<p>Thought some parents with experience in the corporate world may be able to share some advice. Basically, will be graduating in a few months, and accepted a job with Oracle. I’ve been put in a location on the East Coast, family is all on the West Coast. I’m very independent, completely okay with being on the East (been on the East for school for 4 years), but ideally would love to be on the West Coast.</p>
<p>I’m not all familiar with…etiquette (if that’s the right word) in the corporate world. Would it be a bad idea to ask about possibly being put in West Coast office? Who would be the best person to speak to generally…HR, my recruiter, etc…?</p>
<p>If anyone asks you directly, of course tell them the truth. Otherwise, I’d wait a year. Your current assignment is on the East coast. If you tell them now, or early, that you’d like a change, you’re in effect telling them to don’t want to do the job you were hired for. Sit tight.</p>
<p>I vote you don’t make waves as a new hire. Do the job you were hired to do, and keep your ears open for possible transfer to West Coast in a year.</p>
<p>A new hire should not start out by making this kind of request. They have put you where they need you right now. That’s the job you were hired for. You should be concentrating on proving yourself and learning as much as you can. Perform well for a year (at least!) and keep your ears open, as powercropper suggests. </p>
<p>Did they ask you where you preferred to be? If so, you already have your answer. If not, and you think they might have just assumed that you would be East Coast because that’s where you were recruited, you can always send a note to the recruiter–I assume you mean an Oracle employee? If an outside person, don’t bother–expressing your enthusiasm for the company and mentioning that you just wanted them to know that your family is on the West Coast and you are very much open to being located there.</p>
<p>If by recruiter you mean someone from an agency, their focus is going to be on maintaining a relationship with a large employer. At the same time, they can be a good friend to you going forward. Do NOT start out by giving them the impression that you are going to be a PITA.</p>
<p>I guess I just thought it would be worth a shot to ask HR. I had asked a few others and they had mentioned the recruiter would probably not be the best person to ask, since s/he has little say in location, and is mostly responsible for…recruiting, haha! But I guess for now, I’ll probably just stick with the location they’ve assigned me to. The only reason I had considered asking is because in the original job posting, they had listed a few locations on the West Coast for this same position (meaning they had openings on the West Coast as well, for the exact same position).</p>
<p>In this case, when you accept the position, tell them “I am thrilled to have received the offer; I’m looking forward to learning a lot and making a big contribution. And, by the way, how is it determined where new hires are assigned?”</p>
<p>That might open the door to a mention. I agree that they might have assumed that, because you’re now on the East coast, you’re interested in East coast.</p>
<p>I agree with others. Stay in the location you were hired. Enjoy Boston or Manhattan or wherever you are in the East Coast. Look for open positions in the West Coast after a year of impressive work. Time will fly. </p>
<p>I think it will be a great career move to put in time on the east coast. Many companies like their employees to see different sites and it might help you to move up quicker if you can show you are willing to move from site to site.</p>