The HR employee should be able to read clearly and easily all the areas of your Resume. Your skills MUST attract the eyes, so make sure not only to choose the appropriate font (the ones you are listing) but you have to list ONLY the relative skills for that job.

Today, non-seriff types have become so ubiquitous, that I actually think they’re easier to read for most people (and I’ve seen quite a lot of books being printed in non seriff as well lately) – especially since most resumes are now sent by e-mail and will be read on screen.

As far as specifics, I don’t usually use multiple fonts on the resumes I create. If you have a good format with white space in the correct areas, this is not necessary and can sometimes look unprofessional in my opinion. Great tip on the header though. There’s no need to waste space when you don’t need to.

This is not to say that sans serif fonts are not legible and will doom your chances of getting a job if used in the body of your resume – but Ms. Conrad’s arguments seem to be her own “made up” preference or opinion that she then uses fluff arguments to support. In reality, your font choices should be such that they let the content speak and do not distract or hinder the reader from gathering information – and this can be accomplished with either serif or sans serif fonts.

Ms. Conrad does make a good point that the contrast between the two types of fonts helps guide the reader from section to section – otherwise she is just plain wrong. She clearly has no background in graphic design and did not research this recommendation. Another example to beware of what you read on the internet – not everyone offering “tips” knows what they’re talking about.