So I am trying to move to a new town...

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...And I've never done anything like this before.

I'll be a college graduate as of late August, and I want to move from here (Maryland) to some place down south (preferably a college town, but thinking about Charleston SC and Tampa FL in particular)

Im sure SOMEONE here has done this before, and can give me a few pointers. As in: How do I secure a job or apartment?

(hope this doesn't seem too stupid, i'm kinda retarded when it comes to real world stuff. don't be mean.)

― Franny, but not Zooey (Franny, but not Zooey), Friday, 28 July 2006 21:27 (nineteen years ago)

As in: How do I secure a job or apartment?

There's always craigslist and monster.com...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 28 July 2006 21:32 (nineteen years ago)

I found Orlando more culturally rich and interesting than Tampa.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 28 July 2006 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

xpost to ned

of course I have been looking at craigslist, but should someone call or email? and is it odd to ask for a job when i don't even live there yet?

― Franny, but not Zooey (Franny, but not Zooey), Friday, 28 July 2006 21:35 (nineteen years ago)

No, I don't think it's odd to ask for a job when you don't even live there yet.

― youn (youn), Friday, 28 July 2006 21:43 (nineteen years ago)

post your resume on craigslist. Be sure to write a little sentence or two at the beginning.

― kingfish cyclopean ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 28 July 2006 22:01 (nineteen years ago)

ugh, monster.com, craigslist, so exhausting.

and im worried (as all new college grads are) about my job experience. just three years at a part time job and no real internships to speak of. ugh.

― Franny, but not Zooey (Franny, but not Zooey), Friday, 28 July 2006 22:06 (nineteen years ago)

I completely agree with monster.com being a good place to secure a job. It'd way better than trying to hunt one down on your own, which could take months or even years. What you could do is aim for an entry-level position someplace you'd really like to work at, in the location you select, and go from there. You could always try apartment hunting online, but I think actually going to those apartments in person would be most beneficial. Maybe narrow the field down to a few candidates and visit each of the final contenders in person. Of course that begs the question on how you're going to come up with the money to pay the first and last months' rent, plus the deposit and -- well, maybe that's not a good idea. If you can afford it, maybe stay at one of those "extended stay" hotels temporarily while you secure employment, and then look around for an apartment once you've got enough money to do so.

Three years' experience ain't nothing to knock down. I've heard of people being hired with less. Besides, you'll have your degree, right? Just please remember to secure (and contact) all references, if you haven't done so already. And you can totally count your favorite professors as references. I'm sending good vibes out to you, babe.

― Phoenix Dancing (krushsister), Friday, 28 July 2006 22:58 (nineteen years ago)

Do you have the time and budget to spend a week in your first-choice city, looking for jobs/apartments?

― Whitman Mayonnaise (Rock Hardy), Friday, 28 July 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

i might, im not real sure, depends on my parents.

how about Wilmington, North Carolina? anyone been there?

― Franny, but not Zooey (Franny, but not Zooey), Saturday, 29 July 2006 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

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