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I'm looking for a job in another state, My resume is really good because I am getting lots of phone calls back.
For some reason though...the interviewers seem to get turned off when I answer the typical question that all of them usually ask which is why do I want to move to their location.
My reply to that question is Connecticut has a high cost of living which I can't afford, no job opportunities (automotive technician)
and I have a general dislike of the area.
They ask if I have any family to where I'm moving too which I reply that I don't.
At this point they are turned off.
When they ask when do you plan on moving down here I said as ASAP. I would give my job a two weeks notice and leave.
I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. On my resume it says my address which is in CT and that I'm looking to relocate. It's not the fact that I'm far away thats turning them off or I would not be getting phone calls its the way I'm answering their questions.
I'm applying to C level automotive tech positions.
Tell them what they want to hear. Tell them you have some family in the area and always wanted to move there. If they ask more detail, make up a close cousin and their spouse or aunt/uncle. Or say you visited there many times and love the area and wanted to move there for quite some time.
I think some companies think you are more likely to stay in an area if you have family there. Which isn't true, but maybe they cannot picture themselves living away from family so cannot picture you doing it either.
Google for other good reasons for moving. Could be sports related activities or maybe that your spouse's family is in the area.
IMO, saying you don't like an area makes you sound negative. Saying the cost of living is high makes you sound like you are having money issues. Instead, focus on what you like about the new area, without putting the old area (CT) down.
weather, hiking trails because you like to hike on weekends, warmer winter . Proximity to family is one that works most times. Maybe moving from a rural area to the city because you love the city, etc.
Tell them what they want to hear. Tell them you have some family in the area and always wanted to move there. If they ask more detail, make up a close cousin and their spouse or aunt/uncle. Or say you visited there many times and love the area and wanted to move there for quite some time.
I think some companies think you are more likely to stay in an area if you have family there. Which isn't true, but maybe they cannot picture themselves living away from family so cannot picture you doing it either.
Google for other good reasons for moving. Could be sports related activities or maybe that your spouse's family is in the area.
Ohhh...that makes sense.
Thats a little strange that they think family will hold a person in an area. Actually its pretty stupid. Nevermind the climate, economy, nightlife, culture, job opportunities, industries and recreational activities.
It's family what dictates what area I move too... employers
Some interviewers I told them that I had no family.
Thanks for the feedback. I knew something was wrong.
A lot of people think that if you don't like where you are now you won't like where you are going either. It makes you sound like an unhappy complainer. Nobody wants an unhappy complainer to deal with.
Before the call comes back to you look the city, town, area up on city-data and think of some reason you want to be there. You like mountains, you like the ocean, you like the city, etc.
The fact that you now have a job may be something they don't want to mess with. They probably have several applications of people who have no job at all.
Thats a little strange that they think family will hold a person in an area. Actually its pretty stupid. Nevermind the climate, economy, nightlife, culture, job opportunities, industries and recreational activities.
It's family what dictates what area I move too... employers
Some interviewers I told them that I had no family.
Thanks for the feedback. I knew something was wrong.
LOL, so true! I've had similar experiences. But it's not just employers; whenever I've talked about moving somewhere, the first thing almost everyone asks is if I have family/friends there and then get really confused when I say no, I just like the area.
I agree with everyone's advice here. Focus on the positives of the new place rather than the negatives of the old one. And, if you can pull off a small fib (not everyone can) tell them you have cousins or something.
For example, you want to relo not because where you are living now is crappy, but because the new place is better.
(More "opportunities", better "quality of life", more vibrant, closer top friends/family, air quality, make up something)
just say that you live in the area already! if they ask you to come in just say you cannot come until x date because you are back home visiting with family
just say that you live in the area already! if they ask you to come in just say you cannot come until x date because you are back home visiting with family
Nah, I wouldn't say that because then you'd have to pay your own way for the interviews.
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