According to font specialists, using Times New Roman on a résumé is the typeface equivalent of "putting on sweatpants" for a job interview. Strong language They suggested serif-less fonts like Helvetica or the foreboding-sounding "Proxima Nova." Times New Roman may be easy on the eyes, but it's not easy on the soul of your résumé reader. If you have a creative writing degree and want to show that off on your résumé, consider using a custom font or one of those funky pictographic symbols. But if you just want to make sure that your résumé comes across as professional and polished, then stick with Times New Roman.