Font

Is Times New Roman the tried and true resume font or is it old news?

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Is Arial the font of the modern resume?

Growing up I was always told to do EVERYTHING in Times New Roman.
It got to a point where I had come to resent the font and tried experimenting with different front styles on my resume.

I took this issue to experts in the field and was rewarded with some great points of view on the subject.

I use Times New Roman, I think it looks the most professional yet I have seen quite a few resumes using Arial. Not a fan of it, however.

- Lina Tragni, HR Administrator

I tend to prefer black and white as well as new times Roman as long as the text is formatted properly.

- Cameron West, HR Associate / Recruiter 

There is a school of thought that says Ariel is best when submitting your resume digitally because the digital readers can more easily maintain formatting and make for a cleaner trip through cyber space. Personally, I don't like Ariel or any other san serif font because it is cold and like a slap in the face to the reader. Times New Roman, some say shows the age of the writer, but Times New Roman is a readable font. There are so questions that you typed a 1 rather than a lower case l.

- Cathy MacKinney, HR Coordinator III 

There is an especially good point made by Cathy MacKinney on font styles.

In Times New Roman: (one) = 1 | (I) = I

In Arial: (one) = 1 | (I) = I