Resume Basics
Your resume should look professional, but the design should never distract from the content. A good layout makes scanning easier for both humans and software.
Classic sans-serif fonts like Inter, Arial, and Helvetica, or serif fonts like Georgia and Times New Roman, are widely supported. Avoid decorative or script fonts.
Most resumes are read on screens, often on phones. Single-column layouts are safer than multi-column designs that can reflow badly on small screens and inside ATS parsers.
Crowded text is hard to scan. Generous margins, clear section spacing, and bullet points make the page feel calm and confident.
Guides and examples
Use the guides to see what actually changes from role to role, then start tailoring inside the app.
Resume Guide
Learn how to tailor a resume to a job description without rewriting from scratch, including ATS keywords, prioritization, and what to cut.
Product Fit
A job-specific resume builder helps you keep one master resume and create a tailored version for each role without rebuilding the document every time.
Application Package
See how a resume and cover letter generator can keep both documents aligned to the same job description without duplicating effort.
Comparison
Compare using ChatGPT directly with using Lemma CV for job-specific resume and CV tailoring, workflow, consistency, and export readiness.
Examples
See what effective resume tailoring looks like, including how summaries, bullet points, and skills sections shift for different jobs.
Terminology
Understand the difference between a CV and a resume, where each term is used, and how the same tailoring workflow can support both.
From the blog
Resume Basics
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