Comments on: Non-location based job search

Question: Non-location based job search

hokie409 — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:04:06 -0800

Non-location based job search

What is the best way to find jobs where the employer does not care where you live? I work as a sales engineer at a software company. I'm looking for a better job in Denver CO or for one that will allow me to work from home when I'm not traveling for work.

I'm trying to:
Talk to connections and recruiters
Use Linkedin
Send resumes via Monster and other sites

But what if the company is based in California but does not care where I live? Is there a way to do a monster search for that? Any other tips?

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:36:09 -0800

All your ideas sound good. I'd suggest doing a search by industry. You must know your previous competitors and other software companies in the same area. Other than that, maybe go though the industry listings at Yahoo Finance. Being a SE at a software company is a pretty common position, there should be lots of openings out there.

By: VulcanMike

VulcanMike — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:41:16 -0800

You may already have your Monster search set up this way, but I figured I'd note that:

a) You can search Monster without a location specified
b) Monster has a pretty powerful boolean search engine, so you can be pretty specific.

This query looks for your job title without a location specified, with "work from home" or "home office" included in the listing and with all industries specified. It may not be exactly what you want, but it may be a good starting point for refining a nationwide search.

Once you have a query perfected, don't forget to set it up as an "agent" so your search is saved on the site and can be sent automatically via email (or RSS).

By: hokie409

hokie409 — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:24:26 -0800

Thanks for the posts. Not as many result on Monster as I'd like but very helpful search.