HACK 148 Take Your Address Off Your Resume

You’d think listing your mailing address on your resume would be an obvious component, right? But if you’re looking for a job outside of the region where you live right now, employers may skip you in favor of a local applicant.

If you’re applying to jobs far from home, you have two options to make sure your resume doesn’t get lost in the shuffle:

• Don’t put a location on your resume at all. You might include the location of your previous roles, but don’t stick your mailing address at the top—it’ll only draw attention to it.
• List your address as “Relocating to: New York City” or whatever city the company is located in—but only if you truly intend to move there.