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Old 06-24-2011, 12:13 PM
 
Location: Salem, Oregon
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I am trying to move to Seattle from Oregon, I have no degree or real job experience. I only have had one job and it was only for 3 months and I've been looking for a job here for 3 years. I also don't have any real savings. I'm going up there for two days with little money, with my mom. Will I be able to find a job, without having a real address in the city? Because we will be staying in a hotel or motel something close to downtown because we are going up there on train, because we don't have a car. Do I put the address of the hotel or leave it blank? i need as much advice as I can get.
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Old 06-24-2011, 04:27 PM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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You have been looking there for three years, you will have very little chance of finding a job here in two days. True, there are a lot more big companies hiring, but there are also a much larger number of people applying for them, with lots of experience. I'm not telling you not to try, you might hit the jackpot, but realistically your odds are close to zero.

Address doesn't matter for skilled, high paying jobs when the applicant has great experience. In your case, without experience, the jobs you will be able to apply for are far more likely to prefer dealing with locals, but there's no point in using the hotel address since anything they mail wouldn't get there until after you are gone.

A better method would be to sign up for a local mail box at a store that will forward things to you down there, and when you get back start applying online to as many jobs as you can.

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