Colorado Springs address on job applications? (Denver, Aurora: to rent, home, job market)

[EscapeCalifornia]

Do employers in Denver see a Colorado Springs address as out of the area and toss them in the first cut or is there enough movement back and forth that its considered local?

[vegaspilgrim]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

Do employers in Denver see a Colorado Springs address as out of the area and toss them in the first cut or is there enough movement back and forth that its considered local?

I have an Aurora address and have had several interviews in Colorado Springs before, but who knows if I may have missed some because of location reasons. Now does that work the other way around? I'm not sure.

I think it would be better to be "located" in Denver/Denver suburbs for Front Range job searching than Colorado Springs-- much more opportunities overall.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Did anyone ask why you were applying for a job 70 miles away?

The issue I have is that the people we're most comfortable about asking to use their address are in Colorado Springs. We sort of know a couple of other people in the Denver area but not as well. All of the jobs being applied for would be in the Denver metro.

[vegaspilgrim]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

Did anyone ask why you were applying for a job 70 miles away?

At one place, sounds kind of funny, but I don't think they even looked at my address. When I got to the interview they asked me if I was living in Colorado Springs, then seemed kind of surprised when I told them I was living in the Denver area, which was already plainly clear on my resume. I didn't get that job, but mainly because that interview went bad.

At another place, no questions asked. I told them I'm staying with my family while I search for jobs throughout the front range.

The issue I have is that the people we're most comfortable about asking to use their address are in Colorado Springs. We sort of know a couple of other people in the Denver area but not as well. All of the jobs being applied for would be in the Denver metro.

In that case I would definitely work on getting a Denver address. You could potentially end up missing jobs if something things "the springs... that's too far away."

[Katarina Witt]

The "wild card" is that you have no way of knowing what the hiring manager thinks. I once worked in Northglenn and had a co-worker from Monument, just north of COS. I know someone who drove from Erie to the Air Force Academy every day to work for several years. Some employers don't care, think you'll move or work it out, others see it as a liablility.

[PatanjaliTwist]

I've interviewed out-of-state before and found the best way around these issues was to have a local MailBoxes, Etc. mailbox. I'm not sure that particular company exists anymore, but I'm sure there are others. In case someone doesn't know, the only rule is the company asks that you not use "Mailbox 222" on one's coorespondence, but Ste. 222, Rm. 222, #222, Apt. 222, etc, since many use it as their "office" address or for purposes such as yours.

I'd prefer to spend my time selling myself on an interview rather than explaining why I'm living in A, but wanting to work in B or addressing the myriad of fears that may be in the mind of the interviewer in this tougher job market. Make it simpler on yourself so you can bypass any of that & perhaps check into a local mailbox. I had mine 20-yrs ago in Seattle and it was $13/mo. I paid a small additional fee to have them periodically mail my coorespondence to Atlanta. I'm sorry I don't know today's rates, but it would only likely be for a few months. And, you shouldn't miss anything important... if a company is interested in you, it's doubtful they'd notify you via mail... they'll be calling.

Best of luck with your interviewing!

[ebeth79]

Originally Posted by PatanjaliTwist

I've interviewed out-of-state before and found the best way around these issues was to have a local MailBoxes, Etc. mailbox. I'm not sure that particular company exists anymore, but I'm sure there are others. In case someone doesn't know, the only rule is the company asks that you not use "Mailbox 222" on one's coorespondence, but Ste. 222, Rm. 222, #222, Apt. 222, etc, since many use it as their "office" address or for purposes such as yours.

I'd prefer to spend my time selling myself on an interview rather than explaining why I'm living in A, but wanting to work in B or addressing the myriad of fears that may be in the mind of the interviewer in this tougher job market. Make it simpler on yourself so you can bypass any of that & perhaps check into a local mailbox. I had mine 20-yrs ago in Seattle and it was $13/mo. I paid a small additional fee to have them periodically mail my coorespondence to Atlanta. I'm sorry I don't know today's rates, but it would only likely be for a few months. And, you shouldn't miss anything important... if a company is interested in you, it's doubtful they'd notify you via mail... they'll be calling.

Best of luck with your interviewing!

It's not terribly expensive now, either. We used a box at The UPS Store for me to circulate resumes with a Denver address prior to us moving out here. I'd suggest doing the same. I want to say we paid somewhere around $20/month for a medium sized box and then they would mail it to me no extra charge if I needed them to (some weeks he was here, some weeks at home in AR).

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by PatanjaliTwist

I've interviewed out-of-state before and found the best way around these issues was to have a local MailBoxes, Etc. mailbox. I'm not sure that particular company exists anymore, but I'm sure there are others. In case someone doesn't know, the only rule is the company asks that you not use "Mailbox 222" on one's coorespondence, but Ste. 222, Rm. 222, #222, Apt. 222, etc, since many use it as their "office" address or for purposes such as yours.

I'd prefer to spend my time selling myself on an interview rather than explaining why I'm living in A, but wanting to work in B or addressing the myriad of fears that may be in the mind of the interviewer in this tougher job market. Make it simpler on yourself so you can bypass any of that & perhaps check into a local mailbox. I had mine 20-yrs ago in Seattle and it was $13/mo. I paid a small additional fee to have them periodically mail my coorespondence to Atlanta. I'm sorry I don't know today's rates, but it would only likely be for a few months. And, you shouldn't miss anything important... if a company is interested in you, it's doubtful they'd notify you via mail... they'll be calling.

Best of luck with your interviewing!

Thanks. Mail Boxes Etc got bought by UPS a few years ago and now operates under the name The UPS Store. After checking their web site, I found a location in the Denver area that itself doesn't have a suite number so we can append the box number to their street address and make it look a little less like a mailbox. My wife was able to set it up over the phone and they can forward mail to us for an extra fee. There won't be much, if any, mail, so that won't be a problem. It was $19/mo for a 6 month contract. She already has a 303 number forwarded to her cell so hopefully she can get some interviews.

[PatanjaliTwist]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

... I found a location in the Denver area that itself doesn't have a suite number so we can append the box number to their street address and make it look a little less like a mailbox. My wife was able to set it up over the phone and they can forward mail to us for an extra fee. There won't be much, if any, mail, so that won't be a problem. It was $19/mo for a 6 month contract. She already has a 303 number forwarded to her cell so hopefully she can get some interviews.

I'm more than a little confused then. Why are you having issues using a CO Springs address prior to relocating to Denver, as you addressed in your original post, when you could easily use your wife's Denver mailbox/address? Did I miss something?

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by PatanjaliTwist

I'm more than a little confused then. Why are you having issues using a CO Springs address prior to relocating to Denver, as you addressed in your original post, when you could easily use your wife's Denver mailbox/address? Did I miss something?

My wife is looking for work in Denver. We have friends in Colorado Springs and were thinking of asking to use their address on applications. When I asked, I didn't know that the UPS Store would be able to set up a box over the phone and could forward mail to us. Based on your post and further research, we decided to rent a mail box at a UPS Store in the Denver area and not bother our friends in Colorado Springs.