How do find a job in a new city when you live 800 miles away? When you know that answering adds using Dice and Monster only has a 4% success rate? The answer is research, reconnaissance and networking.
I traveled to Atlanta last weekend on a reconnaissance mission. The trip had four phases:
1. Visit Emory University and see if it would be a good fit for my wife. Network with the staff if possible.
2. Visit Georgia Tech. Talk with the faculty about corporations in the Atlanta area that share my fields of interest.
3. Visit a local elementary school and take a tour. See if it will be a good fit for Logan and Zoe.
4. Look at the Decatur area, and see if it would be a good fit for the family.
The visit was a success; however, I was unable to make any contact with the engineering departments at Georgia Tech or Emory. It seems that I went on the trip during the one week between the end of classes and the start of finals, where the entire faculty is off campus or in all-day meetings.
Next step is to complete the self assessment from "What color is your Parachute", start arranging informational interviews and start looking at corporations in the Atlanta area.
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