I was laid off from my job recently but immediately started applying to new jobs. I'm expanding the job search to include remote positions at companies that might be located outside of California. Unfortunately I haven't heard back from any of them. I wonder if it has to do with the current job market being so competitive, or if my resume is weak, or if those companies think my salary expectation would be too high and they won't be able to match it, so they're not going to bother considering me as a candidate. I know when my previous company was hiring, we stopped reviewing most resumes from local Bay Area developers because it knew it couldn't match their salary expectations.<p>On a side note: I have about 5 years of experience as a backend developer. I'd be happy to share my resume/LinkedIn over email if anyone is aware of any opportunities!
I'm going to echo your assumption that most remote employers will just not bother reviewing CVs from bay area devs.<p>I guess looking at it from a different angle, as a bay area dev are you going to accept a long term position that comes with an 80k compensation package?<p>If in your cover letter you were to indicate that you would entertain a long term commitment at a rate typical with that of the remote company's on premise employees. Perhaps you would get more interest. Just a thought.<p>Best of luck on your job search. For good measure you might post your core skills here. You never know who is going to read this...
You don't need to tell remote employers where you're located until after they get a chance to interview you, you could say you live in California without being super specific as to where in California you live. Since the job is remote they only need to know roughly where you live. After they hire you they may find out but then they have decided you're great for their team.
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I know several employers who hire remote, and it isn't a Bay Area thing -- they won't employ anyone in the state of the CA, for the same reasons they won't employ international employees -- they see CA legislation as too onerous to be bothered with dealing with when they can hire devs out of states with more lax employment laws.
Just curious, why live in one of the most expensive places on earth and seek work for an employer in a different locale? Are you tied to the Bay Area for personal reasons?