Hi,

Thanks for all the help re my font questions.
As this question is a bit different, will start a new thread.

Anyone have any experience with, or opinions on, what is the best or most
appropriate font(s) to use for a resume ?

Thanks,
B.

In my Opinion Times New Roman is a good font to use on résumé's

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"Robert11" wrote in message
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Hi,

Thanks for all the help re my font questions.
As this question is a bit different, will start a new thread.

Anyone have any experience with, or opinions on, what is the best or most
appropriate font(s) to use for a resume ?

Thanks,
B.

I agree, for two reasons:

1. Because it is so ubiquitous, TNR is "invisible." Unless your résumé is
for a design-related specialty, there's no need to get fancy. "Neatness
counts," of course, but you can have a clean and attractive layout with any
font.

2. If you need to submit the résumé electronically, you can count on the
recipient's having TNR installed.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Paul Ballou" wrote in message
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In my Opinion Times New Roman is a good font to use on résumé's

--
Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx
http://office.microsoft.com/templates
http://office.microsoft.com/home
http://www.ballousgiftshop.com/p1152b/

Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't
control.

"Robert11" wrote in message
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Hi,

Thanks for all the help re my font questions.
As this question is a bit different, will start a new thread.

Anyone have any experience with, or opinions on, what is the best or
most
appropriate font(s) to use for a resume ?

Thanks,
B.

On Sun, 22 May 2005 08:48:10 -0400, "Robert11"
wrote:
Anyone have any experience with, or opinions on, what is the best or most
appropriate font(s) to use for a resume ?

I used Bookman Old Style for mine, and it got favorable comments:
different from Times New Roman but not too different.

Really, IMHO you should pick a font that looks like the kind of job
you're applying for. In a highly creative and modern field you'd
select a modern font; in banking you'd select something traditional
like Baskerville or TNR.


--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"I feel a wave of morning sickness coming on, and I want to
be standing on your mother's grave when it hits."

Again, always assuming that the résumé will be presented only as hard copy.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Stan Brown" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 08:48:10 -0400, "Robert11"
wrote:
Anyone have any experience with, or opinions on, what is the best or most
appropriate font(s) to use for a resume ?

I used Bookman Old Style for mine, and it got favorable comments:
different from Times New Roman but not too different.

Really, IMHO you should pick a font that looks like the kind of job
you're applying for. In a highly creative and modern field you'd
select a modern font; in banking you'd select something traditional
like Baskerville or TNR.


--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"I feel a wave of morning sickness coming on, and I want to
be standing on your mother's grave when it hits."

I stick to the KISS principal. Stick to Times New Roman regardless of the
position you are applying for.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Again, always assuming that the résumé will be presented only as hard
copy.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Stan Brown" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 08:48:10 -0400, "Robert11"
wrote:
Anyone have any experience with, or opinions on, what is the best or
most
appropriate font(s) to use for a resume ?

I used Bookman Old Style for mine, and it got favorable comments:
different from Times New Roman but not too different.

Really, IMHO you should pick a font that looks like the kind of job
you're applying for. In a highly creative and modern field you'd
select a modern font; in banking you'd select something traditional
like Baskerville or TNR.


--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"I feel a wave of morning sickness coming on, and I want to
be standing on your mother's grave when it hits."