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Lines can be either horizontal,
vertical, or full page borders.
Lines at the top of the résumé can be used to set the name and address
sections) apart from the text so the eye can be drawn to the most important
information first.
Horizontal lines between sections
allow the reader to focus on each section separately and draw the eye from
section to section, especially when there is little room for extra white space
(which can serve the same purpose). The creative use of horizontal or vertical
lines adds pizzazz to the design of a résumé without appearing too overdone.
Résumés created with such lines can be used in all but the most conservative of
industries.
It is important, however, to
avoid the use of too many lines with different thicknesses on the same page.
The résumé can get "busy," which makes the reader work too hard. It is a good
idea to use no more than two line widths per résumé.
The samples that follow will give
you some ideas for ways to use lines in a résumé.
From
Designing the Perfect Resume,by Pat Criscito.
Copyright 2000. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational
Series, Inc.
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