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I attend college in Minnesota and will relocate to the Denver metro area in January 2008. I will begin sending my resume out in February. In a perfect world, I would be able to schedule all of my interviews during a one week period in the summer.

What is the appropriate way to go about this? Should I mention that, "I will be in the area between XYZ dates and would be available for a face-to-face interview at that time?"

I would like to thank you in advance for taking time out of your day to assist me in my efforts. Truly, your help is appreciated!

Best Regards,

Joshua

Based on how professional you wrote your question, I would say you have an excellent chance of landing a job quickly! If you are sending your resume, include a cover letter or in the body of an e-mail, mention the exact dates you will be in town and available for a face-to-face interview. How you wrote it is fine, but you may also want to mention that you are relocating so they understand why you are only available for a specific time period. Sending these out early and mentioning this shows you are proactive. Best of luck to you and hope you enjoy your new area!

go with what your heart says

In the cover letters that you send along with your resume you should include a closing statement of how, when & where you can be reached. That info should be included in that part of the cover letter.

I think you should send your resumes out no more than 6 weeks before you want to schedule interviews. Desirable employers get many unsolicited resumes every month, and they file them and forget them. Unless you have a great deal of specific experience, which as a recent graduate, you will not have, or if they need someone with your specific education, which they may not be willing to wait five months for. If you send it out in May, saying "I will be in the area July 5 through 12" you will have a better chance at a reply than if you send it out in February and ask for an appointment five months in advance.

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