Resist the urge to dress up your resume with fancy graphics that you think are going to set your resume apart from all the others, unless you are in a creative field. The more window dressing you include the more likely a recruiter may pass your resume by. Why? Resumes are sometimes viewed hundreds at a time and if your resume is too difficult to read it most likely will be passed over. Give recruiters and hiring managers a break by focusing on making your resume easy to read and pleasing to the eye. In general that means a simple typeface, type large enough to easily be read and appropriate white space so it’s not too cramped.
