Carlsbad Relocation A to Z

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Job Hunting in Your New Location

Aug. 20, 2007

Categorized in: Job Hunting

Tagged with: jeff dowler, job hunting

Chances are that you are relocating for business reasons. Not everyone does, of course, but a large percentage do.

There is also a good chance that someone else in the household (spouse, partner) may need to job hunt in the new location. It may or may not be important for both of you to have jobs in order to proceed with buying a house. If it is, you will have to do your job hunt from a distance, and start early. So how do you do this (I have a Human Resources background, remember?)?

On-line Job Boards - probably the most efficient, and the majority of jobs these days are advertised on one of the job boards as well as on company websites. Monster, Career Builder, and Hot Jobs are just a few (but maybe the best known of these sites out of thousands). You can post your resume and look for jobs.
Newspapers - a bit archaic and cumbersome, perhaps, but depending n the area you are moving to may be a good option. You can often arrange for home delivery of the major paper from your new location. Many big papers also have on-line capability where you can search their classifieds section. Moving here to San Diego? Check out the Union-Tribune or their website - Sign On San Diego
Human Resources Department - check with the HR department of the company where the new job is. Companies that are relocating employees are often able to provide some job hunting assistance to the relocating spouse/partner - it's just good business. The HR staff will likely have connections with other companies and search firms.
Search Firms - depending on the kind of job, you might want to hook up with one or more search firms in the new city. They can help represent your resume for any jobs they might hear about or are working on for a client company. Jobs can range from administrative/clerical to financial/accounting to upper management (Director, VP, GM, CEO). There are many local search firms (some are retained search) as well as multiple national executive search firms like Heidrick and Struggles, and Korn-Ferry.

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Job Hunting in your New Location - Before you go!

Sep. 27, 2006

Tagged with: executive, executive search firms, headhunters, job, job hunting, search engines

This is not specifically about real estate, but certainly a critical part of the relocation process. If you are being transferred with your company or have found a new job, or are retired and have no intention of working, then this is not for you.

Having been in the Human Resources field for many years with employees around the country, and being involved in recruiting probably 50% of the time, I thought a few words on job hunting might be of help.

If your decision to move is going to be based on your ability to find a job, then you need to focus on this intensely so you will feel comfortable about your ability to get a job. If you can financially afford to wait for a bit to find a job but know you are moving regardless, great! But if you need to have that job before you go (and getting approved for a loan may hinge on this), or perhaps even decide if you want to relocate at all, then don't waste time getting started. Lots of research and job hunting can be done online. A few suggestions:

1. RetirementJobs.com - a new search engine focusing on the baby boomers. They are getting lots of press and companies are signing up with lots of different jobs around the country. You can search as well as post your resume for free.

2. Monster.com - one of the original job search engines. Lot of functionality here, many companies and jobs around the country.

3. Hotjobs.com - another longstanding search engine for job seekers.

4. CareerBuilder.com - yet another - perhaps not as good as the others but similar in scope and functionality.

5. To find other sources simply do searches on the major engines for JOBS, JOBS IN ____, etc. (google, MSN, Yahoo, Dogpile, Go.com, Metacrawler.com, AskJeeves, Ask.com, AltaVista, etc.) and you will find other sites with jobs and company information. A University of California at Berkeley site provides a comprehensive summary of the features of the best search engines.

6. Network -talk to as many people as you possibly can, at your current job (provided they know you are leaving, of course), friends, family, neighbors, people at other companies, etc. The more people you talk you the more people you can add to the network. The goal is to find people in companies in your new location, or who may know those companies. A referral or personal introduction is usually better than a blind resume (but DON'T rule out sending resumes in to jobs that are of interest).

7. Check with the Chamber of Commerce sites for the area you will be in (see my website if you are moving to Southern California in the San Diego area). They normally will list the chamber members and you can then contact or research the companies that are in your field of interest.

8. Check the websites for the companies that interest you in your potential new home city - most will list job opportunities and how to apply.

9. Contact headhunters and executive search firms (there are lots - Korn/Ferry International, Heidrick and Struggles, etc.) that either work specifically in your field or are knowledgeable about jobs in your field of interest. Some firms are more appropriate for senior level jobs and others are more generalized (administrative, marketing, sales, IT). Again, a google search or other search engine will give you names of search firms. Many work only locally but others are national in scope. Every city will likely have multiple search firms that can help you (and generally the fee is paid by the hiring company, not you - you should never have to pay someone to help you find a job, in my opinion.

10. Execunet.com - a site that is filled with jobs not through the headhunting and search firms but as part of an executive network. Typically these are more senior jobs ($100K+) that executives and other more senior managers learn about in their networking and share. I think there is now a charge to get more detailed information on the various jobs in your field of interest.

This is just the tip of the iceberg but I hope it is helpful especially if you have not done much job hunting.

Didja know?! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

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