How to Find a Job in Another State Online

An individual may need to move to another state for several reasons. Whether it is family matters, lower taxes, quality of life, better schooling or the high of working in a reputed company, finding a job in another state is not difficult if you do some research online. Here's how you can use the Internet to find a job in another state.

Instructions

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Go to employment sections of frequently used search engines such as Yahoo!, Google or AOL and look for job-related keywords using the location search criteria. These search engines and popular jobs portals such as Dice, Monster, Career Builder and HotJobs prompt visitors to enter a preferred city name, zip code or state along with the keywords to be searched for. Performing a search this way will give you a list of all jobs that match your skill sets and in any of the states.

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Specify only location information to show all opportunities available in the specified area. Some job portals such as Jobster and SnagAJob support local directories to assist people in finding state/city-specific jobs.

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Use the Internet to search for the best employers in the other state. Many magazines and portals usually come up with such lists. Simply Googling "Best Employers in (state)" may also yield results. Look at the positions open in these companies and send your resume accordingly.

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Go to the official Web site for state and local government (see below) to view a list of state-specific, government job sites. Among other helpful resources, the list also includes links to employment networks. Another similar site is globalcomputing.com (see below). This site gives links to several resources for all states. The menu to the left includes options specific to different areas of United States. Some such options are U.S. Cities, U.S. Counties and U.S. States. Use any of these links to reach official sites of a city, county or state and explore job opportunities posted there.

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Look up Web sites of staffing agencies of the state where you want to work. Local recruiting agencies might have better options.

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Use networking sites such as LinkedIn, MySpace and Orkut to get in touch with residents of the destination state. The more people you network with, the higher are your chances of getting a good break.