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If you're on the long distance job search and you're looking to parachute into another job market then



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this is for you if you are on the international job hunt and looking to move from say Sao Paolo to London



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and check out our module on international job hunting.



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The first thing that is going to upgrade your thinking about this process is how you are perceived as



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an out-of area candidate by the recruiters who are going to be reviewing your applications namely your



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profile has more risk attached to it than that of a local candidate.



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That's because there are millions of reasons that you might move to a new city check it out for a while



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and decide to check.



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And that's really bad for the company that's just been training you.



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Also local candidates can go in and interview in person really quickly.



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So that's a disadvantage that you need to overcome.



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And also relocation packages are very unlikely to be granted to a junior level candidate.



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Those relocation packages are usually dropped only on senior executive managers so the easel team has



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come up with a three Cs system for you to supercharger long distance job search and the first is to



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commit to a particular job market rather than saying that you can go anywhere.



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You can show this commitment by doing these simple hacks.



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The main one being checking out some information about the place where you want to move.



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Just go to housing Web site and check out things like rents popular neighborhoods great restaurants



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in the area.



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All of these things are going to show that you're committed to that particular job market and that's



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going to make you seem like a candidate that's less risky.



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Second of all craft your story around your professional reasons for moving to that area.



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Your professional reasons are much more compelling to a hiring manager than your personal reasons.



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So focus on why this labor market is a good place for your career.



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Finally connect when you're in that area even though you're a long way away now you can do that really



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easily by using tools like Linked-In.



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There are usually young professionals networking groups and other geographies specific groups where



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you can go join and connect with those people.



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And here's a great hack.



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Try to connect with these people via video chat.



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Video chatting is a much richer form of communication than telephone or e-mail and it'll help you upgrade



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those relationships really quickly.