Font Fiasco — Your resume isn’t the time to experiment with that cool font that you’ve always wanted to use. Calibri, Arial, Verdana, and Franklin Gothic Book are the best fonts to use on your resume. Consistency in font usage is also important. Try not to use more than two fonts on your resume.
Janell Hazelwood
Janell Hazelwood is associate managing editor at Black Enterprise, managing content across core areas of Money, Career, Small Business and Technology. She is also a featured blogger with My Two Cents, providing insights on branding, millennial career development, employment trends and leadership. She was previously a content producer and copy editor for Black Enterprise magazine, working across several editorial sections. The Hampton University graduate got her start in the newspaper industry, having worked for companies including The New York Times and Scripps Howard News Service. Her works and insights have appeared on The Huffington Post, MadameNoire, E!Online, Brazen Careerist, CBS News, and Arise TV.