<p>in an interview if you're asked to relocate what do you say?</p>
<p>As with most graduating seniors i know jobs are very harrd to find these days and i am definately willing to move. </p>
<p>However, if there is a job in the city i'm in now, i would take that over the job requiring relocation. Why move away from your friends and family if you don't have to?</p>
<p>From the company's point of view are they worried that a new grad would work for a bit and then move away after finding a job in thier hometown or a better city? does that count against me?</p>
<p>Just tell them the truth. If you are willing to relocate but would prefer to stay put if possible, then say that. The last thing you want is to say you are willing to relocate when you are adamantly against it and end up on the other side of the country. For me, that would be fine, but for someone against it, that is a sure fire way to not like your job from the start.</p>
<p>That is my opinion anyway.</p>
<p>Being less flexible is going to work against you more than it will help. Being restricted to one area will limit your possibilities to only jobs in that area. A company may be very interested in you but when they hear that you’d prefer to stay local they could move on to someone else.</p>
<p>I could potentially see some company located in an undesirable place looking for candidates who wanted to stay local as not to lose employees moving to nicer areas.</p>