Poll of the Day > I've been applying to jobs out of state. Is it normal for them to not respond?

(+) Yeah! (+)

I must have these answers.
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It depends. I know lots of people in the military who get jobs while out of state. But it probably helps that they are/will be former military, in some cases...
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It's normal for any penitential employer to not respond for any reason. I actually get more none responses then I do actual responses. Just a automated response would be nice.
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Yes, it's normal to not get a response back regarding a job application. This is solely because they've likely receives hundreds/thousands of applications from people ranging from solo applications to job placement agencies to temp agencies.

If you haven't heard anything back, follow-up on them. Reach out to them. Show that you want the job and are going the extra mile to follow-up.

Get a local job. It's the best!
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wwinterj25 posted...

normal for any potential employer to not respond for any reason

I see.

WastelandCowboy posted...

they've likely been receiving hundreds/thousands of applications from people ranging from solo applications to job placement agencies to temp agencies.

WastelandCowboy posted...

follow-up

Okay. Maybe I'll prioritize that on the jobs I actually care about.

Then again, I haven't been doing much to further my skill-set, so it might be a while before I can start my actual career. <<';

SunWuKung420 posted...

the best

Living in this state is so expensive, though.
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What are you going to do if you get a job but then it turns out that one of your co-workers is Japanese?
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Yeah its normal because theyd rather hire a local candidate, but that doesnt mean you shouldnt apply for the positions if youre willing to relocate and can make it happen
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These corporations make so much money yet they can't even go through the courtesy of giving applicants a human response?
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I have employers tell me to my fucking face they will contact me and then completely blow me off

Yeah it's normal
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minervo posted...

human response

I'm asking more about the lack of a response, rather than the lack of a human response, to be honest, and that's what's concerning me. Is my location such a factor in their dismissal of me?
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EclairReturns posted...

minervo posted...

human response

I'm asking more about the lack of a response, rather than the lack of a human response, to be honest, and that's what's concerning me. Is my location such a factor in their dismissal of me?

If it's an internet job, then I doubt it. Perhaps they're looking for robot people to work for them. What did you say in your application?
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Four applications is nothing, dude.

Attempting to relocate is almost always going to put you at a disadvantage over local candidates, but it's possible and you just gotta keep trying. I think employers would at least understand the desire to move given the COL/inconvenience of Hawaii, though they'd also know you'd be expensive to fly out for an interview.

You probably should apply locally too to see if you can get any hits at all, your location might not be the problem. Plus maybe wherever you'd apply to would have multiple locations and you could ask if they'd be willing to hire or transfer you into a mainland location.

I don't know... I don't have the skills or credentials I need yet to start my career, even though I will graduate with my math degree in the spring of next year. I'm wondering if I should just stay put where I am and find a job here, until I obtain said credentials and skills, and am able to get an entry-level job in the career field I so desire. Because right now, I have few marketable skills; the only things I have on my resume are typing really fast and Microsoft Excel (and that's a stretch, because everybody nowadays can do those things), among other things listed under the job description for what I currently do. I've yet to take the most basic actuarial exams, and I'm not that skilled in R. As I see it, I'm not very marketable at all, and am very much doubting my prospects for finding work, let alone outside my state. At the same time, I'm sick of this place, and want to move out. I could still do that and get some apartment in the city, but I'm worried that I won't make enough money to make rent here and pay for other living expenses. I was also thinking of asking my brother if he could room with me; he might consent, but he'd have that damned American tuition to pay, albeit his being a fourth of what I pay for college right now. I don't want to stay in my mother's house forever; it's been a mental strain on my psyche for the past few months, and I don't know how I would cope living here after graduation. But as it stands, I cannot see it as being productive pursuing a job in a field I may or may not be interested in, that may not even make the best use of my math degree, my time, and my energy. I just need more time to get settled and ready for my career, but I'm afraid that I'm starting to run short of even that, having not decided completely what that career might be. So I think I just want to stay put in Hawaii, like that monkey-king bloke has suggested. I cannot think it advisable to move somewhere, find a job I might not even enjoy, that might lead nowhere, and will probably not even coincide with my field of interest, without any of my career prerequisites completed. Not to mention the fact that I haven't decided completely where the hell I would wish to move. Ever since that talk with that girl a few weeks ago, I've started thinking about where I wanted to live. "What weather do you like?", she had asked me. "Somewhere cloudy", said I. So I started thinking that I want to move to somewhere with little sunlight, with longer nights, with lots of cold weather. The problem is, that I cannot decide which place in this country would suit me best with regards to my living preferences. So I think it would be a bad idea for me to move without knowing for certain I love the destination I would be living in for a long time. I have many, many things I must get sorted out before going out-of-state, I should think. First of all, and most importantly, building my skills and credentials. Second of all, deciding where I would like to move. There are opportunities fo do what I want to do, in a lot of places in the United States, but I just have to decide where I would like to start my career and possibly the rest of my life.
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im not reading any of that inscrutable mess you just posted but do you have a plan to relocate if you were hired?
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Yes.
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minervo posted...

What did you say in your application?

I didn't say much, really. I just sent my resume, applied on Indeed, and waited for the eventual rejection letter or lack thereof.

Chewster posted...

I think employers would at least understand the desire to move given the COL/inconvenience of Hawaii

On the other hand, I don't think it's a good idea to move straightaway after graduating, having no idea where I want to be, and lacking good credentials and skills, as mentioned earlier.
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