About Andy Expertise I can help prepare candidates for job interviews; assist in discussing problems with your supervisors or peers; help in creating a resume that gets results; answer general work related questions.
Experience I have been in a management leadership role for the past 30 years. I have extensive knowledge re: the interview process, problem solving, team building, communcation with executive management, company mergers, downsizing, outsourcing of jobs, project management, disaster recovery, office politics, management consulting, business ethics,career changes, job relocation to another part of the country & becoming an agent for change within a corporation.
Question Hello,
I would like to relocate to another state but I will not move without being employed first. I am having a hard time getting any calls back from employers in the state I wish to relocate to. I have been told by friends to use the address
and phone number of family members in order to get a call back, however I feel
that may damage my chances of getting the position if the employer is intrested.
What should I do?
Thanks :-)
Answer Hi Stephanie,
In my opinion, your first contact with a prospective employer should be one of honesty. I would recommend you not to use the address of family members just to ensure callbacks from companies.
Instead I’ll offer this suggestion. If you are absolutely committed to relocating, I would plan to spend a week in that state & pre-arrange as many job interviews as possible. Your chances of landing a job are much better in a face to face meeting rather than just a phone call. Then you can use your family’s address as yours just for record purposes if you are lucky enough to land a job. And if you are fortunate enough to get hired, you must be able to move & start work within two weeks in most cases.
As you have learned, long distance job interviews are very difficult to arrange. Even after the preliminary phone interview, most companies would want to meet in person within days & you need to have that flexibility.
I hope that you find this idea is something feasible. Please let me know if I can answer any follow-up questions that you may have. I wish you all the best in your job search & relocation. When time permits, I would appreciate it if you would complete the “ratings” questionnaire on the allexperts.com website.
