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re: Out of state jobs
Posted on 10/19/17 at 1:14 pm to Hunter6868
Posted on 10/19/17 at 1:14 pm to Hunter6868
In 2010, I was looking for a job in engineering. I had a PhD, good experience, and a resume that showed my willingness to relocate. I applied for about 50 positions in 3 months with not even a call back. It was depressing, frustrating, and infuriating all at once. Eventually, I landed a decent job out of state from an on line resume submission... The one thing everyone says doesn't works! That job has gone well and my family is very happy now.
Keep your head up and keep plugging at it.
Keep your head up and keep plugging at it.
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Posted on 10/19/17 at 1:14 pm to AbitaFan08
Also three of the most expensive.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 1:15 pm to Hunter6868
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Anybody have any experience with landing an out of state job?
From my experience:
1) Apply to a lot, I mean A LOT, of jobs. Like others have said, it's a numbers game. When I moved from North Carolina to Louisiana I easily applied for 50 jobs.
2) Put something into your cover letter as to why you want to move there. Make it personal like want to move closer to family, etc. I applied for jobs in California and Florida, ended up declining the 2 jobs I was offered there, and included in my cover letter that I was moving their to be closer to family. Cali was true, but Florida was BS so they could see that I would be serious to moving.
3) Be prepared to travel for a face to face interview. Some will let you do the whole process via Skype or phone, but some are going to want a face to face.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 1:16 pm to Hunter6868
I'm assuming you don't know anybody that lives there or in the area? If you do, you can ask if you can put down their address.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 1:20 pm to Hunter6868
Made the move from Nola to NY some years back, in a worse market, with zero contacts here.
My advice? Reach out to anyone and everyone. Do you have an alumni network? Have you contacted any recruiters? Is there a qualification gap between what you have and what the recruiters are looking for?
My advice? Reach out to anyone and everyone. Do you have an alumni network? Have you contacted any recruiters? Is there a qualification gap between what you have and what the recruiters are looking for?
Posted on 10/19/17 at 2:09 pm to Collegedropout
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If you do, you can ask if you can put down their address.
I've never understood this, this is bad advice for a multitude of reasons.
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