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> 1. Candidate probably local? {check address, if listed, else check location of previous roles} (required by our clients)

So wait, are you going to dismiss my resume if I live far away, even though you don't know whether I'll actually want to move to your town on my own dime? This is something you should be figuring out in a phone screening, not just using your intuition by reading a resume.

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>So wait, are you going to dismiss my resume if I live far away, even though you don't know whether I'll actually want to move to your town on my own dime? This is something you should be figuring out in a phone screening, not just using your intuition by reading a resume.

Hey man, don't shoot the messenger. It was a saturated job market, we "should" doesn't really apply.

A candidate already local is more likely to accept, there's no chance our client would have to do relocation, no need to worry about them not liking the city or whatever. More reasons to reject such a candidate than bother calling them.

Yes this absolutely happens, which i why I've let many a friend from back home use my silicon valley address on their resume when applying to jobs out here.

You're a wonderful person :-) As an international resident, trying to get a job there has proven quite difficult whereas here (Sydney) it is easy. Although I do completely understand why recruiters are hesitant to employ people that reside out of area.

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