What is the best way to look for jobs out of state that aren't being handled by a recruiter?

The economy in Michigan is in the crapper, so I need to look for a job out of state. The jobs in the areas I am looking for on monster and careerbuilder, etc. are almost all through a recruiter, but my degree and my experience are in two completely different fields. I feel like my resumes keep getting dumped because I don't have the right degree or my experience is exactly what they are looking for. I can't even do follow-up calling to check on why. I need to find jobs that are directly listed. Please help!

What is the best way to look for jobs out of state that aren't being handled by a recruiter?
Do some research in the areas you are looking to relocate to. Find out the name of the local newspaper. Most newspapers have websites with local job listings. Also see what large companies are located in the areas you are interested in and find the company's website and send your resume directly to them.
Reply:I don't know what your background is, but sometimes the company's website itself will let you post your resume there. Then when they have an opening, they have a ready pool to draw from. I can't say they all use their applicant pool effectively, but one in my area does (I got called twice to interview for 2 different jobs). Plus they post their openings on their websites as well. There's no better way than directly.





The only hitch is, of course, you need to know what companies are in the area you are interested in. Plus I don't know if you want to go small or big....I think this suggestion is probably more relevant for bigger towns/cities or companies (more of a chance of getting hired though). But normally you can look through the newspaper (archives) business section or just search google and there are some lists out there of companies in the area.
Reply:Try going to each states website and most of them have one such as State of Texas.org and go to employment. Also I know that Burlington Northern Railroad is hiring all over the country. Go to their website as well. I can't remember if I found it by putting their name in my browser or in Google. Good luck on the job search!!!
Reply:The economy isn't much better here in central New Jersey. That means all the places I'm sending my resume (Philadelphia, New York) are in the crapper too. Granted, I'm looking for ANY entry level job in ANY feild, but unfortunately, even though I don't care what feild I work in, my BA is in Journalism. I know that it's hard to get a job in Journalism, but I have constantly written letters stating that I'm looking for any entry level job in any feild because I just want work experience to build my resume. I don't even get contacted from Temp/Employment agencies! I've called and contacted over 10 of them, but they haven't responded, probably in fear that they can't help. I've been very worried, as I've been looking for over a year now, and I'm buried in college debt. I sit down 3 days a week and send out at least a hundred applications/resumes all over NY, NJ, and PA from careerbuilder, varietycareers, monster, and several other job search engines. Not one business has called me back. I've only had 3 interviews in nearly 2 years. So I know what you mean! I think the internet is making it EXTREMELY difficult to find jobs because people can just apply to several jobs in 3 seconds using the copy and paste method, instead of looking in their local paper, taking time to print out their resume and cover letter on nice paper and physically send it in an envelope. Now businesses get flooded with hundreds of applications from all over the place. It SUCKS. Somethings gotta give. You can try going directly to certain businesses websites, and then searching their own job bank. Try calling any numbers listed on their website. Even that didn't work for me, so I currently have ONE temp/employment agency that was willing to help me. They gave me a ton of tests, and said they'd try to get me a job at a hospital that only pays 12 an hr. I probably sound like I'm complaining to you, but I just wanted you to know, the economy aint much better outside of where you are. It may actually get more competitive! Best of Luck, I really mean that...
Reply:call a recruiter





they are good at what they do





and will get you a job - that is their job!
Reply:look @ the local paper online of the place where u want a job