Long-distance job hunting

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

---- Langston Hughes

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one’s levels of aspirations and expectation. To do that, you have to get out of your shell. You have to look beyond your home, because experience there is something great.

A job hunt is a daunting task, even if it is done in the city you live in. Getting a job in a distant place can be a more arduous affair; the challenges that you may encounter could be extremely demanding and highly grueling because of unfamiliar peculiarities. Major challenges that you will face and ways to overcome them are:

·   The job market is secreted:  You may perhaps not recognize that most vacant situations are filled up much before they are advertised. The job market is rather secreted and comprises a horde of people who, if known to you can give you information about openings. They may also agree to play the role of your advocate. But the thorny question is, “How can you permeate into the hidden job market in a distant location?” Establishing a network there can prove to be an exasperating affair, however, professional career coaches can help you do that. If you adopt a strategy of having a set of connections with people who have a standing, you will for sure be able to establish consequential contacts. Hunting for a job, wanting a particular one and eventually being able to get it are three different issues altogether. But if you happen to know a person in the right setup, these issues will be more or less deemed to be in your favour. For your job hunt to be successful, besides what you know, who you know also counts.  

·   Hesitation to recruit outsiders:  External workforce is a gamble and not free from inherent perils. No employer will deliberately select a non-local employee if he can lay hands on qualified people hailing from the same geographical belt. There are several factors that have to be considered by him. Relocation charges will have to be paid and action taken to ensure that the new employee fits acceptably into the team new environment – these have pecuniary ramifications. So, how can an employer place a bet on you? To win his confidence, you have to project your capabilities appropriately. In today's challenging job market, you need to make sure that you have an eye-catching resume in order to attract his attention. You need to elaborate on how you can add a higher value vis-à-vis local contenders. Your resume should make obvious your high-class knowledge and potential to apply it practically on ground. You will have to support your claim with concrete proof of your attainments. Even if it amounts to spending money to pay to a professional resume crafter, it will be an effort worth it because you will get noticed.

·   Problem of interviews:  Long-distant interviews have inherent shortcomings – you and your prospective employer have high stakes. Who bears travel expenditure? You may already be employed and perhaps not wanting to divulge details of your intentions to your current management. In all probability, you will take leave on some other pretext. The question is whether spending money and time on a venture that you are unsure about is really worth it. There are several interview approaches that can facilitate upholding desired confidentiality related to your job search and utilize the time being expended for the interview meaningfully. Making use of career guides to help you customize such strategies for your specific requirements can result in a shortened and more effectual job hunt. A pertinent point to note is that a career guide can surely help you perk up your job hunt skills and concurrently reduce associated risks to your current job.

Job hunting in far-off locations is not always a pleasant experience, but you can definitely take off related load and be free from anxiety. Help from a career guide will pay dividends; you will be able to chart a map and plot your route ahead. Your ride on your career path will be rendered easy, irrespective of the place you happen to be working in.