Chapter 4 - Preparing Your Resume 1. How can you arrange your resume for the most impact if the average employer only looks at a resume for 30 seconds? 2. What are the pro's and cons of using resume software? 3. Which element of your own resume do you consider to be the strongest? Which areas would you like to strengthen? 4. Which resource people could provide you with helpful feedback about your resume? 5. Which transferable job skills have you acquired so far? Which would be most valuable to your next employer? 6. Which resume do's and don'ts surprised you? Why? 7. Which type of resume, chronological or functional or hybrid, best displays your career strengths? Explain. 8. Which resume layouts most appeal to you after a brief glance? Why? Which elements did you notice first? Why? 10. Do you have any gaps in your job history? How do you plan to minimize them on your resume? 11. Where do you plan to post your resume on line? What are the posting requirements of those sites