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I did a job search without specifying a location and ended up applying for a job in the US VI. I have now received a job offer after a phone interview. While I'm originally from the Caribbean, Trinidad, I have never been to your islands. The job offer would have me working in a few different locations on St. Croix. As a single woman, not moving with a car, what things should I consider?
Wow, Cruzaniron that's not very welcoming, to say the least.
If your going to be working in different locations around the island, you'll need a car. If you have a good one, bring it. You'll need dependable transportation.
Public transportation isn't reliable on STT, but I don't know about STX.
Someone else will have to chime in on that.
Bring money to get yourself established, rent: first, last and security is often required, utility deposits and services as your rental may not include those, nor be completely furnished so you may need to buy pots pans, dishware, small appliances, cleaning supplies, groceries, etc. and it all adds up.
Depending where your coming from you might find things more expensive here because it's expensive to live here.
Be specific in your questions.
I share CruzanIron's reaction as the red flags popped up right away. The job offer after a 'phone interview; no personal interview; no prior knowledge of the islands; never visited here; working in "a few different locations" on the island.
I would seriously question this offer and research the person/company involved. Maybe it's legitimate but when it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck ...
Wow you guys. Seriously. Wow. So inappropriate.
I thought so too, But you'll find it's not an uncommon attitude, at least on STX.
you do know at least one of those posters is on stt and not on stx, right
Absolutely. Just pointing out that, while I can't say for sure that it's not an aberration on STT, I've experienced it enough here on STX to know it's common.
It'd suck to move here and be miserable at a job. It's not as easy to pivot from job to job.
Exactly why I cautioned as I've been there done that. Mulling over a change, I visited friends who had moved here and spent a few days exploring. While here I was offered a job and, on my return stateside, was offered a great position in a stateside location I wasn't familiar with. Both employers really wanted me and the island employer kept upping the ante and finally, after yards of mulling, I decided on the bigger change for many and diverse reasons and moved here.
The position here was an unmitigated disaster and just three months later I was out of a job, out of a car (the job had provided one), a dog and a cat to house and feed and rent to pay with no income. Employers back then are, as now, reluctant to hire newbies. I was so lucky in that through sheer serendipity I landed a wonderful job after a horrible month of angst - a job that I completely loved and enjoyed for the next 10 years.
I was lucky.
This may be a relevant addition to the thread from the OP.
http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2016/04/25/vipd-issues-scam-alert-territory
I share CruzanIron's reaction as the red flags popped up right away. The job offer after a 'phone interview; no personal interview; no prior knowledge of the islands; never visited here; working in "a few different locations" on the island.
I would seriously question this offer and research the person/company involved. Maybe it's legitimate but when it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck ...
Notice that the OP never replied to any post? I think we had a troll.
