Long distance moves are never easy, and they are more difficult when no job is lined up prior to the relocation. Rather than move and suffer financial troubles, look into available opportunities with staffing agencies before departing. A few novel strategies could prove fruitful to someone in need of long-distance staffing service help.

Explore Online Applications

Filling out and submitting a resume online may not be the only option a staffing agency affords to out-of-state applicants. Perhaps the agency is willing to perform a phone or online video streaming interview. Contact the person in charge of screening new applicants to see if it is possible to be hired without an in-person interview. Even if the online approach just handle pre-employment testing and screening, at least things are moving in the direction of being hired.

Start Work Through At A Local Office

Many staffing agencies have offices all throughout the nation. Find out if being hired at a local office automatically means being hired at all offices. If so, a plan of action could be put into effect. Start work for a local agency on a full-time, part-time, or intermittent basis long in advance of a planned move. This way, when a decision is made to move, the office at the destination could slate a start date on a new job not long after arrival.

Make a Short Trip

Those unable to set something up from home may wish to plan a business trip. The time and expense of flying out to the intended new home city for the express purpose of applying for work at employment agencies should both be considered investments. More money would be spent moving to a new residence and spending several extended weeks unemployed.

Research Special Skills Shortages

If all else fails and a move is done without anything lined up in advance, know which employment services are most likely to hire. Staffing agencies can only fill positions with people who meet the necessary qualifications. One staffing agency in Montana is struggling so hard to find clinical therapists for the corrections industry, the agency's plight was reported nationally through the Associated Press. Likely, there are numerous agencies and geographic areas struggling with a shortage of skilled personnel. Perform a little bit of research into what jobs are hard to fill in the vicinity of a particular destination and which agencies handle (and struggle to fill) these types of vacancies. Perhaps it would be possible to be hired quickly after the move when the agency is drastically short on help.