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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s also illegal to make hiring decisions based on commute at least in DC.[/quote]

I work in Maryland but for a national organization and my HR will not allow us to consider commute as part of the hiring decision. If it looks onerous, the recruiter will mention during the initial screening interview that we don’t have a telecommuting policy (which is true, unfortunately). But that doesn’t always work - we once had someone whose commute was 1.5+ hours one way. HR did discuss with her, but she seemed certain that it won’t be a problem. Well, she lasted all of two months and then quit because she couldn’t handle the commute. [/quote]

Yes. This. I have said, "wow! You live in Stafford! That is quite the commute into DC!" And either people will say, "Oh, yea. I'm used to taking the VRE in to the city" or "My whatever lives in the city and I can stay there as needed" or "Oh. It didn't take me too long today." (well, as noon on a Tuesday, the traffic isn't quite the same as 5pm on a Friday.)

I get it, I have a long commute (2.5 hrs/round trip), but I've done it forever. [b]I get nervous about young just out of college folks [/b]who think that Stafford to DC isn't a big deal. I've been burned twice.[/quote]

Actually, young folks just out of college are the most mobile.  So it's possible they'll just move and rent in the city.

That does happen.  You realize it, right?  Some people move for a job if the commute is too bad.

Discuss it with prospective employees, but you shouldn't not hire someone based on their address.

And frankly, I would think that it would look weird if someone submitted a cover letter and resume and did NOT list an address.  That seems sketchy.

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I am an the Stafford PP  - Yes, I get they are most mobile, but the jobs I am hiring for for new grads pay 40k, which is hardly enough for them to hop, skip, jump, and move to the city...it is even a stretch with a roommate. [/quote]

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