That you need to work in another city. Working in a small town: is it possible to find a good option?
The labor market is inactive: people hold on to jobs, and companies hold on to specialists. In such a situation, moving for the sake of interesting work- it's not easy, but useful experience. We talked to an expert and found out why bosses are not always happy with visitors and how to overtake local competitors while living in another city.
Money, resume, contacts: what needs to be done in advance
Every city and every profession has its own characteristics. For example, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, competition is much higher than in the regions, so it is easier to look for work locally: while a nonresident worker is dealing with relocation issues, the employer will already find a local specialist. Some industries make it harder to find remote work. For example, there is very high competition for positions among lawyers and accountants. In this case, the employer considers only local applicants.
It is important to consider these features before moving. The “” service will help: it shows the situation by profession in different cities - the number of people per vacancy, the increase in offers by industry, the average salary offered.
After researching the job market, update your resume: add recent work experience, competitive salary, training information, check keywords. To find out what to write in a cover letter, look through vacancies in your specialty, note the skills and knowledge that are in demand latest versions programs. If there is no resume or it has not been updated for a long time, contact "". Experts will conduct an interview and compile your work history into a neat document.
Keep in touch with professionals from other cities, remind them of yourself, and be interested in vacancies. Often a new employee joins a company thanks to a recommendation from one of his colleagues. For some professions, communications are the main tool of work. For example, a journalist spends a long time building up a database of contacts in order to later get any comment. It is useful to get telephone numbers in advance that may be useful in a new place.
“From the experience of communicating with candidates, I know that many were recommended by acquaintances or friends who already lived and worked in this city,” says Evgenia Mikhailova, an expert at the “Ready Resume” service. “For employers, a positive review from an employee who has proven himself well is a powerful argument.”
When remote search is not suitable, it is worth creating a financial “safety cushion” and trying to move without a specific job option. Perfect option- put aside money with the expectation that it will be enough to live on for three to four months.
In addition to the HeadHunter website, different cities have their own popular channels for posting vacancies. Local residents are well versed in them.
Evgenia Mikhailova: “The applicant should try to determine the most popular sources of personnel search for the categories of interest to him. Somewhere these are print media, somewhere these are all-Russian search sites, and somewhere there are local resources. For example, in Tula many find work through a newspaper; in Arkhangelsk I looked for workers on a local Internet resource. Somewhere in the cities there are strong VKontakte communities. You need to search in every possible way.”
If you are a specialist with a narrow profile, choose companies or enterprises where you could get a job. HR department contacts are usually available on websites. Send them your resume and note that you are ready to move: employers often help a valuable employee with relocation.
Use automatic subscription to vacancies of the companies you need. Set up an automatic search for suitable vacancies - indicate the city you want to move to, salary, desired schedule.
Do not apply for jobs with the word “urgent”. If a company urgently needs someone in your specialty, they are unlikely to be willing to wait for you to move.
Some vacancies are not suitable for a newcomer. For example, the manager construction project in Moscow you need to have good experience communication with local government agencies and monopoly companies. Without this, it will be difficult to work: an applicant from another city simply does not have the necessary contacts.
If the job requires a good knowledge of the business environment, it is better to start at a lower position. Having developed contacts and understood the processes, you can apply for the desired level.
Help your boss make a decision
Employers have many fears associated with visiting employees. He may not get along with the team or he won’t like the city, and unexpected difficulties will arise at work. The boss is counting on longevity labor Relations. He is afraid that you will suddenly pack up and go home if something goes wrong.
The employee does have the right to change his mind at any time. To relieve anxiety, promise not to do it suddenly. Explain that all everyday problems have been resolved and you are ready to work.
Evgenia Mikhailova: “Employers need specifics: when the employee is ready to start work and whether he can promptly come for an in-person interview if necessary. In most cases, relocation issues are headache applicant, which should not affect the employer in any way.”
Managers believe that visiting specialists are more motivated - they need to gain a foothold and quickly show results. This stereotype works, especially if the applicant is moving from a larger, more developed city. Visitors may be given preference when they need a mobile employee who is ready to travel, for example, if they need to set up work across an entire network of offices or install new equipment.
First interview, and you are in Khabarovsk: how not to miss the invitation
The first interview can take place on Skype or by phone. Solve all technical problems in advance. An unreliable or poor connection can prevent you from communicating calmly with your manager.
