Writing a CV - which font should I use

[cece]

Been told by someone not to use Arial but to use a modern one. Trouble is I'm not sure what a modren one is?!

Anyone got some good suggestions. Thanks

Anything but Comic Sans!

I would only ever use Arial as it is neutral and does not distract from the content. When I read cvs I would look very poorly upon any "fun" fonts

It depends on what type of business you are applying to. Where I work we use Book Antiqua (traditional look) which wouldn't go down too well in an IT/Media firm.
Times New Roman is standard but rather boring.

Ah someone who used to work in HR told me not to use Arial as it makes you look lazy, due to it being the default font! LOL

at trillianastra

Comic Sans always seems to be used by middle aged women who live alone with many cats. Not a great impression you want to give

I'd use Arial - it's the accepted standard where I work

Arial - best to use a san serif font as it's easier to read, and you don't know whether anyone with visual impairments will be reading the .

really cece?? Think my default is tahoma or something like that

public sector/management

Georgia? I don't know what's cool in the world of CVs or fonts.

Ha, now I am confused! Think Arial seems to be winning, so maybe my 'helper' is wrong! Or it just depends on the person who is reading the CV

LOL I was coming on to say "not comic sans"!
Verdana is q modern?

Trebuchet is a nice clean modern font with good italics and bold - it's also reasonably compact which is good if you're trying to reduce length without reducing content too much!

Yup, I'd second Verdana as well - probably more 'standard'-looking for public sector.

Thanks everyone.

I think I will try it in Arial, Times New Roman and Verdana and see which looks best!

Tahoma is a font that was developed for the web as its easy to read on a screen so good if e-mailing CV.

Tahoma/Arial - good standard fonts.

Definitely Arial

It is the accepted font for those with visual impairments and Dyslexia; easy to read as no "curly bits"