this much attention to font type and size means you are all already ahead of the game in terms of becoming IB analysts congrats
Georgia 5.0 in 9.5 pts. with the numerals in Georgia 1.0 in 9 pts. (for lining numerals). With 0.5" inch margins and 12.2 pt. line spacing for text.
Times new roman is for high school.
Times 11.5
Mine's at 12, and I'm worried it's a bit too large. I'd ideally go for 11, but I don't have enough text to fill a page at that size.
Perhaps a more interesting question, what margins do you guys use? That affects the amount of text on a page at least as much as font size.
But which font size is most prestigious?
I personally just go with the norm, font 11 Times New Roman
this reminds me of Patrick Batemen in American Psycho comparing business cards lol
Wow another Canadian hahaha
yup we're all over this site
10.5 = Section Titles & Experience Headings (Companies/Universities) 10 = Subsection headings ("Selected Transactions With ______") 9.5 = Body text, job titles, dates, etc.
All in Garamond with varying usage of bold/italics as need
Times New Roman size 10 and I wouldn't go any smaller. I already have to cut out significant sections just to keep it to one page.
Is garamond an acceptable font for resumes? (Originally Posted: 07/21/2012)
Hey guys, I just had a question about fonts. Is Garamond an acceptable font for a resume? It's a good looking font but the italics look a little fancy/unprofessional. What do you guys think, and has anyone used it successfully in the past?
I just wanted to hear some opinions so I don't get dinged because of my choice of font. I looked at some older posts regarding fonts but I didn't get a good consensus. Btw, I'm asking about fonts because I'm not a fan of Times New Roman or Calibri. Thanks in advance
I use it and has worked out fine/never had any problems. And I agree with the italics they blow. So I don't use em.
With M & I format I just use regular font instead of the italics in the template.
I use it.
Never tried that font so I just tried it on my resume.
I don't like it, because it makes the italicized words look really squished in. It's like someone crammed the letters together. I italicize my major, position name...etc.
I just stick with Brian's formatting and use Times New Roman font 12. (although, I'm open to new ideas)
I use it, but I hate the italics, and I have a lot of italics on my resume. Any other suggestions guys?
I've recently changed my resume font to Garmond as well. The italics is definitely pissing me off. I use size 9 font and it looks really squished together---somewhat hard to read. Thinking about trying out some of these alternatives for the words in italics:
http://frankie.bz/#10-alternatives-to-the-classic-font-garamond
cover letter/resume font (Originally Posted: 01/06/2010)
does it matter if the resume and cover letter have different fonts (both are very conservative fonts but it just formatted better that way.)?
If they're going to be different fonts, I'd suggest using a different color for one or the other so the reviewer knows you did it on purpose. Bankers are sticklers for detail, and if they see a different font for your resume and cover letter, they may assume you just didn't care to notice the difference. A different color entirely will make it more obvious that you did it on purpose.
i did do it on purpose - i used times for resume cause it formatted better and georgia for cover letter cause it reads better. should i not continue to do that?
I was just joking, but even if you do it purposely, it can APPEAR as though it was an accident.
That being said... I don't know how it is at other firms, but when I review resumes, I don't even see the cover letter. Only HR sees them, and they wouldn't notice (certainly wouldn't care) a difference in font between cover letter and resume.
I'd advise against it...why take an unnecessary risk when you don't have to?
Just stick with the standard. Don't get flashy, it has no upside and potential downside.
If using Garamond on my resume, should I be using it for the cover letter as well? I feel like garamond on the cover letter doesn't look as clean as times or another font.
Font for CV (Originally Posted: 01/14/2008)
Just wondering what font that most people use for their CV? I know the standard ones are Times and Arial, but just wondering....
cheers,
ak
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