When you need to move to a new city or to relocate for other reasons, there are lots of things to do. You have so many things to take into consideration, including employment. Unless you are going for a job that you just got, finding a job is undeniably the most important part. Many people are struggling with the decision of whether or not to move before finding a job where they go. Some of them believe that they should line up a new job before moving while others believe that they can start job hunting after moving to a new city. So, what is the best decision? After you have decided whether or not to move before finding a job where you go, you should consider how you can get hired.
How to Find a Job in a New City?
It is not easy to answer to the questions of when to start searching for a job and how to find a job. The answers and your own decision-making processes are unique and depend on some factors. If you want to make a healthy decision, you should care about different things:
1) You should think about your finances. Unless you think that you can handle moving expenditure and content oneself with your current budget, you should start looking for a job before you go. Otherwise, you should not move until you get a job.
2) You should care about the possibility of having a rescind job offer. Moving to a new city and having a new job are so risky that you leave your existing job, move to another city, or you may take a loan out for moving expenditure. What if your new job offer is withdrawn? You may have difficulties in this case if you have no plan B. You should know what to do when you face with a rescinded job offer. That’s why you should make sure about the quality of job and that the job will not be withdrawn before moving.
3) You should consider your relationships and connections. You are lucky if you know at least a few people in your new city. You can ask if they know anyone that they could introduce you to. They can tell you about opportunities in that area as well as they can help you to find a place to live. Ask help for your furniture (like a bed, sofa or other houseware) that you can get by.
4) You should figure out the type of job that you are looking for. If you are unable to find a full-time job before you move, you may want to consider temporary work. You can search on the Internet to find a temp agency which seeks for plenty of skills and job roles. You can work there until you get a full-time job. Level of position that you are looking for is also important. Different levels of positions mean variety period of time. If you are looking for at a mid-level or higher-level position, it takes long time to get hired. On the contrary, it takes short period of time if you are seeking for a low-level job position.
5) You should be patient. Job hunting is not an easy and quick process as you think, and it needs plenty of time. You may think that you can arrange your job search process later, but you should be prepared early and always be ready. You should check your CV and update it if needed, figure out the companies whose job positions match your criteria, search for jobs that pertain to you, make your list of references ready to use and get an outfit to wear in your interview or preselection
6) You should focus on job locations. There are many considerations when choosing a work location. If you have decided to start looking for a job after you move or if you mind a lot of commuting, you can consider job opportunities in your neighborhood. You may want to work in a job within a walking distance. If you have decided to move after you find a job or if you do not mind commuting, you can consider job opportunities in areas where you can find a place to live too. In both cases, your job will be near your home, and you do not have to pay money on transportation. If you are not able to find a job like the ones mentioned above, you can think about jobs whose access is easy. In this way, you don’t have a lot of commute time. To do that, you can use advanced search options to find openings where you want to work.
7) You should sign up for email job alerts. There are plenty of job search sites that inform you via email when there are new jobs which fit your skills, requests etc. You can benefit from them by entering your criteria including location, salary, position, type of work etc. Not only websites, but also companies may offer their own alerts. In this alert system, you will receive an email about the jobs that pertain to you. You may not want to sign up because of spam or junk e-mails, but you could be missing out on exactly the type of job which you seek for.
8) You should have flexibility to be able to attend any possible interview. Employers may want to have an interview with you. In this case, you should be available for that. Some companies prefer interviewing face to face while others accept it online via Skype. Do not forget to be dressed appropriate for a job interview, no matter it is in person or online. According to your company’s request, you should arrange your time for attend it even if you need to travel.
Source: 1 (Access: August 13, 2019) 2 (Access: August 13, 2019)
