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The GA address isn't even your legal address. You might want to get a virtual local number. If you're planning on moving for the job, definitely put that first.
Yes, not being in the general area is always going to be a bit of a negative, but it can be worked through.
When we lived in upstate New York and wanted to move to Wisconsin we sent out 200 resumes and stated that we would be coming to Wisconsin for 2 weeks to interview. I put this in the cover letter. We lined up the interviews and went back. Took one of the positions and said we would need 2 more weeks to drive back and pack up and move. I think it’s best to be honest.
It depends on experience. If its a higher paying position that requires a in demand skill set, then it won't matter much. But in general you will get passed over. What I did was either lied about my address or put on my cover letter that I can relocate immediately and at my own expense. Otherwise you will get passed over.
Also depends on what field you are in . If you are in IT, many jobs today are fully remote so they wouldn't care where you lived. I'd probably stick with your New York address for now to keep you from getting tangled up during initial discussions.
I am not in IT, although I have been thinking of taking a boot camp to learn some coding and analytics.
I think it's useful in a lot of fields.
I am older but don't think that would detract from my success.
When we lived in upstate New York and wanted to move to Wisconsin we sent out 200 resumes and stated that we would be coming to Wisconsin for 2 weeks to interview. I put this in the cover letter. We lined up the interviews and went back. Took one of the positions and said we would need 2 more weeks to drive back and pack up and move. I think it’s best to be honest.
That's a good idea.
I suppose now with Zoom they can do virtual first round of interviews.
When I was relocating, I put the address of my new location. I told recruiters I was in the process of relocating. It was not an issue because I did not need relocation assistance.
I did not receive one call when I used an out of state address.
I think I did it a total of 4 times, include once when I was living outside of the US at the bottom of the world!
Was living and working down in Antarctica, got a job in North Carolina.
Was living and working in Arizona, got a job in South Carolina.
Was living and working in South Carolina, got a job in Iowa.
Was living and working in Iowa, got a job in Maryland.
All of those were in the last 12 years, all my interviews were either done online (Zoom, Teams, Skype, Webex, etc.) or via the phone.
I work in science and research. Like others said, it really depends on your field. I usually include a cover letter and a CV/Resume with my current/actual address. In the cover letter, I state at the very end I am willing to relocate in a certain time frame (ASAP, one month, two months, etc.).
The best part is when I got the jobs and started looking for apartments online and the complex would be like, hey do want to stop by and check out available apartments this Saturday, and I was like, yeah that's not going to happen.
I was thinking about moving to NC a few years ago and i filled out an application and they interview me on Microsoft teams and phone calls. I explained the whole thing and they offered to drug test me and do a physical in my home state.
I'm in the same boat. Would love to relocate to either North Carolina or The DC area. But I want relocation assistance. I go on other sites and read about all these great relocation packages people are getting.
Would love to relocate... ...read about all these great relocation packages
For those who get them ... how do they qualify? Do that too.
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