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So regardless, I'm moving in May to another state. I work for an airline and have flight benefits that are actually decent and affordable. So is it possible for me to find a job in my target state before moving if I can fly out for a couple interviews? Is it possible at all?
And I DO have a backup plan, which is my current job. I spoke to HR and checked online, I can transfer within the company to a city an hr away from where I currently want to go. I'm flying out early next month to make sure I like the place, but that's the current state of things.
Where you can move and how, depends on your career.
If you are a mechanic, airlines are always looking for people in California due to the high cost of living and union salaries being the same across the country.
If you have a niche skillet or technology, set location preference in LinkedIn to the cities you want. Make sure to have your profile public and accepting invitations. My friend moved across the country this way.
I would stay with your company. If you have a good job and benefits, it seems to make sense to take the job that gets you an hour of where you’d like to be. Once you’re in reasonable commuting distance, you can see if you can find a job somewhere in your ideal city with a more “local” address since in many cases you’d be considered a local candidate.
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Staying with the company and doing a transfer is the most logical option. You can always look for something better once settles in. As a hiring manager, the chances of getting hired from afar are slim, even if willing to fly in for an interview, unless you are head and shoulders above the other many local candidates. In the last year I have had several applicants from other states. Of the two that I offered interviews, one never showed up at the appointed time, the other called and cancelled 5 minutes before. That tends to make us a little hesitant.
So regardless, I'm moving in May to another state. I work for an airline and have flight benefits that are actually decent and affordable. So is it possible for me to find a job in my target state before moving if I can fly out for a couple interviews? Is it possible at all?
And I DO have a backup plan, which is my current job. I spoke to HR and checked online, I can transfer within the company to a city an hr away from where I currently want to go. I'm flying out early next month to make sure I like the place, but that's the current state of things.
Yes, it is possible. I've done this multiple times myself!
I leave my current address off the resume and in the cover letter I mention my desire to relocate to the area and some kind of connection to it. Oh, and it helps to look for jobs that have relo/partial relo listed as a benefit for them.
I found my current job this way. I was living in TN (long story) and found this role in the Erie, PA area that offered relo assistance. As you see from my location, things worked out
The other option with your current job is pretty decent, too. An hour away is not that far of a commute; I currently drive an hour each way to work because the area where I work is kind of too far off from conveniences like easy access to Erie, the interstate, etc. My location is ideal right where I am
Either way you go, it sounds like a decent deal.
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