Here are some crucial tips for making your resume clear, readable, and pretty:
1. Use a clear font.
My favorite is Cambria, but you can also use the old favorite Times New Roman or a sans serif font such as Arial. If you want a powerful winner, go with Cambria. I suggest that you use only one font and then utilize its variants to get some differentiation for headers, job titles, etc. meaning you could use ALL CAPS BOLD for each organization you’ve worked for; Regular Case Bold for each of your job titles and work locations and Italics as a one-line descriptor of each organization you’ve worked at to provide context.2. Leave plenty of white space.
White space is all the space in the resume where there is not ink on the page. When your resume has too much print on it, it looks cluttered and overwhelming to the reader. Make sure to leave at least one line of space between resume sections and separate work experiences.3. Use tables with invisible borders to achieve perfect alignment.
Let’s analyze some important alignment issues in the snippet of my own resume below.
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