The CV fonts costing candidates jobs

A CV is a reflection of a candidate, a consideration of who they are and what they have achieved, and an indicator to future aspirations and accomplishments. However, with the single selection of a font, all this carefully laid prose can come undone.

Typically, the go-to CV font has always been Times New Roman, but Bloomberg, having recently consulted typography experts on the matter, have found that the font is akin to wearing ‘sweatpants’ in an interview.

Brian Hoff, creative director of Brian Hoff Design, conceded that the font may connote a lack of flexibility in the candidate, “It’s telegraphing that you didn’t put any thought into the typeface that you selected. It’s like putting on sweatpants.”