Do you want to relocate to join a new exciting job opportunity, but you don't know where to start?
You're in the right place! Read my advices on how to face it and set the proper organization. Otherwise, welcome back! ✋
As we seen, your motivation is the main engine that will guide you to your next job experience. It'll helps you to take action in your travel plan and the rest of your future commitments.
So let's start from where we stopped: the house appointments.
In order to make your efforts fruitful, there are some tips that you should follow for your success. Here's how to prepare for your travel in a helpful way:
Light is better. You'll don't need excessively luggages. Pack your bags with the bare minimum. Your days will be dedicated mostly to the house inspections than anything other. You'll have time for that once there;
Take preventively notes about what kind of movements you'll going to have around the place. Plan your routes by checking for local transports, from one spot to another. This will helps you to not waste time and shift from one date to another;
Keep the agents contacts at hand and bring with you previously notes about every question you want to ask about a particular property;
Due to your possibly lack of knowledge about the place, try to arrive always a bit in advance than your agreed time.
On spot, briefly check all the building at first-sight: electrical/water/heating system - just switch on/off the lights, open/close taps/doors and so on. Everything must be functional and in good-standing - except if the property agree for a fix before the takeover. Try to not leave apart nothing. Take a look to the walls and their conditions (i.e. molds, stains, etc.). Be sure that the house is well enlightened from different directions.
This is your chance to really rate the house and see if reflects the online announce.
Once you found the right place and all terms are been set, you'll going to agree with the property the drafting of the contract. Then, take your time in its consultation before signing it.
This last phase took me an entire week, by dating all the appointments every day at different hours. Trying to fill all the days on every possible free timeframe. Including traveling to Milan to make my inspections and back.
Remember that a true and reliable time estimate to manage all the plan can't be done. Based on my experience, 6 months should be enough to manage the entire relocation. Your destination counts a variety of unknown circumstances that cannot be estimated. The size of the city itself, transportation time, services location and so on. These are all aspects that you'll have to adjust along the path. But at the end, you'll be repaid for sure!
So, you've chose your new nest and successfully relocated on it?
Congratulations for your new accommodation! 🥳
Now it's time for your main step.
Job
As well as for the relocation, the job itself could represent a true challenge in terms of cultural differences. These can embrace both the personal area – local customs and traditions - than the professional one – working attitude and so on. More often they could be remarkable when the chosen location is quite different from your birthplace. Once you've joined your new job position, remember to keep in consideration all these aspects. Be pleasant and open to all the divergences that you could face in the future. But be yourself at the same. Initially, you'll be the guest there and that's your chance to show your true potential to the others. Mostly on a new place in which you have never lived on.
Your trump card will be your value. What you'll bring to your new job – your knowledge, your previous experience and your personal skills. Try to get all that your new team has to offer and repay them and yourself by growing with your commitment and your traits.
Don't be afraid and enjoy your new workplace.
Different places, same rules.
Pro/Cons
Do you still feel unsure about the implications that a choice like this could bring to your life and your job?
As well as for the majority of it, a relocation is able to pop on your path a series of setbacks that probably you cannot foresee. A good way to solve all your remaining doubts is a true dialog with your inner-self.
Take pen and paper. Write down a list of pro & cons that you sincerely consider as milestones for your plan, by answering a few relevant questions such as:
I'm satisfied of my life and my job right now? What I really need to be happy?
This experience will bring me a true opportunity to find my way? Or improve it in a better one?
Getting away from my current environment, will help me to have a real breakthrough?
The job that I'm looking for at the new place, will be able to help my professional growth in a productive direction?
At last, you'll find your answers. Being honest with yourself is the correct practice you've to cultivate to find help in your own resources.
If you notice that the most of the answers hang on the positive side, don't hesitate and grab the opportunity. On the other hand, you'll don't have nothing to lose. Don't you? 🙂
A job relocation can represents a real way to change our life, helping us to find our balance between our work and wellness.
Hope that my suggestions could help your next job relocation.
Cheers to the next tip. 👋
