- Length: Either 1 or 2 full pages - avoid half pages
- At least 0.75 inch margins on all sides
- Clean, clear, easy to read
- Enough white space to reduce clutter
- Section headings stand out
- Avoid "widows and orphans" - lines with only a few characters on them, or paragraphs/descriptions that break across pages leaving a heading or a single line all by itself. If you can't shorten it onto the previous line, use the space for more detail
- Choose a 10-12 point font – stay consistent
- Use good quality paper, letter quality printing
- Have an appropriate use of bullets, bold, italics, spacing, indents, margins, and tabs to create visual impact and make it easy to find and extract key information
- Keep consistent format within sections; make sure everything lines up
Resume Basics - Format
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