If you’re searching for a job in a new city, we have some useful tips for conducting a long distance job search in your destination city.

A geographic move could take your career to a higher level if you plan properly. Read some essential advice for a job search in a new county.

• Try to get as much information as you can about the city to which you want to move. You want to make sure that you do want to live and work there. Will the climate, culture and cost of living suit you?
• Draw up a plan for relocating. Choose when you want to move and try to plan to explore the city before moving.
• Find job opportunities in your city of choice.
• Write a list of recruiting employers in the town. A list of at least 20 employer names will start for your job search on the right foot.
• Include the local recruitment agencies in your new city job search.
• Looking for local jobs online is a growing way to find employment.
• Read the city’s local newspaper. This way you can get a feel for the employment trends of the city.
• Networking is the simplest way of finding a job, so grow your network within the city to which you want to move.
• If you are moving to be nearer a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, perhaps you could make use of their network.
• When corresponding with prospective recruiters, let them know about your relocation plans and tell them when you will be moving.
• If the target date of your move is almost upon you and you have not got a job, apply for a temporary position. This will allow you to move on time and continue your job search. Temping is preferable to taking on a lower level position in terms of developing your career.
• Whenever possible you should leave your existing job on good terms to maintain contacts and references.

You can improve your earning power and job satisfaction when relocating if you do it with a plan.