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Seeking guidance on landing an out of state job

Sigh. I am at my wits end and desperately need some of that community loving and support one can always find among fellow Bizniks.

I recently moved to TX from Miami and setup a small creative development studio with a friend. To make a long story short, things aren't working out and after heavy research I have my sights set on Seattle. Industry wise there seems to be tons of work relating to my field, and lifestyle/personality wise it seems like a perfect fit for me.

Over the last 4 months or so I have been aggressively sending out resumes, signing up with IT recruiters, trolling job posting sites, networking (as best as a non-local can), and all the other logical approaches to finding a full-time work.

I've heard back from quite a few who were impressed with my experience and abilities, which is re-assuring, however they all give me the same line in one form or another. "We don't hire out of state." or "We would really need you to come in for a face to face."

Financially speaking, I can't exactly afford to be flying back and forth to WA in hopes of landing something. I also have some apprehensions about just picking up and moving out there, while blowing my savings throughout whatever time-frame it takes me to find work.

Should I face the possibility that landing an out of state job is pretty much impossible in a region that has such a huge local pool of job applicants?

I just want to make sure I have covered all my options before I bite the bullet and take a huge risk in re-locating without a guaranteed income.

If anyone has any insight or guidance to offer I am all ears and greatly appreciative.

Thanks for reading.

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First off I want to say the addition of articles is fantastic. While the forums are great, articles offer a deeper ability to share knowledge with fellow Bizniks in more of a "soap box" platform. I also love the way they were tied into the weekly e-mail blast.

I just wanted to mention that when commenting on an article it doesn't show up in the "Recent Activity" portion of your profile page. It does however show when you click the "posts" tab on the profile.

Keep up the great improvements!

Greetings!

Hey all. Stumbled across this site on a boring Fri night in and looking forward to networking with like-minded individuals. If you are in creative dev/design, hit me up! Just opened a design studio and recently moved to the Dallas area but already making plans to move out to WA.