Workers know that it takes time to become settled in any new job, but for employees who relocate and bring along a family, adjustment can be particularly tricky. In fact, a nationwide survey by CareerBuilder revealed "additional stress on the family unit" as second only to "cost of living is higher" when listing the top challenges associated with relocating.
While spouses and children are bound to feel more comfortable in the new environment over time, there are ways to make the relocation process easier on everyone. Consider these suggestions: 1. Enlist the help of the company.
Employers realize that an employee whose life away from the office falls quic....
Author : Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder
When an employee resigns, it's common for the employer to counter with another offer in order to persuade the employee to stay. It takes a lot of time and money for a company to find and replace valuable staff, so unless the decision is mutual, the company will want to do what it can to retain the employee. Given today's tough job market, who wouldn't want to be in a situation where two companies want you? Yet the counteroffer can often create more problems than it can solve. When human-resources professionals and recruiters were asked whether ....
Author : Debra Auerbach, CareerBuilder Writer
At first, Kat Sanborn of San Francisco was excited by a job offer from a small publishing house in New York City. "(It was a) great opportunity, and as a bonus, perfect timing." But as she began researching moving costs on the Internet and creating a budget for how much she'd be able to afford to put into moving and finding a place to live, her enthusiasm waned. "It ended up that paying for the big move to the East Coast from the West was too cost-prohibitive for me to shoulder completely," Sanborn says. While the prospective employer reiterated a desire to have her aboard and stressed that the position would be "very dynamic and exc....
Author : Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder
Moving to a different region for a job involves both professional and personal adjustments. Here, workers familiar with the challenges of relocation share thoughts on what would have been good to know before making the leap. Salary is only part of the financial picture While salary is certainly a key component of one's monetary situation, other factors can influence how much is actually gained or lost when moving to a new job. Andrew Schrage, co-founder of the personal finance blog Money Crashers, learned this first-hand when relocating from | 
