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I've been trying for up to 2 years to get a bite so I can move. It's been fruitless.
I did get a few calls the last couple of months and one in person interview (and a few phone ones) but it came to nothing in the end. I am basically geographically limited to where I can travel to in a day or two as my job offers little leeway on when I can "just take off." This area is too expensive to rent/buy IF I did get a job---at least at this time in my life.
I've found the best thing is (worrying though) is to move first then look for a job. My wife and I did this a few times when we were younger but as you age, you get more scared no one is ever going to hire you again. I've been out of work a few times and it took awhile to get a job.
But hey, sometimes you have to "get out" of a bad situation and just move.
As a professional, I networked my way into new jobs and did not move until I had accepted an offer. That would generally take 3 months to several years (in the case of my move from Colorado to Denmark.
It's next to impossible to find a job in a city where you don't have a local address unless you have some kind of difficult to find skill or experience. You can send thousands upon thousands of resumes to various cities. If you don't live there, you will not get a single call. I am stuck in a small city I don't want to be in for this reason. I can't afford to just quit my job and leave and I can't find a job before I move because my address is here. For this reason, I'll be stuck here another 3-4 years. It's unfortunate.
I think the best way to move is to either save up six months of living expenses and just move, or find a job in your current city that allows you to transfer. Applying for jobs in another city without an address there will not work, unless you are fresh out of college (employers are more open to non-local candidates who are fresh college grads).
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