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They don't want to bring you out for an interview, either. Back in the "day" large companies would pay for all of that. My last company would pay for engineers and testers, but not writers.
The job board thing is not personal. Job boards will also send you service writer jobs for auto dealerships. They are dumb.
I think it is reasonable if you have the right skills, the pay is good, and the company is willing to help with relocation that you consider moving. If a company is willing to fly you out and put you up for an interview, the expereince can be worthwhile even if you would not consider moving. Some people don't want to move.
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> Margaret,
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> I recently had a recruiter who didn't seem to understand why I wouldn't
> want to move from Pittsburgh to I believe it was Philadelphia for a job.
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> Robin
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> On 1/10/13 11:39 PM, Margaret Cekis wrote:
> > William Sherman said, "For some inexplicable reason, I often see ads which
> > request local candidates only. It is almost like the management thinks you
> > must be local in case of being called out for work."
> > _____________________________________
> > William:
> > It's not inexplicable at all. None of them want to pay relocation costs for
> > non-local candidates.
> >
> > What bugs me is job boards that send me alerts for jobs supposedly in my
> > area (Atlanta GA) that request local candidates only-- in Massachusetts,
> > California, or Texas.
> > Margaret Cekis, Johns Creek GA
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