EXPERT ANSWER
Jun 06, 2019 - 12:10 PM
Yes, resume appearance is important to recruiters. Your resume is what you are using to sell yourself to a future employer. Some say hiring managers only look at your resume for seven seconds before deciding whether or not to really consider you. In this way, your resume's appearance might be its most critical trait.
The appearance of your resume is determined by the format or template you choose, your fonts, the color of the text, and the page's layout. It's important that your resume has a consistent look, so stick with a maximum of one or two fonts, for example.
The content and formatting of your resume's various sections should be similarly consistent. In other words, each job in your experience section should be laid out in the same way. Each should contain the job title, company name, city and state, number of years worked, and detail the experience gained through the role. Each listed position should organize these elements in the same order.
Unfortunately, recruiters don't have time to read every detail of every resume they come across. But if your resume is organized in a nice-looking format, they are more likely to dive deeper!
If you need help getting your resume into tip-top shape, consider using LiveCareer's Resume Builder. The builder allows you to select an expertly designed resume template of your choice; from there, you edit, format and print it out. It's that easy.
The appearance of your resume is determined by the format or template you choose, your fonts, the color of the text, and the page's layout. It's important that your resume has a consistent look, so stick with a maximum of one or two fonts, for example.
The content and formatting of your resume's various sections should be similarly consistent. In other words, each job in your experience section should be laid out in the same way. Each should contain the job title, company name, city and state, number of years worked, and detail the experience gained through the role. Each listed position should organize these elements in the same order.
Unfortunately, recruiters don't have time to read every detail of every resume they come across. But if your resume is organized in a nice-looking format, they are more likely to dive deeper!
If you need help getting your resume into tip-top shape, consider using LiveCareer's Resume Builder. The builder allows you to select an expertly designed resume template of your choice; from there, you edit, format and print it out. It's that easy.
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