Hudson Chen has a BS, in Chemical Engineering, and a MS, in Petroleum Engineering. He has worked for DuPont, as well as Schlumberger, before entering the world of Recruiting. Through his career, Hudson has placed hundreds of Mid to Senior professionals, in companies ranging from small, privately-held organizations, to Fortune 100 companies.

In his spare time, Hudson has helped job seekers with resume edits, interview preparations, and overall career advice.

He is currently the Director of Recruiting Operations and Business Development, at Stark Recruiting Partners - www.starkrp.com

Connect with Hudson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hudsonchen/.

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Episode Breakdown

What you should walk away learning:

1. In the beginning we talk about Hudson's career as a chemical engineer and cementing engineer for a service company.
2. Next we talk about his experience as a Petroleum Engineering masters student from 2014 - 2016 ... When I listened back through the recording to edit it, I was shocked at home similar the feelings were then as they are now. Even though I worked in the industry at the time and experienced 2016 layoffs, his feelings as a student brought me right back to that time

1. We then talked about Hudson taking a shot on recruiting and how he's thriving on LinkedIn
2. We finished up the interview talking about 2 things
3. If you're interested in being a recruiter - Hudson has a very actionable way that you could get in with a firm
4. Advice for people that are laid off today.
5. How can you leverage a recruiter today and start building a relationship if/when you need one