What font style to use on resume?

Times New Roman is the accepted font for professional documents, but there are several other fonts that also look clear and professional.

In addition, there are different formats you can use for a cover letter, but whatever font you choose, it should match the font of all pages included. The font and the format are not as important as the content.

Anything, anything, anything but Comic Sans or Papyrus. There are places for those font types, but please, never bring them into the professional world. As far as I believe, a simple font such as Times New Roman would suffice, but it may get looked over. Most of the above choices are professional, and it is a matter of personal preference, readability, and uniqueness that makes it stand out just enough to get that extra second of reading time.

There are no rules, just guidelines, and I suggest going for whatever constitutes a professional looking layout. (I like a font called Futura Light for a sans serif.) I think it can be a challenge to choose a font with a serif because what looks good in a book or a magazine or a standard e-mail can look commonplace or boring in a resume. I like to stand back and look at the entire layout. It just needs to look great.