Appearance

Because your résumé will make an impression in 30 seconds or less, it is important to follow a few basic tips to make your document easy to read:

• Be concise
• Break up paragraphs into readable chunks so as not to overwhelm the reader
• Balance white space and text to achieve a polished look
• Make margins consistent on all sides (no less than 1/2” on top and bottom)
• Center the résumé on the page
• Headings may be centered or left aligned
• Be consistent with punctuation
• Use bullets to highlight information within a section
• Use bold, italics and capitalization minimally and consistently
• Use a font style that is crisp and easy to read – avoid scripts
• Keep font size between 10 and 12 point for content, larger for headings
• Print résumé on high quality bond paper, neutral colors are best