What font do y'all use in your resumes? How low could we go with the font size?

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Wingdings, it makes it stand out

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If you really want to stand out, try Comic Sans. Your resume will be automatically moved to the top of the pile.

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I honestly don’t like going below 10 on font size, just becomes tough to read any lower

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Agree in theory, disagree in reality. Studies show that ~94.5% of resumes are viewed on computer screens, which allow for super easy magnification (ctrl + anyone?). If I’m uploading my one pager to a system that will perform keyword matches on it, you better believe I’m going for as many words as possible.

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No less than 24...go big or go/stay home

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6.5 Olde English. As far as getting me interviews, 60% of the time it works every time!

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Times 9

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Times font takes more space. Use Arial or Calibri instead.

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If you have to ask... :)

I can be less flippant and more specific:

If you have to ask how small is too small...it’s probably too small and you may have too much text. A resume should be easy for someone to review in seconds, not minutes. If you are shrinking down the font size to an unreasonable level, then your resume should be further tailored to whatever you are pursuing so you can let the page breathe a bit.

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Garamond but if I'm using tiny font 9, I'll go Times New Roman or Arial for legibility.

2 pt font. I’m really impressive and important and have a lot to show

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