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I don't mean to minimize your friends' difficulties, but these are solvable problems. I am also not the person to whom you are replying. Don't include a mailin

by uiri 9y ago

I don't mean to minimize your friends' difficulties, but these are solvable problems. I am also not the person to whom you are replying. Don't include a mailing address on the resume. If you can past the resume screen, the company may be more amenable to a non-local candidate. Most of Idaho is fairly close to Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. Paying for non-local candidate's flights, meals, and hotels is fairly standard. Kansas is a bit more difficult obviously since it is farther. Did they lose their whole network when they moved away from the Bay Area? Or did they never live/work in the Bay Area in the first place? It is still possible to leverage one's extended network for opportunities.

WalterSear 9y ago
It's complicated. I wrote a paragraph or so about it and deleted it, thinking the reasons were either obvious or too specific to their situations. Over five years, I guess they've lost what network they have from when they lived here - I definitely hear and see them less and less, and for the last few years it's really just been about seeing if I have any leads for them :| I don't think they are being dinged explicitly for their location, but they aren't getting the attention that I do. There are reasons enough for that, that don't involve prejudiced recruiters, though I do think they are being judged as second tier due to their current employment, and their employers location. Their employers are definitely down market. Moreover, their skillset has certainly atrophied over they left. So much so that I can no longer send jobs their way - there isn't a fit. Things are starting to look a little Willie Loman-esque. Is all of this because they moved out of the valley? They would probably have similar struggles here, but they would also have recruiters banging down their door.

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I don't mean to minimize your friends' difficulties, but these are solvable problems. I am also not the person to whom you are replying. Don't include a mailin

by uiri 9y ago

WalterSear 9y ago
It's complicated. I wrote a paragraph or so about it and deleted it, thinking the reasons were either obvious or too specific to their situations. Over five years, I guess they've lost what network they have from when they lived here - I definitely hear and see them less and less, and for the last few years it's really just been about seeing if I have any leads for them :| I don't think they are being dinged explicitly for their location, but they aren't getting the attention that I do. There are reasons enough for that, that don't involve prejudiced recruiters, though I do think they are being judged as second tier due to their current employment, and their employers location. Their employers are definitely down market. Moreover, their skillset has certainly atrophied over they left. So much so that I can no longer send jobs their way - there isn't a fit. Things are starting to look a little Willie Loman-esque. Is all of this because they moved out of the valley? They would probably have similar struggles here, but they would also have recruiters banging down their door.