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sure there are...but do you think a company would want to interview someone from 500 miles away? How much must they suck...that they have to be desperate enough

• bretpiatt 16y ago
  It isn't about "sucking" or not, it is about having a specialized versus generalized skill set. Both candidates and companies have to look outside of their local markets to make a match the more specialized they make their search. We're (I work for Rackspace Hosting) constantly flying people out for interviews from all over as we look to find the ideal person for a role. For a company it is much more expensive to settle and hire a non-ideal candidate over time than it is to spend some money on the interview and selection process. The same applies even for valley based companies -- do you think Google or Facebook have a policy of "local candidates only"?
• lsc 16y ago
  I've personally moved more than 100 miles for a job, several times. hell, I've interviewed on the other side of the country and I got the job (I ended up getting a better offer in the sf bay area, so I didn't end up going, but I got the job in Virginia, even if I didn't take it.) and I've worked with some other people who worked from home most of the time and commuted more than 100 miles once or twice a week.