Thoughts on job/relocation issue... - Page 2 - City-Data Forum

rossc · 11-05-2011, 07:48 AM

It has nothing to do with being progressive. Why would an employer hire from afar and/or pay bonuses and moving expenses when there is plenty of qualified local talent competing for the same job?

ziggy2022 · 11-05-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rossc

It has nothing to do with being progressive. Why would an employer hire from afar and/or pay bonuses and moving expenses when there is plenty of qualified local talent competing for the same job?

You trying to rain on my parade? It has everything to do with being progressive. We're not talking about hiring a cashier for Walmart. We're talking about hiring highly trained and skilled specialists in a specific area of critical care. If you're not in this field, you might not understand. What you're talking about is a very old way of thinking. As an example, if you are looking for a nurse to work at a level one trauma center in your area, are you going to hire someone who has the basic requirements of the job or hire someone who has many years of level one trauma experience in a city that has more crime and violence than nearly any other in the country and all the special trauama certifications to go along with it? I could give some other examples if you'd like, but basically what I'm trying to express is there's a big difference between qaulified and well qualified. Healthcare is all about diversity these days. If you want to "mix it up", you need all types of different people. Like I said, healthcare is much different in this respect and anyone who has refuses to take the blinders off and continues do things the "old way" isn't somewhere most nurses want to work anyway. Progressive = change.

Beretta · 11-05-2011, 11:17 AM

Whoa. No need to get nasty here. rossc does have a point. We tend to hire locally first and then hire outside. We also shy away from bonuses unless forced. (another factor that drives healthcare costs up) Many of us have hired RN's and others from outside the area only to have them get homesick or unable to sell their home or whatever and turn around and leave. We all try to hire smart and for the long term. We love to hire nurses that have done internships with us as we have gotten to "interview" them for an extended period of time; and they us. None of us like turnover.

nALgirl · 11-05-2011, 03:25 PM

There may be an abundance of RN's in Nashville at this time. I have a friend who is HR manager for a very large medical group and she said she has never received so many applications from RN's as she has lately. Her group hires very few RN's since she can't compete with the salaries paid by hospitals.
I'm sure you've tried all the hospitals, surgery centers, etc. in the area? Career Builders has a multitude of listings for medical openings.
Do you have a specialty you prefer? If so, maybe someone can help if you give more information.
Good luck with your search!!

rossc · 11-06-2011, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ziggy2022

what I'm trying to express is there's a big difference between qaulified and well qualified. Healthcare is all about diversity these days.

You're assuming there is no "well qualified" talent here and the employers are just settling with less qualified locals because their old fashioned thinking prevents them from hiring out of state. That's not the case. The problem you're running into is that there is plenty of well qualified talent thus there is no need to look elsewhere.

Health care is a business, like any other, and at the end of the day it comes down to profits. It simply costs less to hire locally.

Beretta · 11-06-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by livnluv

Hey all...
So here is a situation I am running into and would like your thoughts/advice...

I have been looking at jobs in order to relocate...Here's the issue...
Employers don't want to hire if you aren't currently living there....
Yet, it isn't practical to move somewhere without a job lined up first...

Anyone have any experience with this? Advice?
Only other thing I know is to save up money for living expenses and go ahead and make the move and then pray hard for a job..but I am a more play it safe kind of girl, and prefer to know I have a job in place...

Reminder of OP so please keep your posts all about it.

tryte · 11-09-2011, 05:43 PM

I'm in a similiar situation....

Trying to get into the IT field in Nasville but employers won't touch me since I'm out of state. Met with recruiters during my visit last month but I haven't gotten any leads since then. Should I continue to wait for recruiters or just apply directly through employer sites?

ziggy2022 · 11-09-2011, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tryte

I'm in a similiar situation....

Trying to get into the IT field in Nasville but employers won't touch me since I'm out of state. Met with recruiters during my visit last month but I haven't gotten any leads since then. Should I continue to wait for recruiters or just apply directly through employer sites?

If you want them to know how serious you are, without being creepy or annoying, I would find out the name and number of the person who manages the dept you want to work in and talk to them directly. Just be yourself and explain what it is you're trying to do. Some might view it as you being someone who doesn't follow the rules, but the bright ones will recognize you as an assertive "go getter". It's not impossible, if it was people would never move from state to state.

dogluver · 11-10-2011, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by livnluv

Hey all...
So here is a situation I am running into and would like your thoughts/advice...

I have been looking at jobs in order to relocate...Here's the issue...
Employers don't want to hire if you aren't currently living there....
Yet, it isn't practical to move somewhere without a job lined up first...

Anyone have any experience with this? Advice?
Only other thing I know is to save up money for living expenses and go ahead and make the move and then pray hard for a job..but I am a more play it safe kind of girl, and prefer to know I have a job in place...

I've always moved and then looked for a job; however my husband is retired and has a pension so it helps, otherwise I would never consider a move without a job. I moved to rural VA and got a job immediately. Moved to TN and nothing.....I suggest you stay where you are if you are lucky enough to have a job.

CountryGirl2b= · 11-10-2011, 10:06 AM

I don't think it's necessarily financially cheaper to hire local talent, but it's easier. I immigrated to Australia and had a hard time finding work, not that I wasn't qualified but I didn't know where Kinko's was or how to get somewhere to pick up some supplies or even some of the main "players" (I eventually worked for a company involved with the Sydney Olympics and didn't know the guy on the other end of the phone was the Mayor of the city). There's is intrinsic value in "local knowledge".

That said, I never had a job lined up before I moved anywhere. Do what homework you can from a distance getting to know the area and at least the names of higher ups in your field and the competition.

Best of luck!