Moving! Minnesota to California. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

ruggerp11 · 03-26-2008, 06:57 AM

I would like some advice if anyone has a similar experience or knowledge with relocating.

Currently I live in Minneapolis, MN. I am trying to find a job in the Bay Area. I've sent out resumes abound but not had much (ok, any) response. I'm not trying to find someone to move me out to California I would just like a job by the time I get out there. Also, finding a job would facilitate the move much more quickly.

Should I be putting a CA address on my applications? I'm afraid that my MN address is scaring people off. Also would it be much easier to move first and then find a job?

I guess I'm just looking for any tips people might have about relocation. Any and all help is appreciated... Thank you!

meanSpleen · 03-26-2008, 06:56 PM

if you already have a California residence set in stone, I would go ahead and put it on the resume. It's not like they are going to mail you anything without telling you first.

As far as relocating, I don't really have any good experience. The best I have done is move an entire room in a rental van (not truck) 80 miles in one day!

Mondak · 03-27-2008, 08:42 AM

Risk and Return man. Roll the dice and believe in yourself that you can make it happen when you get out here. It will make you feel more alive and be something you remember your entire life.

03-26-2008, 06:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
ruggerp11 Cautiously soaring Location: exploring my new home in SF	Moving! Minnesota to California. I would like some advice if anyone has a similar experience or knowledge with relocating. Currently I live in Minneapolis, MN. I am trying to find a job in the Bay Area. I've sent out resumes abound but not had much (ok, any) response. I'm not trying to find someone to move me out to California I would just like a job by the time I get out there. Also, finding a job would facilitate the move much more quickly. Should I be putting a CA address on my applications? I'm afraid that my MN address is scaring people off. Also would it be much easier to move first and then find a job? I guess I'm just looking for any tips people might have about relocation. Any and all help is appreciated... Thank you! __________________ Patriotism means being loyal to your country all the time and to its government when it deserves it. --Mark Twain Do What makes you happy --Me BUT! "Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness" - Chuang-Tzu

03-26-2008, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	if you already have a California residence set in stone, I would go ahead and put it on the resume. It's not like they are going to mail you anything without telling you first. As far as relocating, I don't really have any good experience. The best I have done is move an entire room in a rental van (not truck) 80 miles in one day! __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

03-27-2008, 08:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mondak Industrialist Location: Southern California	Risk and Return man. Roll the dice and believe in yourself that you can make it happen when you get out here. It will make you feel more alive and be something you remember your entire life. __________________ All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed Second, it is violently opposed and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)