Moving to a new town on your travels is always full of new and exciting prospects; what new sights you are going to see, new people that you’re going to meet, new cultures to unearth etc.

But you also need to be prepared financially to support this new adventure. So job hunting will probably be a high priority when you first arrive anywhere.

Hopefully these tips may help

In my experience I have always found that you will need a cushion of cash to tide you over, for the first two weeks or so, whilst you look for work. Unfortunately I have found myself, more often than not, having to beg and borrow off friends to keep me afloat until that vital first pay check. So here are a few pointers that may help you avoid the situations I’ve found myself in.

You need to have an impressive CV on hand ready to hand out to any prospective employers. Try a website like www.comoto.com to help you with this.

You also need to figure out a plan of action before you leave for another town as you could end up wasting crucial days figuring out where you are and where the best places to look for work are.

Photo By Bobbi Lee Hitchon

Spend some time researching what’s happening in your chosen town, where the job agencies are, where the cheapest and most convenient places are to live. All this helps in reducing the stress when you arrive.

Deciding what type of employment you are going to go into is also extremely important, for example: if you decide you want office work but move to a resort town then the chances of being employed are dramatically decreased.

Photo by Bobbi Lee Hitchon

Some jobs pay more than others (obviously), so look into how much certain job sectors pay in your new home town.

Use the internet to find specific job websites for your new chosen area. For myself I mostly used www.gumtree.com.au in Australia, www.trademe.co.nz in New Zealand and www.craigslist.com in the USA. Although you may not always use them to find a job, they are usually a good barometer for what the job situation is like.

Hopefully this will be of some help to you if you are feeling a bit short on ideas.

Happy Traveling!!!

By Richard John Hackey