Out of state jobs

reach out to someone on Linkedin that works there.

You've applied to 5-10 companies and already feeling defeated?



Just give up now.

Applying in an area where you have no connections is basically a full time job in and of itself, unless you're already being recruited.

As someone who went through the process, it takes a long time, and it's a numbers game.

The trouble is once they see your out of state address and realize you would have to relocate, there is a concern there that you might back out last minute or worse...take the job but move back after 1-2 years. This was told to me by a recruiter at a med-large corporation. It is not easy getting hired while living in another state unless it is a pretty high level job with a small pool of qualified applicants locally.

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Anybody have any experience with landing an out of state job? I feel like even though my resume is pretty damn good, sending it out to open positions I find on company websites is just a waste of time. I've maybe applied to 5-10 different companies so far and I custom tailor my cover letter and resume for each but I still feel like not being local and not knowing anyone at the company puts me behind less qualified people.

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Same here man. Completely different field, but I've got a ton of experience and finished my master's a few years ago. I'm applying for jobs that are well within my skillset and that I'm qualified for but have had no luck. I went over to LSU career services a few months ago to have someone check out my resume. She told him it was good but then proceeded to tell me that a ton of people get jobs just because they know someone. Which makes sense, but I didn't think it was that prominent. The few that have contacted me have been in locations where the COL was way higher than BR and the salary would have me breaking even.

I've had other people tell me it's harder for out of state jobs to a multitude of reasons, but I'm in the same boat as you. Good luck

ETA: Based on the folder full of different cover letters I've tailored, I've applied for upwards of 100 jobs in the past year or so. It's tough out there

I took an Assistant PM job out of state right out of college. I ended up missing home, family, the people, cooking, and culture of Louisiana more and moved back after a year and a half. Have no regrets both leaving to work out of state and eventually moving back. Sometimes the little bit of extra money isn't as important as spending more time with family and not missing family functions or being able to hang out with your old friends.

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you willing to move to the east coast? many construction companies looking to hire.

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I'm open to anything except California, the extreme northwest and extreme northeast.

Glad to hear you're not feeling that way. Sounded like it from the OP.

Then serious advice - keep at it. If you send out 100 customized resumes and cover letters, you MAY hear back from 5%. As I said, it's a numbers game. Eventually one will hit, and it only takes one. Good luck.

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I've maybe applied to 5-10 different companies so far and I custom tailor my cover letter and resume for each but I still feel like not being local and not knowing anyone at the company puts me behind less qualified people. 

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Come back when you've applied for 100.

I moved from New Orleans to Dallas last year. My tactic was to draw a narrative about why i wanted to be in Dallas.