Matt Herndon

3 Ways To Make Your Résumé Stand Out From the Crowd

An ocean of paper They come without ceasing. Daily, they arrive to pile up in someone’s “To Do” basket. Ivory-colored pages of expensive, heavy stock share the same basket with copy paper ones. An occasional bright pink page incongruously blasts its color past the old-fashioned versions. Human resource offices have tried to do away with [...]

May 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Tips for Thriving in a Job Transition

by Matt Herndon

Job transitions, whether voluntary or involuntary, can add a lot of stress to your life if you aren’t prepared for what you’re going to face. You’ll be encountering a whole new set of people and responsibilities as you find a new job and transition into the position. Your goal should be not only to survive, [...]

April 28, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Puzzling Out Solutions to Your New Employer’s Dress Code

by Matt Herndon

It’s difficult enough to start a new job, learn your duties, get a feel for the office culture and avoid the “friending” attempts of the office gossip, but now you’re expected to determine exactly what constitutes your new employer’s dress code—before you even start your first day of work. Business fashion experts talk of the [...]

March 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Leadership in the Medical Field: Part 2

by Matt Herndon

In the first part of our series in leadership in the medical field, we looked at the characteristics that are most essential to becoming a strong, effective industry leader. The second and final installment in this series is aimed at debunking preconceived notions about leadership and providing individuals with a better framework for fashioning themselves [...]

January 31, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Leadership in the Medical Field: Part 1

by Matt Herndon

Having strong leadership is vital to the success of any organization. In the medical field, though, leadership can make all the difference—not just to employees and the organization as a whole, but also to patients entrusting their care to that organization. The importance of having strong leadership in the medical field is growing more pronounced [...]

January 25, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Encouraging Facial Hair at Work with Movember

by Matt Herndon

Join Blogging4Jobs and tell cancer to “Suck IT” as part of our Movember campaign. Deets here. We’re matching any donations made to Movember on Blogging4Jobs by donating to the Susan G. Koman Fund too. Suck it Cancer! With November starting today, you may have heard some of the guys in the office talking about [...]