{"id":66929,"date":"2014-04-02T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=66929"},"modified":"2014-04-02T22:25:06","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T03:25:06","slug":"for-those-who-cannot-relocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=66929","title":{"rendered":"For Those Who Cannot Relocate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephanie Noell, Head Editor, INALJ Texas<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

For Those Who Cannot Relocate<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"stephanienoell\"<\/a>As a job hunter, you may have people, blogs, and news articles telling you that you need to\u00a0relocate to get a job (especially the one you want), but relocation may not be an option for you.\u00a0You might have family obligations such as taking care of elderly parents or your kid is about to\u00a0be a senior in high school or your partner has a solid job that is nontransferable or any number\u00a0of other situations. If you find yourself in this situation, you have to be extra creative in your job\u00a0hunt, but it is totally doable! Here are a few steps you can follow to build your own regional job\u00a0search:<\/p>\n

1. Consider how far you can travel! This is one of the most important questions you have to\u00a0ask yourself when you cannot relocate. If you live in an urban area, you will have a lot of\u00a0options in a small search area. If you live in a more rural area, you might have to have a\u00a0larger search area or have a broader range of search prospects.<\/p>\n

a. How far you can travel is not just dependent on how much time you want to\u00a0spend commuting every day, but also on travel costs. If you live an area with\u00a0decent public transportation, travel costs will be relatively low for you. If you live\u00a0in an area with little to no public transport, then you have to figure in gas costs\u00a0and vehicle maintenance. As travel costs become more expensive, the salary\u00a0range you have to look for goes up.<\/p>\n

2. Think outside of the box! As you look for your job, think about what you\u2019d like to be\u00a0doing. Outside of job titles, think about what skills you possess that you want to put into\u00a0any given position. The INALJ page<\/a> is super helpful for coming up with potential job title\u00a0searches (just look under the KEYWORDS FOR JOB SEARCHING box)! You will want\u00a0to use both your skills and potential job titles in your searches, but first you have to come\u00a0up with a list of job sources for your area.<\/p>\n

3. Do a search! Once you have an idea of how far you are able to travel and what kinds of\u00a0jobs you are looking for, use your map service of choice to locate potential employers\u00a0within that range (e.g., Google Maps<\/a>, MapQuest<\/a>, and others, though these two are the\u00a0ones I would recommend). Start with the most obvious employers. For example, if you\u00a0want to work in libraries, first search for your address, then, when it comes up on the\u00a0map, click on Search\/Find Nearby, and type in your search term (in this case \u201clibrary\u201d).\u00a0If you have never built a map using Google Maps or MapQuest, I would recommend\u00a0checking out the following instructional pages: Google Maps<\/a> & MapQuest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

a. If you need to broaden your search options, consult your INALJ regional pages<\/a> for more jobline and employer ideas!<\/p>\n

4. Build your own job hunt map! For each result that is within your search area, Save it to a\u00a0new map. Google Maps<\/a> is good for determining what is within your search area because\u00a0it will automatically shows how far each result is from your home.<\/p>\n

a. Once you have built your map of every potential employer within your search\u00a0area, you can go in and add things like links to their HR\/career pages to the\u00a0Notes\/Description area for that location.<\/p>\n

Now that you have built yourself a map of regional employers, you have a list you can check\u00a0whenever you are looking for new job postings! You can customize these maps in many ways,\u00a0like with different icons or anything other links\/information you want to add. Also, whenever you\u00a0find a new potential employer, you can automatically add them to your map! (If you want to see\u00a0my early effort at regional library mapmaking, check out my Google Map from two years ago<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Stephanie Noell is a Special Collections\u00a0Librarian at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. She earned her BA in Philosophy from\u00a0the University of West Florida and her MA in Philosophy and MSLIS from the University of North\u00a0Texas. In her spare time, she collects comic books and supports the arts in as many ways as\u00a0possible.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stephanie Noell, Head Editor, INALJ Texas For Those Who Cannot Relocate As a job hunter, you may have people, blogs, and news articles telling you that you need to\u00a0relocate to get a job (especially the one you want), but relocation may not be an option for you.\u00a0You might have family obligations such as taking care…<\/p>\n

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