19 brilliant resume fonts that make a real impact

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The font you choose for your resume sets the tone for your entire first impression on a potential employer. This is why you should never overlook the importance of design when it comes to your resume. A good impression isn’t just about content; it’s also about presentation, and like it or not; people unconsciously read into every single detail. Font is no exception.

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the 19 best fonts to use on your resume. There are lots of lists out there on the internet, but we’ve done some serious research and come up with the ultimate list; making this your complete, definitive guide to choosing a font for your CV. For extending your font choices outside of your CV, we also have a list of the best free fonts for designers, as well as a guide to the best free web fonts. And if you've already got the job, it might be time to take a look at the best presentation fonts.

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Mabel Wynne

Mabel is a freelance writer, artist and filmmaker. When she's not writing about the arts industry, books or culture, she's working on writing and illustrating her stories or developing experimental filmmaking projects. Working in journalism, poetry, documentary-filmmaking, illustration and fiction, storytelling is at the heart of what she does. She started writing articles in online magazines when she was seventeen. After training at the BFI Academy and then studying at UAL, she is now continuing to write articles while she works on creating and launching her first books and films.

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