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Any advice on best way to move to a new city
My family wants to move to a nearby city. It's about 90-110 minutes away, too far to drive. The cost of living is much cheaper, but the pay is similar so we should be able to afford better living arrangements there.
I just don't know how to coordinate looking for a new job, with a place to live, with and all the other factors.
Anyone have experience they can share?
First of all congratulations!! I think moving is a great time to give yourself new challenges and test your strengths. My husband and I moved from Europe to here, no jobs. I stayed with my mom 30 days but I had no job and we were paying her a little money. I was so motivated to find one. We only had enough savings for a month $3000 and that had to take care of spousal sponsorship and living and buying a car and first and last months for an apartment. I did find a job within a month. :) In my experience When I have not been in the same country, or same city, I often found that most places wouldn’t look at my resume if not “local.” P.O. Box could work but could also seem suspect, I’ve since learned to simply mention the city under my name on my resume and do not give details. That in itself freaks me out, my personal address on a resume with all that is happening in the world, I feel the only person who needs to see that is HR when I’m hired. You don’t need to give a detailed address. For me it’s a risk to my safety as I don’t know whose desk it crosses so I don’t. So to sum up, I have done both, moved with one months of savings and Then found an apartment and then hit the pavement and I’ve also driven up for a week, stayed in a hotel and pounded the pavement.
You can start searching vaguely for jobs on Indeed.com to see what is available and then either visit those places in person, send a resume to the actual company as well as call, and/or apply via website. For some reason I found more luck once I moved to a place first as psychologically, it did something to my aura, energy and motivation. New moves have great energy and so that is felt believe me. When trying to move after finding a job first, sometimes it can speak of desperation or defeat
Moving first calls for a lot of faith but if you go with an idea of where at least you may want to work, or what you’d like to do for work, it would be a little easier. I say this because to find a job first, Then while you are trying to settle in with your new job, you will have to find a place to live then moving with starting a new job, and a family and getting familiar can all be overwhelming. If you can afford to, move first, get a feel for the city, get comfortable, build your confidence in learning about what’s around and available to you, make some acquaintances that can help. It can be disheartening applying from a distance and never hearing anything. I’m sure there is someone on this website who may live in the vicinity of that city who can at least help? I’m also getting ready to move but I have found that unless I have an address in the city of where I am looking, getting hired or even an interview is seemingly impossible. All the best to all of you moving! That is so very exciting!!!
Great advice here and I wish you the best! I'm preparing to do the same thing myself (about 700 mi away). There's no spouse or kids to move, which helps, but also means I only have one income and have to do all the work myself. I can't move until there's a job offer. I'm looking at positions in areas close to other family members, so I'm using that as my main reason for relocating.
From experience, I listed my current address and said I would move to the area due to ABCD.
We moved 3,500kms from where we lived (from one side of Australia to the other! Due to better opportunities for our kids, and for me and my career.
Best piece of advice I can give is to ensure you are honest in your job application and with yourself about how long the move will take - ie: selling houses, finding rentals, getting kids into schools, what support network you will no longer have...
Best of luck with the searching and moving - a huge undertaking that has the potential to change your outlook on life.
I think if you make a list of the main areas that you need to consider and the timelines to see where there are any potential pain points.
For example
Securing a job in the new town
Finding out if any re-location is possible with the company
If not then, how long do you need to give notice on your house or apartment - How long will that give you to find somewhere
Sign-up to relators in that town and get alerts and do virtual or real viewings
Think about community - reach out and join groups for that area
If you have other considerations such as kids, pets or medical conditions then look into what the amenities are in that new town
Feel free to reach out if you want to talk more about it.
I hope that helps.
Warm Regards,
Ekua
Get a po box in the zip code of your goal city. Put THAT on your resume when asked for an address and sign up with placement agencies in that area using that information. I had to do some driving, but I lined up in face interviews on the same day as often as possible. Honestly with in-person being discouraged, you're in a good position to save some gas money too.
It would be lovely if moving expenses were common, but I was dismissed a LOT on my zip code alone. I dodged questions about my residence until I got something solid. The po box also made a great layover from one permanent residence to another. I believe I was using the address before I ever picked up the key for it too, I just bought it online @ usps.com. Wishing you the best and a smooth move!