Trying to apply for a job in another state.

[black_biff_stadler]

How do you do it? Do you end up having your application moved to the bottom of the stack or ignored altogether if you have an out of state address? Do most employers consider it an unreasonable request if you ask for a phone interview?

I'm trying to move in with a friend in the New Orleans area so I could probably use his address but it's kind of a gamble. I don't wanna move in without having a job (otherwise I'll stay living with my folks until then) and I don't want my mail being delivered to a place I'm not available to get it daily. I just don't know if It'll look shady if my background check shows that the address I listed is different from what the post office has on file for me.

Also, my friend is in a pinch and can't afford the rent on his own so if I don't move in less than a month he might lose his place and I'll miss out on the chance to move back home so I really need to capitalize on this while the opportunity is still available.

[Cable]

I moved to a next door state for a job. I just used my current address at the time, and the employer was accommodating with the driver license change. Another friend moved significantly farther than I did. I think having the job first is vital.

Cannot really answer the other questions, at least with weighting out of state apps. If anything, if I was making decisions, I would view out of area applications equally important as local ones, if not more intriguing. It shows being cool with a big change, among other possibilities.

[black_biff_stadler]

Thanks for answering For reference, I'm moving from Florida back to New Orleans, my hometown.

[ReaperKK]

I actually just went through this last year when I moved from Tampa to Charlotte.

At first I just put my florida address down. When I got call backs the first question was "You know this is a job for Charlotte", I'd reply yes.

Eventually after we got our new address I used that but still received a lot of questions simply because people thought I submitted a resume on mistake. The timing was the most tricky. I started applying in September and wasn't going to close on our house until November. I missed a few opportunities simply because employers were looking to hire sooner rather than later. Eventually the starts aligned and I got a job that agreed to let me start the first Monday after closing, so I was out of work 2 days.

EDIT: I hope there aren't any shitty neighbors in New Orleans

[black_biff_stadler]

Thanks for the help, Reap And yeah, the neighbor situation should be better since we can probably just fight fire with fire by blasting them out if necessary.

[rumborak]

I can only speak for the software industry, but being from the same state that the company is in is almost considered an oddity.

[black_biff_stadler]

Went back to a job I used to work at and I'm now back to living in the New Orleans area for the first time in six years. My roommate is one of my best friends and we were roommates a decade ago too so we're very comfortable with the arrangement. The place is in the same neighborhood I lived in from age 8-10 during some of the happiest years of my life. Life is good. Thanks to all of you that attempted to help me in this thread too.

[Adami]

Thanks to all of you that attempted to help me in this thread too.

You're welcome.

[King Postwhore]

Bro hug.  Believe in yourself Josh.  You got this.

[splent]

You got this. If you're qualified enough they'll consider you.

In my case as a teacher it depends on certification. But I doubt that's the case in a lot of situations.

[black_biff_stadler]

Oh, I'm already hired in case my wording in the previous post left anything sounding ambiguous. Still, thanks for all the encouraging words, y'all 

[JayOctavarium]

What... what happened to your screen name?

[black_biff_stadler]

Read this post and my reply to it two posts later:

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=49579.msg2349490#msg2349490

[JayOctavarium]

Ah ok.

Lol Football