Professional Resume Advice and Sample ... - Career Services

At TheLadders we recommend that you use 10, 10.5, or 11 point for yourresume text and 13, 14, or 15 point for your name and major headings,such as Professional Experience and Education.In the following three examples, notice how different fonts at differentsizes create remarkably different looks for the same content.Example #1 – Bookman (13-point heading; 10-point text)CAREER PROFILETen years’ progressively responsible sales leadership experiencedriving revenue growth through emerging markets in Asia.Example #2 – Times New Roman (14-point heading; 10.5-point text)CAREER PROFILETen years’ progressively responsible sales leadership experiencedriving revenue growth through emerging markets in Asia.Example #3 – Arial Narrow (15-point heading; 11-point text)CAREER PROFILETen years’ progressively responsible sales leadership experiencedriving revenue growth through emerging markets in Asia.CHAPTER 5 : Designing the Professional’s Resume120