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    20 Best And Worst Fonts To Use On Your Resume Or CV

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    As job applications mainly comprise of text more than anything else, it's important to get you font right to give off a good first impression and keep the reader reading. Luckily for you, design resource Canva has come up with a list of the ‘20 Best And Worst Fonts To Use On Your Résumé’. 

    As you'd expect, Helvetica and Comic Sans couldn't be further away from eachother on the list, but there are a few suprises on there.

    Read on for the list, or visit the original article for a more in-depth look.

    The Best

    1. Garamond

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    2. Gill Sans

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    3. Cambria

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    4. Calibri

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    5. Constantia

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    6. Lato

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    7. Didot

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    8. Helvetica

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    9. Georgia

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    10. Avenir

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    The Worst

    1. Times New Roman

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    2. Futura

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    3. Arial

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    4. Courier

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    5. Brush Script

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    6. Comic Sans

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    7. Century Gothic

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    8. Papyrus

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    9. Impact

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    10. Trajan Pro

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