resume basics

Fonts & Whitespace

Chose a clear, straightforward font. On the PC, Arial and Times New Roman are a good choice. You can use both, perhaps using Arial as your headline font and Times New Roman as the body text. Do not use more than two font families in a document – although with careful use you can make use of Arial Black and Arial Condensed.

Fonts should never be used at less than 10pt

Allow your text some space to breathe. Do not be tempted to set 1cm margins to try and fit more text on the page. It will look cramped and unprofessional.

Next: Consistency.