In your resume, in the “city of residence” column, put the one where you are going to look for work. Think in advance about how you will get to the first meeting if you receive an invitation: how many days later will you arrive for an in-person interview, when will you be able to go to work. Think over communication, advises Evgenia Mikhailova: “If a person lives, for example, in Khabarovsk, and is looking for a job in St. Petersburg, indicate St. Petersburg as the city of residence, and the call time is from 8:00 to 17:00, so that recruiters do not call at night.”
Some employers screen applicants together with the security service. It happens that the process is delayed - in serious structures with high secrecy, checks can take two months or longer. Treat this with understanding: provide it on time necessary documents, answer questions from specialists honestly if necessary.
Consider how long your move will take. Be prepared to discuss this deadline with the manager during your first interview. Consult with those who have moved - choose a reliable transport service, look at housing offers in the new city.
Those who succeeded
Every two weeks, HeadHunter publishes a text about those who have moved to live and work in another city. We talked to job seekers and managers to find out what kind of specialists they are looking for in different regions.
For example, there is no university that would train engineers for a local design bureau with a space profile. Therefore, the KB staff consists of visitors from Samara, Tomsk and other cities where they can study in the desired specialty. There are many managers, but there are not enough bakers and seamstresses. Job seekers and managers from Russia talk about the need for reliable personnel for the hotel and restaurant business. Read the stories of other applicants, look at the advice of managers. If you are determined to change location, find out more about the new region.
Regions with acute personnel shortages are Far East, territories of the Far North. The southern regions of Russia are characterized by a need for personnel for Agriculture and food production. Study the personnel situation, determine the profile of the region before you start moving.
How to realize yourself and find a decent job in a city where everyone knows each other and, it seems, all the “good” places are already taken? And yet work in a small town (any!.
Get rid of stereotypes
“Yes, there is no work here...”
“Well, where can I get a job here?..”
Such motivation is a reflection of your inner pessimism, and with it you will definitely not get a job anywhere (even if tomorrow your city becomes a metropolis). Prove to yourself that you can solve what seems now a difficult task of finding a job in a small town, and then it will not be difficult for you to present yourself with dignity good employer. The ability not to cry, but to overcome difficulties is valuable now in the labor market.
If you don’t believe in such words, here’s logical confirmation:
- Any business tends to expand and update. Therefore, you can always find work in this sector, and even if there is currently no formalized position that suits you, it will be created. Either with time or by seeing you. Often many areas of development are closed, and many ideas are buried alive because there is simply no one to deal with them. These are 15 accountants to one workplace. And there are at least 15 times fewer responsible, independent, honest and congenial people.
- Many enterprises, especially large and city-forming ones, do not know how to correctly convey to people their needs for personnel (the Soviet habit of doing business), so only those who work next door or in the personnel department know for sure that “there is a place there” . Unplowed virgin soil of possibilities!
- At enterprises, sometimes there are “hangers” - people who seem to work, but are not suitable for everyone. But because of the fear of being completely left without a new employee, no one is looking for a new one, and he himself is not looking for one. Who knows, maybe by getting a part-time “temporary” job somewhere, you will get the very full-time job you need?
Search loud
Word of mouth is the most effective method promoting everything, in this case you as an employee. Tell everyone that you are looking for a job, what kind of job, what you can do. And it doesn’t matter that you are a cook and your friend is a steelmaker. You never know what kind of friends he has!
Without pessimism, like “I can’t find a job, the city is too small!” Even while sitting in a cafe, you can easily ask if they need someone, you can leave a business card (it would be useful to have one for such a case).
Don't limit your search
Of course, they say that the more specifically you imagine what you want, the more likely it is that you will get it. Question: how long will you search? Half your life?
You need to try, maybe at one place of work you will meet someone who will really give you the job of your dreams.
You never know, as they say.
If you really need a job, you live in a small town and won’t go through options, write a list: “I can do it,” or better yet, write it on a business card and hand it out when you implement point one. The employer will appreciate your courage and unusual approach. At a minimum, he will notice you among hundreds of similar seekers.
Pay attention to the Internet
We are not considering online business right now, so don’t rush to close the article.
How to find a job in a small town? Who told you that you can’t work in a big place and live in a small one?
Now we are looking for administrators for online stores who will work from home, and in fact, all over the country. Or some organizations use the virtual office principle. Accountants, financial analysts, and marketers sit at home with Skype turned on and work the same way as before in the office. Languages are taught via Skype. Lawyers provide consultations online.
