Are you ready to relocate?
January 15th, 2008 by the medical sales recruiter
I have written before about issues involved in relocating (Should you relocate? There are some great opportunities for those willing to relocate - and you can always move back later), but I found a great article (Ready to Relo? I don’t think so) that lists specific questions employers need to ask to determine if a candidate is actually in a position/mindset to move if you give them an offer. For instance: Is the family involved and on board? Have they done any preliminary research on real estate or schools? Do they realize they’ll have to pay back company-paid expenses if they quit before a year?
In the current lousy housing market, relocating candidates has become even more difficult than before. Some candidates won’t be willing to go if they are going to lose too much money on their house, assuming they can even sell it.
As a medical sales, pharmaceutical sales, and research and laboratory sales recruiter, I am uniquely qualified to help employers iron out those sticky situations with candidates, helping find candidates who are willing to relocate, and tell candidates the cold hard truth about what’s going to happen and what issues they need to consider…above and beyond the actual job description.
