u/ChesterChicken

My job moved me to a new city a few years ago. Now I am ready to move back home, but I fear my job applications are being rejected because I’m in a different city and most positions don’t offer relocation assistance. I don’t need relocation assistance. I need a way to let recruiters know I don’t need relocation assistance before they throw out my application.

Is it acceptable to put on my resume that my current job was in my home city instead of my new city?

Any insight is appreciated! Thank you in advance!

Senior analyst, 6 YOE. I’ve been with my company since I graduated college. Hybrid schedule. Currently a senior analyst but I get to work on projects that usually they only let directors work on. Great visibility to executive management. However, my pay is only $95k and the rest my team gets $130k (there are 4 of us with the exact same role, I have the most education and YOE on the team) I’ve brought this up multiple times with both HR and my manager and they agree it’s not fair, but due to corporate policy it’s the best they can do. They’ll review my comp next April when they do merit rounds and see what happens. Or they’ll wait until I’m eligible to promote again in 2 years and fix it then. Honestly, I don’t know if I believe them on either one.

New offer: $105k Cost analyst at a much larger company. 5 days per week in office. More of an operational role. Slightly worse benefits than my current company (3 less PTO days, 1% less match on 401k, health insurance is $40/mo more). But I think this role has more upward mobility and they have no time in seat requirement for promotions. The manager I talked with said it’s not uncommon to get promoted after 1 year which would bump me up to around $120k.

TLDR; Stay at current company that screwed me over for more strategic experience and hope they pay me more, or take new offer and try to get promoted ASAP?