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How far would you commute for an HR role in order to get the experience?

Andre

Unlike being automatically entitled to a school place based on your postcode in a particular catchment area, it does not work that way with employment. 

They do not just automatically hire you just because you happen to be local, and one may receive a job offer in an area that they are not in a position to move to either for many different reasons and factors. 

What is all your mileage radius for a certain type of role, bearing in mind train fares, travel time etc, or would you rather hold tight and wait for something to come up more locally, even if there is currently nothing for you on the HR jobs front in your particular town, city or region of the country?

To give an example here, someone living in Stoke on Trent could easily commute on a daily basis to work in HR in Liverpool, Manchester or Birmingham if they could not find or get anything there after an extensive search. There are far more people looking for HR positions across the UK than HR positions available in the UK. Supply and demand.      

However, would most people do so, even if it's a fine choice of getting an HR job x amount of miles away outside of your own local area or then no HR job at all?

Any thoughts, also bearing in mind regional salary differences?     

         

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  • I used to commute about 120 miles a day and did this for years (and it was down the A1m and around the M25 to Heathrow so not a nice journey!). Now I commute about 45 miles a day 3 days a week and about 100 twice a week.

    I like driving. And I couldn't do a job on my doorstep. I need a commute.

    Having said that I couldn't handle a commute by public transport.

    We are all different and I think you have to think about your own life and circumstances.
  • in reply to Laura Ann
    For me it's about time and ease of travel rather than mileage. When I worked in London my commute was only 4 miles each way but took 1 hour regardless of whether I drove, walked or took public transport. I currently travel 10 miles each way in Edinburgh and it takes 1 hour again, regardless of whether I drive, cycle or take the bus - whereas 30 years ago when I lived in Edinburgh and commuted to Grangemouth, it took 40 mins in the car to do 26 miles each way. I've also been in a peripatetic role where I have driven close on 1000 miles each week to get to the locations I was required to attend (albeit that was a lot of overnighting rather than commuting from home).

    I think I personally would struggle if my commute took me more than 1 1/2 hours each way but then the type of job and reward on offer might persuade me otherwise.

    It really is down to personal choice and what you are prepared to do for what you'll get in return.
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  • in reply to Laura Ann
    For me it's about time and ease of travel rather than mileage. When I worked in London my commute was only 4 miles each way but took 1 hour regardless of whether I drove, walked or took public transport. I currently travel 10 miles each way in Edinburgh and it takes 1 hour again, regardless of whether I drive, cycle or take the bus - whereas 30 years ago when I lived in Edinburgh and commuted to Grangemouth, it took 40 mins in the car to do 26 miles each way. I've also been in a peripatetic role where I have driven close on 1000 miles each week to get to the locations I was required to attend (albeit that was a lot of overnighting rather than commuting from home).

    I think I personally would struggle if my commute took me more than 1 1/2 hours each way but then the type of job and reward on offer might persuade me otherwise.

    It really is down to personal choice and what you are prepared to do for what you'll get in return.
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