Towards the end of a job interview, the interviewer will typically ask you if you have any questions to ask about the job you are applying for or the company itself. Considering that you are about to make a decision to commit yourself and your skills to an organization, you should be prepared to interview […]
According to different surveys over the years, approximately 70% of visitors to Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List are currently employed. Yep….you heard that right: 7 out of 10 professionals looking for a job are currently employed. This actually makes sense. Throughout a career, most ambitious professionals are always considering the next step in their career progression. […]
If you are like most people, you’ve had some job seeking starts…..and some stops. It’s common to get that initial burst of motivation and then in the normal course of living your life you fall back into routines and bad habits. ALWAYS PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS Apply for jobs where you feel strongly that your […]
I saw Mayor Michael Hancock the other night. An old friend from our days from when we attended Manual High School, we noticed that we happened to both be wearing blue leather loafers. I joked with him that I had recently told my step son “When buying clothes, never skimp on the shoes!” Later that evening, […]
This appeared in the May 26 edition of the Denver Business Journal As a third-generation Coloradan, I wake up every morning feeling blessed to live and raise my family in such an amazing state. Recently, however, those blessings have been turning into anxiety. Colorado is one of the fastest growing states in the country. Remarkably, […]
Understanding from the employer’s perspective what the ‘ideal candidate’ looks like requires searching for the secret ‘codes’ that employers embed in job postings. It also requires digging deep and searching for clues above and beyond the obvious and well-defined job requirements. Finding and understanding these clues then allows you to focus your efforts to specifically target […]
Let’s state the obvious: job seeking is tough. But here’s something you won’t hear often from someone who makes his living posting jobs on a job board: Online job boards give you a false sense of hope. What I mean is that it is easy to become too reliant on job boards as your only […]
Have you ever had one of those days where everything seems to go wrong? You wake up in the morning and find out your car battery is dead. It throws the whole rhythm of your day off. After the hassle of having to re-schedule an important meeting to deal with your battery, you then are […]
Take it from a 4th generation native: Colorado is an amazing place to live, work and raise a family! There is so much to do! Incredible museums, mountains, ski slopes and diverse communities are thriving all throughout our state! The people are laid back and friendly and the politics are pretty middle of the road. But […]
Andrew: The one area of the job search that aggravates me more than any other is the question relating to salary. I see job postings that require me to put a salary history or a salary expectation and I immediately start to think that if I put what I really think I’m worth, I won’t […]
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