With the rise in gas prices, job seekers are looking for a job either closer to home or at home.
When the Covid-19 Pandemic hit and businesses were closed, people started working from home and they noticed they were saving $400 to $1,200 per month in commuting costs. These savings allowed many to purchase new homes, renovations, and other products and services. It has caused a swell of buying leading to higher prices and inflation.
People got used to saving their money, and have changed their budgeting to go towards other expenses.
As we have been getting back to a new normal, the world has been changing with transportation and logistics problems, the war in Ukraine, and manufacturing issues. These have all lead to higher fuel, vehicle, and repair costs.
Job seekers want to reduce their commuting time and costs.
Costs: A person with a 40 minute commute each way will spend between $600 - $1,500 per month on fuel alone depending on their vehicle. Some people will use toll roads to get to work that can add $30 to $700 per month. On top of this you have repair costs, food and coffee costs. It really adds up.
Time: 2 hours of your day is gone, possibly more in areas where traffic congestion is a big problem. Employees have not missed the daily mental anguish and stress that comes from their daily commute to work.
Job Seekers place a job low commute times at the top of their list.
In your job postings:
- Be clear about where your location is
- Identify the cross streets
- Let candidates know if you are on a transit line
- Do you allow any work from home? If yes, tell them
- Do you pay a gas, vehicle or commuting allowance? If yes, tell them
Job seekers will accept a job closer to home that pays less money; in some cases, a lot less money.
NetHire job postings are engineered to attract people closer to your job openings, closer to their homes. Every job posting takes the location of your job and Geo-targets it, using longitude and latitude. We pass this along to all our job board partners and search engines, so when job seekers are either looking or being notified of your job opening, it appears higher on results the closer someone is to the location of your job.
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A few comments from happy hires:
“Closer to home, hands down. I’ve done it now for 6 years and I don’t regret a singe day of it. This has allowed me to be home when my kids got off the school bus, cook dinner for the family, and actually enjoy my evenings.
"I make $10,000/year below the average for my skill level and experience, but I now only have a seven-minute commute. Totally worth it.”
“I hated the stress and the time wasted with my commute (especially the cost of commuting). 3.75 hours per day wasted, $40 per day in fuel x 22 workdays, totaling $880 per month in fuel and 82.5 hours away from my family. I was making $26.50 per hour. I saw this job at $19 per hour 10 minutes away. I jumped on it. After commuting costs, I take home the same amount of money and I got 80 hours monthly back with my family.”
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