e of the most common resume mistakes to avoid is using the wrong font. Recruiters receive numerous resumes for job applications. They cannot afford to waste any time on an illegible resume. Make sure you choose the right font size and an easy to read font.

Career experts recommend to use one of these:

• sans-serif fonts: Arial, Calibri, Helvetica , Trebuchet MS , Century Gothic, Gill Sans MT, Lucida Sans, Tahoma, Verdana
• serif fonts : Cambria, Didot, Garamond, Georgia, Bell MT, Bodoni MT, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style, Goudy Old Style

It's not recommended to use fantasy or monospace forts, as they are hard to read, looks childish and unprofessional.

• Times New Roman
• Comic Sans
• Papyrus
• Lucida Console
• Algerian
• Blackadder IDC
• Gigi, etc.