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LIGHTBULB MOMENT:Follow TheLadders’ recommendations for fontselection and you can’t go wrong!#3: USE THE RIGHT SIZE FONTHave you ever seen a resume where the font was so large that it lookedelementary in its presentation? Even worse, have you ever had tostruggle to read teeny-tiny type that was chosen just so a job seekercould cram all of the information onto one page?Font size is important for several reasons, including aestheticpresentation, professionalism, and spacing. After you’ve made your fontselection, you then need to decide what size font you’re going to usethat will be readable, look attractive and professional, and allow you tomaximize your use of space on the page.In the preceding font list, every font is in 13-point type. Yet some of thetext clearly seems much larger than others. Some fonts are wide, whileothers appear slim and condensed. Because there are so many fontvariations, there is no one-size-fits-all point size that you should choosefor the text of your resume.CHAPTER 5 : Designing the Professional’s Resume119