How font type and size can affect your job prospects You want your resume to stand out, but experts say you should resist the temptation to do that through a unique font.

"White-fonting" refers to putting tiny white text from a job post on your résumé so recruiters can't see it but applicant tracking systems will.

CNBC Make It asked several typographers and graphic designers to tell us the best fonts to use on a resume, and the ones listed here are all available in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.

Over the course of this work, I have found that people hold strong opinions about résumé fonts. Here’s what you need to know about Aptos and how you can decide which font to use on your résumé.