Your CV: Serif font or sans-serif font?

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This one is causing many arguments!

I currently use Georgia (a serif font) for my CV, but the girlfriend insists sans-serif is better. Part of her argument was that it's gonna be young, blonde women who will initially be trawling through CVs, so you have to cater to them (!) She has had some experience in recruitment too.

What does everyone use? I think Georgia looks nice; it's a bit like TNR, but has just 'something' different. I think sans-serif fonts look pretty dull on paper :(
 
I was always taught that sans-serif looks better on a screen whilst serif looks better on paper. Sans-serif would look unprofessional on a CV imo.
 
looks good to you = looks prattinsh to your CV reader.

top tip:

use ONLY Times New Roman or Arial Narrow.

now you have a choice between a Serif and a Sans-Serif font.
 
That's pretty vague, but I use 10pt Helvetica 55 Roman with a heavier weight on the headers. I think some sans-serifs can look a tad boring or bland while some are striking while still being very legible. Georgia is my favourite base serif, and I think written well your CV could look 'just as good' as one with sans type.

It's all personal preference and as long as you stand out in some way it shouldn't matter font wise.
 
I would suggest using either Arial or Times New Roman. These are among the few fonts you should use in general work.

I was watching a video (about how not to do PowerPoint presentations), and the guy said he liked Courier New, which to my knowledge is a monospace font, which should not be used in general writing.

Use something sensible; something you would use in an essay. Do not use Comic Sans. :p (Also use black as the font colour, any other colour will look odd unless in a very specific design).

Angus Higgins
 
The Body content on my CV was done in Helvetica, whilst the section headers where in Georgia. I don't think it matters, as long as it looks nice!
 
I've used arial for descriptions and TNR (bold) for section headers.

Angus-Higgins said:
Use something sensible; something you would use in an essay. Do not use Comic Sans. :p (Also use black as the font colour, any other colour will look odd unless in a very specific design).

Angus Higgins
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LOL, I used to do all my school work in comic sans!
 
qwerty said:
What do serif and sans-serif mean?
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Serif uses little curls at the end of each letter, San Serif does not. San meaning without.

I studied typology of letters and how some are easy on the eyes, others arn't, oh so boring.
 
$loth said:
LOL, I used to do all my school work in comic sans!
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Loads of people did it when we were in Year 7, 8, and 9. :p

Especially in the Art evaluations, it was always Comic Sans in Lilac or something like that (and it had to be size 16, or more).

Looking back at some of my old essays is pretty awful. I used to use Times New Roman (which is good), but in a massive size, such as 14, or 16. I don't know why. Also, I used to put about four lines between the title and the text. :p

Now I just do titles in the same font (and same size), with a line spacing it from the text. :p

Angus Higgins
 
Serif is better for anyone with reading difficulties, doesn't always look as good but it's easier to read in general because the tails on the letters lead the reader's eyes.
 
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