This trend is crushing an increasing number of jobs, including in small towns. Why should an employer focus on his city if he can find an excellent employee thousands of kilometers away and not pay for an office? So go to large sites in any field of activity and pay attention to the “Vacancies” or “Write to Us” tabs and feel free to write, ask, offer. Magomed went to the mountain, why can’t you?
Also, go to employment sites and look at jobs not only in your city; perhaps the site does not technically have a well-functioning system for searching for employees throughout the country or there is no checkbox that says “we are ready to consider an employee from another city.”
In addition, having found an ideal vacancy in another city, you can always make an offer to the employer virtual work(if the scope allows). Having found good man, the employer may reconsider its requirements. Sometimes redoing some processes is easier than finding an employee.
Write a list of city businesses
And follow them. Or collect information on them: on the Internet, among employees. If you are satisfied with everything, go there yourself, ask if they need someone, talk about what you can do and in what area you can be useful to them.
An ordinary resume will most likely go into the trash immediately after you leave, but if you prepare and tell them WHAT they will gain from your work, they will think about it.
Don’t sit, find out, go, offer. Often, the hiring process for businessmen in small towns is not streamlined.
Relearn
You can find a job in a small town. While you are looking, sign up for courses offered by the employment service. Additional skills have never bothered anyone, but what if this opportunity pops up?
Search everywhere. You never know which option will be successful. Sometimes I can't log in open door, and sometimes the exit opens in the wall. The world can be very surprising. Take advantage of this.
A good person is not a profession, but it is easier to teach a good person than to rehabilitate a bad one. Employers love people who take initiative. Search.
He who seeks is... well, you remember.
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So, you have decided to move to another city! Whatever the reason: the search for a better life, the current circumstances are not important, it is important to take care of the material side of the issue, namely, finding a job in another city.
Of course, you can solve problems as they arise, and start when all things are laid out on the shelves. But, as practice shows, it is better to come to another city to work. Getting a job in another city is not an easy process, but nothing is impossible!
Relocation: doing it smart!
Naturally, the question arises: how to look for work in another city? Whether there is a certain rules? Yes, I have! The process of finding a job in another city can be divided into several stages, similar to the usual “advertisement-resume-interview (interview)” path, albeit with some nuances.
Step No. 1 - go to the Internet
The first step - no, not for plane or train tickets, we take the first step in. Carefully study the labor market of the region, vacancies needed by city employers, study information about the cost of renting housing, find out the level of wages and other useful information. Comparing conditions in different regions, availability of vacancies, wages– choose the most suitable one.
Large online resources are also suitable for finding a job, where thousands of employer vacancies are presented; take a look at city websites, where, as a rule, there is a “Job” section.
Step No. 2 – connect friends and relatives
If you are moving to a city where your friends or relatives live, do not miss the opportunity, ask them for help.
Just tell people that you will be grateful if they tell you about a job that suits you, about vacancies in their city, about enterprises and companies that need people.
As they say, they don’t take money for demand.
Step No. 3 – don’t forget to send your resume
Having studied job sites, found suitable options, send to potential employers. Don't forget to indicate your readiness to move on your resume. Some companies provide housing for nonresidents. If you need housing, please note this on your resume.
Step No. 4 – use innovative technologies – online interview
If an employer has responded to your resume and offers a personal meeting, check whether the interview can take place via Skype. By the way, this is not an innovation, and for many employers this method of interview is familiar and quite acceptable. But you should be prepared for the possibility that the employer's representative may ask you about the move. Your task is to answer the question posed without thinking. Potential employers should not hear the “whatever happens” answer regarding housing.
Uncertainty and uncertainty will only scare off a potential employer, and you most likely won’t get the job. By the way, it would be useful to indicate the reasons for the move if these reasons are not of a very personal nature.
Step #5 – Reconnaissance in force
If neither you nor your employer are satisfied, take a short vacation from your current job and go on “reconnaissance”! Go to another city, meet the employer in person, see the office, talk to the employees. Perhaps the picture on a computer monitor is a hundred times better than reality.
As a conclusion...
And now you have successfully passed the interview and found yourself in a new job. At first it may seem to you that you are “out of place”: a foreign city, strangers, your work colleagues are not as friendly as you would like, because you are a “stranger”.
