When your resume content is final, use a laser printer to get the highest print quality and professional appearance. Computer labs on campus and several of the professional copy services in town provide laser printers. Take your laser-printed original to a copy service for high quality photocopies. Paper stock selection for photocopying Choose resume bond paper available at various local copy centers. Choose a conservative paper color such as white, ivory, beige or ecru.
White paper is most often preferred and is recommended for scannable resumes.
Don't use papers that are extremely dark, bright or pastel. These colors do not convey a professional appearance. You may also wish to buy a matching paper stock for your cover letters, and matching envelopes. If you have used heavy resume paper to reproduce your resume, folding sometimes causes the print to crack on the fold line. An unfolded document is easier to photocopy, scan, or otherwise reproduce.