Your Name
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Let's start at the top of your resume and work
our way down to examine the various elements that make a resume scannable. What is the first thing you
see on a resume? The name, of course. The size and boldness of the type of your name should be larger
than the largest font used in your text, but for a scannable resume it should be no larger than
20-point type. You may use all capital letters, a combination of upper and lower case, or a combination
of capitals with small capitals (LIKE THIS). Following is an example of a Times Roman Bold font in a
few good point sizes for the name on a scannable resume:
- 14 POINT NAME
- 18 POINT NAME
- 24 POINT NAME
Avoid using decorative fonts for either your name
or your text. Using reverse boxes to print white type on a black (or gray shaded) background is another
mistake. Scanners can't read them and your name will be missing from your resume! Here is a sample of a
reverse boxed name:
Lastly, make certain your name is at the top of
each page of your resume. The clerks who scan resumes are often dealing with hundreds of pieces of
paper a week—if not every day. It is very easy for the pages of your resume to become separated from
each other, especially since it is not a good idea to staple a scannable resume.
From Designing the
Perfect Resume, by Pat Criscito.
Copyright 2000. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
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