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Finding Employment for the "Trailing Spouse"

How to help your spouse find a job in the city you just relocated to.

Have you gotten a job in a new city, leaving your spouse to look for a new job in your new, unfamiliar town? Or, has your spouse recently found a position in a new town and you are trying to find a position quickly as well? Some tips on how to get employment include:

  • Check with the human resources department of the employed spouse's new company. They may be able to aid the "trailing spouse."
  • Subscribe to the Sunday paper of your new town, as there are usually a lot of opportunities in the help advertisements.
  • Make appointments with executive recruiters and employment agencies.
  • Sign up with a temporary agency.
  • Join any clubs available to you for networking purposes.
  • Contact relatives and friends in your new area. Even if they are not working in the field that the "trailing spouse" may be interested in, they still may be able to give good advice or point to successful companies.

Though this may be a stressful time for both parties, it is important to keep trying. These tips should help you or your spouse find employment relatively quickly.