Ensure that the appearance of your resume holds up when you transmit
it electronically. If you are regularly sending your resume as an
e-mail attachment, you may want to experiment with sending it to
friends’ computers to ensure that the formatting appears consistently
from computer to computer.

Display your name boldly and in a large font at the top of your
resume to project confidence; a small name makes the job-seeker look
timid.

We recommend a resume body font no smaller than 10.5 points and no
larger than 12 points. Type at 11 points is often the best choice for
resumes. Don’t use justified text blocks; they put odd little spaces
between words. Instead, make your type flush left. Employ some
typographic variety — judicious use of bold and italics. You can use
up to two different fonts on your resume, and make sure they are
readable. Avoid underlining because it adds clutter to your resume.

Include pleasing white space on your resume, but don’t go overboard.
The default margin setting in Microsoft Word is 1.25″, but you’ll
have an easier time fitting everything in if you set your margins at
.75″ to 1″.
Need help getting the appearance of your resume up to snuff?
Consult the resume experts at Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters.

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