What companies look at out of state applicants? Looking for accounting work. Thanks! (Austin: real estate)

[christym2000]

Hi,

I'm looking to relocate from Pittsburgh. I would like to be guided to which companies will accept and actually review resumes from out of state candidates. Thanks for your help!

[phil938]

If you are definitely moving to Austin (job or not), I would recommend renting a house or apartment here asap, so you can put a local address on your resume. And get an Austin cell #. This was the way in which I finally started getting some traction with people I was talking to. Otherwise, they are going to assume (and maybe rightly) that you are looking at multiple cities and it's not worth their time to deal with you. There are a lot of people that are in Austin looking for work, and too many outside of Austin that want to be in Austin -- so it doesn't make sense to consider those not living here at this point.

[christym2000]

Thanks for the advice

[Trainwreck20]

When we look at job applicants, we don't really pay any attention to if they are out of state or not. In general, though, we don't pay moving expenses, so there is that issue for out of state applicants that doesn't apply to us. Other than that, not sure why any company would care....

[intmd8r]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

When we look at job applicants, we don't really pay any attention to if they are out of state or not. In general, though, we don't pay moving expenses, so there is that issue for out of state applicants that doesn't apply to us. Other than that, not sure why any company would care....

Honestly, when I would hire for a real estate brokerage I worked for in Phoenix, I always looked at the address of the candidate. Now granted, I wasn't generally hiring for positions that were so prestigious or tough to do that I felt I would need to open up the search to all of America, but still.

If they were on the other side of Phoenix, I would generally rule them out. If they were not local, I would rule them out. Well, at least put them in a separate pile.

If I could find someone who lived close to the office and was qualified, why bother with someone would would often be late because of traffic and a long commute (as well as get sick of that commute and quit shortly thereafter) or wait to hire someone who didn't even currently live there?

It's easier to hire local, that's why most people do it if they can.

[WillysB]

I would suggest not putting a street address on a resume. Get that local telephone number thru Skype, using your computer as your telephone and include your email address. I suggest most companies are going to contact you that way rather than snail mail. Austin is area code 512. As an alternative, do you know anyone in Texas whose address you can use?

Next, send that resume to headhunters and placement agencies such as Accenture, Spherion, Kelly or others. Setup your Monster account and research companies with listings. If nothing else, you'll have started a conversation. Make your plans to relocate. Don't wait for that company to call to setup an interview for tomorrow. You can do some remote research on Austin thru the Austin Small Planet Guide or other research links.

Should you need additonal information or assistance you'll always have this forum.