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Originally Posted by Alanboy395
I've been in Kentucky for about 5 months now and have kept up a furious job search. I've applied to several jobs in Louisville which is average 35-45 miles from my residence in the exurbs (think Ft. Knox). I've only gotten interviews for maybe 3 or 4 of them. The rest I get emails saying we've moved onto other candidates. I really don't mind driving an hour each way for a job. I'm anxiously waiting an answer for a good job Downtown which would be a 50 minute commute each way. I would plan to relocate closer in due time if I got this job.
I'm wondering if my residence about 45 miles away is a turnoff for recruiters. I understand the inclement weather argument but any other thoughts on this?
Depends upon the industry and employer. My employer does not seem to have an issue with me living 40+ miles away AND using public transit.
My commute is currently 75 miles, one way. That's 150 miles per day and 2 hours and 45 minutes a day on the road. I would jump all over a job 30-40 miles away......Pretty standard now a days. Especially in urban areas.
Might be different where you live, but like others have said I don't think that's very far... I commuted 35 miles for one job, and 55 miles (each way) for another. Here in California that really isn't a big deal, so maybe my perspective is skewed - I still don't think 35-40mi would turn off a prospective employer.
Depends upon the industry and employer. My employer does not seem to have an issue with me living 40+ miles away AND using public transit.
Also on what part of the country you live in. In very large urban areas and in "extreme rural" areas it is common enough that it is not considered a negative.
But even within that it can depend on the industry. I live in the NY metropolitan area and I "reverse commute" in the education field (40 miles from just north of the Bronx into CT, takes me about 40-45 minutes since it's before rush hours on both ends, more later). While there are many "tenured teachers" who do long commutes (a common one is from lower upstate NY into a NYC school), and it is easier for a teacher than most jobs to do that (usually both the morning and afternoon commute are before rush hour when it's long, though teachers involved in after-school activities deal with evening rush hour), at the entry level it is somewhat looked down upon because there are usually (at least nowadays) a lot of "local teacher candidates" they can consider first and there's a lot of "why aren't you trying to get a job teaching in a district near you?" (in my case it's because I got a CT license and until I have a permanent job and feel secure about it I don't want to risk moving)
Another factor is "corporate culture". If your office has a lot of variable long hours, they are likely to frown on long commutes more.
Depends upon the industry and employer. My employer does not seem to have an issue with me living 40+ miles away AND using public transit.
Also on what part of the country you live in. In very large urban areas and in "extreme rural" areas it is common enough that it is not considered a negative.
But even within that it can depend on the industry. I live in the NY metropolitan area and I "reverse commute" in the education field (40 miles from just north of the Bronx into CT, takes me about 40-45 minutes since it's before rush hours on both ends, more later). While there are many "tenured teachers" who do long commutes (a common one is from lower upstate NY or well into CT into a NYC school), and it is easier for a teacher than most other jobs to do that (usually both the morning and afternoon commute are before rush hour when it's long, though teachers involved in after-school activities deal with evening rush hour), at the entry level it is somewhat looked down upon because there are usually (at least nowadays) a lot of "local teacher candidates" they can consider first and there's a lot of "why aren't you trying to get a job teaching in a district near you?" (in my case it's because I got a CT license instead of NY for various reasons and until I have a permanent job and feel secure about it I don't want to risk moving)
Another factor is "corporate culture". If your office has a lot of variable long hours, they are likely to frown on long commutes more.
That's normal in the NY Metro area. I commute 60 miles each way, mostly by train. My commute is a little longer than most, but 30 - 40 miles is not unusual at all.
Greetings,
Why do you think it miles apart from job - keeping u from getting the job?
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