Don't focus on this. Your goal is to work together to achieve common corporate goals. So relax, you are not behind enemy lines, you are at a new place of work!
One day you will want to start your life, give up everything that has shackled your life: old acquaintances, dead relationships and a hated job that does not give you any prospects. You decide to take a brave step - moving to another city. He could be anywhere. Two hundred kilometers from your home, or maybe two thousand kilometers - in a completely different country. You save a little money, rent a house and are guaranteed to encounter a problem that could easily break you. The point is, you need a new job, and employers need static employees they can rely on, not guys who "drop everything and start new life" This is where disagreements, difficulties and refusals to provide work arise.
So, based on the experience of job seekers who started life in a new city, we decided to give you a few important advice. We hope they will help you, and everything will be fine and smooth for you.
1. Plan your escape
If you're non-local, many employers will automatically assume that you're either: a) a heck of a risk taker; b) someone who approaches every job spontaneously, without any strategy. You need to break down these assumptions to present yourself in a more favorable light. But in order to break them, you must at least not correspond to them, that is, if you move to another city, then you must clearly understand why you are moving there.
You must have a realistic career plan that you can talk about at the interview. Also in your arsenal there should be facts that support this plan. Describe your professional goals in your resume. Compare “an unemployed man looking for money” to “a social media specialist who moves to St. Petersburg to improve his knowledge and skills at an innovative company.” The second statement, from the hiring manager's point of view, works better than the first, believe me.
2. Head to a new city
Before moving completely, of course.
You can request unused vacation days to visit the town you want to search in new job. You will get to know the local color better and understand how the city lives. It would be ideal if you schedule interviews during these days to make the most of your time.
Yes, you will have to waste precious vacation days, but this good opportunity to feel the ground under your feet.
3. Do your research
Many people make the terrible mistake of neglecting to do any semblance of job prospect research. The fact is that not all areas will be happy with your profession. You should always look for a city where your specialty is in demand.
The most in a simple way Analyzing job prospects will include studying a local job fair. Also take a look at job search services (like hh.ru), find out which large companies are represented in the city and what average salary in the region. It would be a good idea to contact recruiting agencies to use third-party resources for the search. If wide possibilities no, then feel free to choose another city. After all, the sooner you are, the faster you will get back on your feet, which means you will begin to live with dignity.
4. Take advantage of the technological revolution
You're at a disadvantage, so take advantage of every opportunity available to stay competitive. No matter how you feel about video chats or social media, it's time to overcome your fear and benefit from the changing environment.
Many employers will choose to limit themselves to video conferencing as a method for conducting the first round of interviews. Others will write to you at in social networks, by mail, somewhere else. So register on all the popular platforms that are out there and use them as an addition to your resume. By the way, maybe your old friends live in the new city. This can be found out by graduations from universities and schools. Such acquaintances can open many doors for you in an unfamiliar city.
5. The reason for moving is important
Employers' fears are mostly true about you. It is not profitable for them to invest in a person who was dissatisfied with his situation, may feel homesick, or wants to return back, succumbing to various sentimental feelings. It is much better, from the company’s point of view, to hire locals: they have an established life in the city, and they have something to lose. How to increase your chances? Become a local, integrate into the city community, understand the essence of the new place and its features. Emphasize that you decided to stay here, you like everything, you are stable, responsible and an excellent specialist. That's when fortune will smile on you.
If the idea of looking for a job in another city has already crossed your mind, read our recommendations to significantly simplify the process of your out-of-town employment.
Let's prepare ourselves mentally...
... and we take the first step not to buy train or plane tickets, but to go online. We study all available information about the region where we want to go: the labor market, the cost of renting housing, salary levels, etc. We compare conditions in different regions and choose the most suitable ones.
If you are a citizen of another country other than Russia, keep in mind: Russian employers consider the resumes of candidates from neighboring countries quite carefully, but are not always ready to hire foreign citizens. Some companies do not have the opportunity to provide applicants with housing; others are not allocated quotas for attracting foreign specialists. In your case, it would be correct to first find out how the issues of registration of foreign citizens in Russia are legally regulated on the official website of the Federal Migration Service of Russia.
