How did you find a job in another city?

How many of you have been able to find a job in another city or region without any ties upfront like family? Can't quite figure out what's a good reason other than saying for the job opportunity itself, if I even get interviewed.

I'm looking to leave my city, been here a while and pretty fed up with how overpriced everything is. I'm in one of the top 5 most expensive US metros for reference, so I'm looking for something "reasonable" in terms of cost of living.

 

I networked and applied?

In all seriousness though, other than challenges with the interviewing process (which can easily be remedied if a firm sees you as a strong candidate), I don't see how being from another city would be an issue? Especially if you're looking to move from a bigger to a "smaller" city, the reverse would usually be more difficult.

"A guy gets on the MTA here in L.A. and dies. Think anybody'll notice?" - Vincent
 

In terms of networking, were you making trips out to your targeted city and then setting up in-person meetings, or did you mainly network through phone/email. Curious to know the difficulty in achieving this.

 
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I think it goes without saying that face to face meetings are much more productive and goes a longer way in building relationships. So if you can afford to make networking trips, only do so once you've built at least a few connections through initial phone conversations.

That being said, in my case, when I was doing the bulk of my networking, I was a broke student so really couldn't afford to travel to other cities. So I mainly stuck to reaching out to inaccessible people via email/Linkedin and arranging phone calls. You'd be surprised how receptive people are and at the end of the day, its a numbers game. Just nail your story, show curiosity and be genuine. This site has some great networking guides and discussions so I won't drag on too much.

"A guy gets on the MTA here in L.A. and dies. Think anybody'll notice?" - Vincent
 

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