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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love DC but we bailed for COL reasons. DH transferred to a local office of his employer. I initially took my job with me (remote) and then have since moved jobs a couple times.

It absolutely depends on your profession. And do not mistake the professionals in smaller metropolitan areas for hicks. You would be doing yourself a disservice to think that. The job focus generally is different. It’s more manufacturing (and research for said manufacturing) and sales for a wide variety of industries. Often these companies are competing on a global scale, not a DC scale. It’s a whole other ballgame.

[b]But, if you are going for a mom and pop mid-sized law firm, your credentials would stellar.[/b] [/quote]

Not necessarily. These firms often prefer to hire locals from local schools, or the local that's coming back after going to a top school. Some random person from the DC area who has only practiced in DC is not going to be able to break into a smaller market easily, unless you have niche experience that they're looking for and cannot easily find locally.[/quote]

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