First we “move” to the resume
Starting to look for a job in another city is not at all difficult if you know what boxes to tick on your resume and what cherished words to write to the employer. For example, if you are looking for a job in several cities at once (let’s say, your own and some others), in the “City of Residence” resume line, indicate the city where you live now, and in the “Personal Information” block in the “Moving” section, mark “Ready” and indicate all the cities you are ready to travel to. If there are no specific preferences, just marking “Ready” is enough. This will expand the circle of potential employers: resumes can be found by employers both in your city and in others where they are ready to hire nonresident candidates.
In the resume field " additional information“You must indicate whether you are ready to take care of finding housing and registering in the city where you are going to work, or vice versa - you are looking for a job with housing provided. It would be useful to indicate the timing of the possible move for information to the employer.
If we go to Moscow
If, like the well-known Chekhov heroines, you are drawn to move exclusively “To Moscow!” To Moscow!”, then in the “City” field it is better to immediately write “Moscow”. In this case, only employers in the capital will see your resume in the database. But in the “Additional information” field, it would still be a good idea to indicate where you live now, why you want to move, whether you are ready to take care of organizing your accommodation, and what time frame you are ready to arrive at your future place of work.
If we are going to work on a rotational basis
To search for a job on a rotational basis, in your resume you need to indicate the city of your residence, the item “Ready to move” and the type of employment “on a rotational basis” (section of the resume “Wishes for work”). Other wishes relate to the work schedule (for example, 30 days every 30), working conditions, etc. -specify in the “Additional information” field.
Let's meet the employer halfway
The resume has been published, but we don’t leave things to chance: we look for vacancies in cities that interest us on our own, respond to suitable options, and don’t just wait for employers to find us themselves. Superjob has a convenient search page for this - to get the required selection, you need to specify the desired city, type of employment, salary, etc.
Writing a cover letter correctly
When starting communication with an employer with a cover letter, do not forget to write in detail and taking into account the specific vacancy about your desire to work in this city, in this position and in this company. If the vacancy is particularly interesting to you, you can once again emphasize that you are ready to take care of your own living expenses and explain how soon you are able to start work. It wouldn’t hurt to tell you in more detail about your professional experience and your previous place of work. You must understand that the employer is unlikely to have all the information about companies in other cities. You shouldn’t get carried away with abbreviations and names that are understandable only to local residents (WHATTOTAMITPiTD - it’s unlikely that such a name will say much to people from the outside). It is necessary to clearly explain what your profile was previous job, what place the company occupied in the market, etc.
Be sure to write whether you are ready to come for an in-person interview or conduct it, for example, via Skype - help the employer get a clearer picture of you and make a positive decision!
We arrange a remote interview
There are a lot of employers, and it can be difficult and expensive for a candidate to come to another city for an interview. Modern computer programs(the same Skype, etc.) allow you to solve this problem. Perhaps a recruiter or HR person will be happy with a telephone conversation at first. Naturally, for more in-depth contact you will still have to appear to the employer in person.
As for the primary, you need to prepare for it in the same way as for the usual one. For example, prepare possible questions, dress appropriately; during a video conference, remove foreign objects or pets from the room, ask children or other family members to leave. By the way, about counter questions to the employer. Your situation is special and requires a special approach: you definitely need to ask all the important questions to the recruiter, but try not to bombard him with a lot of requests and conditions already at the first stage of interaction.
We show advantages over local candidates
Prepare in advance an answer to the question of how you can be useful to the company, try to give the most specific and comprehensive answers at the interview. For example: “When are you ready to start work?” - “As soon as I finish my business at the current place. The journey will take so much time, so in so many days I will be able to go to work.” This answer is good not only because you show yourself as a responsible person, but also because it gives you precise deadlines. A vague “well, probably in a couple of months...” will be received much worse.
During the interview, you should not discuss with the recruiter (except if he does not ask you about it) the everyday nuances of moving, tell how much the ticket costs, what you are ready to transport and how you plan to live. Provide a minimum of information that is significant to the company: do you have housing in the new place, are you moving alone or with your family, etc. By by and large, the employer doesn’t care who you are or where you’re from – he just needs good worker. By demanding a special approach to yourself, you obviously lose to less picky candidates.
However, in each specific case everything is decided individually, and a professional will eventually find a decent job and an adequate employer. The main thing is to go towards the goal. If something doesn’t work out, we are always ready to help each of you. Write to us through the feedback system on the website, describe your problems and wishes. We will show you how to find suitable offers, compile a selection of vacancies, and advise on how best to rewrite or format your resume so that your job search is a success.
Good luck! And let any changes in your life happen only for the better!