how do I get a job in another state?

Question

I recently moved from Florida to Austin, Texas and I have a great work history, why can't I even get a call back from a potential employer?

Answer 1

Some jobs (especially the good ones) get more applications than they even have time to look at.
If you are serious, do NOT depend totally on the application . . . make several calls to follow up on it and ask when interviews are.
Let them know you are serious, and not just putting in paper to meet unemployment check requirements.

Answer 2

If you live in one state, and then decide to move to another state,
find out in advance as much info as you can, do not wait until the
actual move day arrives.

Contact the new location's newspaper, call for them to send you a recent copy, review the classifieds, and follow up on any leads from that source.
If you have a desk top or laptop computer, go to careerbuilder.com or monster.com and see what help they can do for you, of course, they are fee-based services, so be advised.
There are other on-line employment agencies, go to Google or Yahoo, or Alta Vista or any of the current search engines for
more information.

Call or write to their local Chamber of Commerce, and ask for
a visitor's touring package, which may include business
and employment information, or ways to contact the major
employers.
Try to talk to an actual person that lives in the new location you want to move to, perhaps they can refer you to a potential employer, you never know.
Friend of a friend of a friend, etc.

The above represents the core of preparing for job and location change, there may be other possibilities, but not in direct contact, and those possibilities become rapidly remote.


Thats my message, good luck.



Donald H. Sites
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PS: There may be some magazines and periodicals that
carry help wanted ads in their classified sections, might be worth a shot.

Answer 3

I moved from pennsylvania to maine, and I didn't have an issue with getting a job, so I doubt its the whole out-of-state thing. It may be that you arn't qualified for the jobs you are applying for. Try calling the companies you applied for and asking if your resume has been reviewed a few days after submitting it. When you get shot down, try calling and asking what the weaknesses in your resume are. Ask for an appointment with the person in charge of hiring, and ask what you need to do to become valuable to that company. It may be that people in Austin have different views of what makes a valuable employee then your past employers in Flordia had. It can't hurt to ask, and from personal experience, people don't seem to mind answering questions like that, and they'll respect you for following up and trying to improve yourself. After all, all they see is a peice of paper when you apply, they don't see YOU. don't take it personally.

Answer 4

When I moved from California to Colorado, it took me 2 months to find a job. I was going on 3-5 interviews a week!

Find out if there are networking groups in your area by doing an online search or contacting your local employment office. Networking is how 80% of the workforce finds jobs. It's not what you know, it's who you know.

Good luck!

Answer 5

It is a number game.
Where you live now is what you do in damand?
I am a recuiter and a nice person.

I am here on a break.

Answer 6

keep calling the places until they get so tired of hearing your voice they wil give you a yes or a no-----------------IT DOES WORK!!!!!!!!!!