Your resume is likely to be screened a number of times before it is taken seriously and/or presented to an actual decision-maker.  Oftentimes the first pass is nothing more than a glance at the appearance of your resume.  If it is not well structured, it will be rejected.  However, don’t confuse good structure with fancy formatting.  If you use too many boxes, fonts, lines, bullet points, symbols and graphics, your design will overshadow your content and distract employers.So how do you make your resume stand out without going overboard?  First, use an easy-to-read typeface, such as Times New Roman, Arial or Georgia.  Align the lines of your document so that there are no unnecessary indentations.  Use bold or italics to highlight important information such as job titles.Experiment with the appearance of your resume, and enlist help in editing it to ensure that it is pleasing to the eye and well-organized.  It might not seem fair, but regardless of the content of your resume, if its appearance is not neat and professional, employers will not call you for an interview, because they will assume you won’t be detail-oriented about your work if they hire you.

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