What font is your CV in?

[tectonicplates]

Someone mentioned to me earlier that apparently Times New Roman looks old-fashioned, and doesn't look good on a modern CV?

I know it's different for graphic designers, but for the rest of us, what font do you use? Some must look more professional than others.

I must admit I did once do a double-take when I received a CV in Comic Sans! Luckily that was a one-off.

Always always Calibri!!!

@tectonicplates

Arias, tnr is awful and I would judge an applicant

Eeek! I'm definitely going to change mine.

Me too. I review CVs for my job at times.

Anything scrolling or TNR looks awful.

I use Arial. I used to hate it and always preferred Palatino. Now I don’t know what I was thinking!

I changed after having to prepare slides for a visually impaired person. The RNIB guidance said that sans serif fonts were much easier to read. I switched and have never looked back!

I find Calibri too ‘thin’ for my tastes.

Mine is calibri, we respond to all emails in work in calibri too it is the default font. I like it.

Sorry that was meant to be that I'd judge TNR not that I will change my cv.

I do need to blow dust of it though but that's another story!

Ooh, I found my people. Calibri should be everywhere!! On books in papers, declaration of independence, you name it!

Nothing else. Full stop

I use Calibri and changed all our work documentation to Calibri too.

Calibri is safe but quite boring. I like Trebuchet because I like the name. Verdana is a good one as well.

I like Tahoma.

Arial.

I write CVs for a living. We recommend Arial, Calibri or Verdana. TNR is awful

I use Calibri or Verdana

Calibri is standard in many Local Authority and other public organisations, although Arial is sometimes used. Times New Roman would be regarded as old fashioned for a CV.

@GoshHashana

Dingbats.

did you get the job @GoshHashana?

I use Arial I think, or possibly Calibri

but

I love Comic Sans! I don't get why everyone is so snotty about it.

I do wonder if it would have been better received with a different name.

Calibri here too, it's our work font too, was arial and before that times new Roman

Thank you so much everyone. It's such an easy change to make, too. Hopefully it'll make a big difference.

I prefer calibri light to calibri. It is restful. I cannot abide times New Roman.

Calibri, size 9. I’m concerned 9 is too small but I think 10 looks too big

Calibri is ok fo e-mails but nothing else. I’d not produce any documents in it.

Mine is in Gill sans, maybe a bit old fashioned too now but I like it!

Raleway

If I had to choose it would be either Arial, Calibri, Gill Alt or Tahoma.

Well due to my job & training I only apply for stuff through NHS jobs. I don’t have an actual printed on paper CV.

I don’t know what the font NHS jobs use is called.

Calibri size 10.5