The Daily Stat: Job Seekers Willing to Take Losses on Homes and Relocate

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile AUGUST 2, 2011 Job Seekers Willing to Take Losses on Homes and Relocate 9.4% of U.S. job seekers who found employment in the first half of 2011 relocated for their new companies, up from 7.6% a year ago. The change means people may be more willing to sell their homes at a loss to take new jobs, says outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Before the recession, the relocation fraction was around 16%. Source: Job Seekers Relocation Rate Surges To Near Two-Year High Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT Guide to Getting a Job HBR OnPoint Collection Need a new job? Whether you've been laid off or are considering a job change on your own, you need to search efficiently and effectively. Don't lurch from one job to the next. Use this guide to ensure that your next move is a carefully considered one. The old advice of devoting 8 hours a day to sending out resumes and responding to job postings doesn't work. Instead, learn how to: build a network to expand your contacts and identify career opportunities; prepare cover letters and resumes that will attract hiring managers' attention; develop your personal pitch-one compelling sentence about who you are and what you can do; and shine in an interview. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Why Rising Gas Prices Make Us Thinner Schooling Increases Your IQ Year by Year For Successful Artists, It Matters When You Die Rich Parents Withhold Asset Details from Kids Gas Is More Expensive in Poor Neighborhoods People Born in Economic Booms Live Longer China Exempts More from Taxes to Ease Income Gap Many Waitstaffers Say Tips Don't Reward Service Where Your Buttons Come From 96 Minutes of Daily Interruptions Free HBR Interactive issue Download the iPad app HBR Reads, and get your issue with audio and video interviews and multimedia slideshows. Learn more » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2011 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)