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Me personally? I would not move at all. My partner has a great job here, I own my home here, my friends are here, my professional contacts are here, and there are plenty of opportunities in my field here. I have no reason to believe I would be better off anywhere else.
For the right opportunity, I would be willing to move anywhere and I mean anywhere. Afghanistan/Iraq/The Congo? Sure why not, I won't let some danger scare me off from the right opportunity. I don't have any particular attachment to any single region, I'm quite flexible in that department.
Its worth it in my mind, but you do have to consider the possibility of not getting the job after spending x amount of dollars on transportation, hotel/motel, food, etc.
One thing I'm trying is asking for an initial phone interview instead of going headfirst into an in person interview.
Any half-way decent employer will do the initial applicant screening on the phone if they determined that the candidate should be interviewed. If they insist on a face-to-face for the very first contact for a remote applicant then screw them. I wouldn't bother because this is a culture problem. Employment is a give and take on both sides, when the employer makes unreasonable requests such as a face-to-face for the initial screening then it's clear that they don't give a **** about employees.
Depends on how much more I'd earn and any incentives for moving such a long distance. Also have to consider if my wife could relocate and keep her job (she works for All-State) and if child care services are comparable to my area.
Many factors to consider... but if the price is right, it's probably well worth a move no matter the other variables.
Sometimes long drives might be the only option. I have a colleage that goes from springfield ma to Boston ma every day. that's 90 miles each way. Traffic can be bad...pretty bad. Maybe not on the scale of LA but up there. Driving for an hour or hour and a half might not be much. We we start talking two hours or more is when it can get hard at least for me.
I have moved several times for work. 450 miles, 200 miles, 300 miles, 2800 miles. I considered an 8000 mile move.
I won't pay for interview travel. In my industry that is generally considered to be the employers responsibility. A few years ago when I was looking I accumulated about 30,000 frequent fler miles on prospective employers tabs.
There are inevitably a few unreimbursed travel costs, but they are nominal.
As far as necessary. I have moved 900+ miles for jobs twice and I am barely 30.
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