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#2: CHOOSE THE RIGHT FONTFont selection is largely an individual choice. Bottom line, the mostimportant considerations are that the font is easy to read and presentsthe most important information most prominently. Aside from selectingsomething that’s too fancy or too decorative, it’s hard to make a wrongchoice.Professional resume writers tend to be a bit more particular about fontselection for several reasons:1. Some fonts look and read better in smaller sizes, some inlarger sizes. This is an important consideration when tryingto create an attractive and well-balanced page. For example,Verdana 12 point looks almost elementary and much toolarge, while Garamond 12 point is conservative and readable.2. Different fonts have different personalities and seem tobetter “fit” different professions. Verdana is a popular fontfor technical professionals because it’s clean and non-fussy.Georgia is a “softer” font and therefore is great to use forprofessions such as sales and human resources. Each fonthas its own look and feel, so be certain your resume includesa font that suits your profession, your industry, and yourpersonality.3. Not all fonts translate well from one computer to another.We recommend that your resume employ a font that isCHAPTER 5 : Designing the Professional’s Resume117