Times New Roman or Arial are safe. Avoid fancy fonts that also may not work when emailing documents.
Don?t use gimmicks
or present it as a PowerPoint presentation ? interviewers don?t like this.
Use white space
? don?t cramp the document and this will allow the interviewer to also write notes on the document.
Avoid jargon or industry terms and acronyms. If you use acronyms always list an explanation of what that it. Not everyone is familiar with all the terms.
Don?t list your job description
? don?t bore the reader with everything you did in the job.
List your responsibilities
? make a short and relevant list of the responsibilities you had in each role.
List your achievements
? many people only list their responsibilities in the resume, make sure yours stands out by listing your achievements.
Make the achievements specific
? use statistics, client testimonials and comments and targeted information i.e.
restaurant manager