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Would a really great resume done up in Comic Sans be more of a turn-off than an eye-catcher? This is not a joke question (at least that's not the intent)

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This is just my opinion, but if I met you first and your personality was such that you could pull that off as a demonstration of wry hacker humour, (ie: you've already convinced me that you are tres cool) I'd be all for it.

BUT, if I got the same resume out of the blue without already knowing what kind of person you are, I'd toss it to the same pile as the other rejected resumes without even reading it.

Hey thanks for your candor. Perhaps you've saved me from loss of a great position? Think I'll keep it for only after a face to face with the hiring manager that's already decided it's worth putting up with the other aberrations that come along with the package.

Good stuff. I think its the wrong time to be cutesy. It's much too hard to forecast anything about who is going to read it and make the decision to interview. I think most people would assume you aren't serious. After all, it is "comic sans", which in french loosely means "not at all funny."

Although in the right circumstances, it could be hilarious... but you need to be already in a position to control the lead of those circumstances.

Instead, I'd use the most current modern-looking and serious font I could find, and make it visually amazing.

I think so. Recruiters might be overwhelmed with resumes and read between the lines. So the first impression often matters with resumes

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