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Hey everyone! I've been lurking here for awhile, and I just have a quick question for those who are working as an RA, particularly outside the area you obtained your undergrad degree.
Right now I'm looking for neuropsych testing experience, but I live in a deadzone as far as neuropsych testing practice and research goes. We have only 2 organizations in my area that offer testing, and state regs make it so that only present grad students can test or score patients without losing the right to accept Medicare. So unfortunately volunteering at a lab in my area appears unrealistic, and I'll need to find a paid position farther away if I want to get this experience I need.
I've seen it posted before not to bother applying to job postings outside your area, as they either have a local student already in mind or they assume you will not relocate. Have you found this to be the case? If so, is there a way to work through this bias against non-local applicants?
Right now I'm looking for neuropsych testing experience, but I live in a deadzone as far as neuropsych testing practice and research goes. We have only 2 organizations in my area that offer testing, and state regs make it so that only present grad students can test or score patients without losing the right to accept Medicare. So unfortunately volunteering at a lab in my area appears unrealistic, and I'll need to find a paid position farther away if I want to get this experience I need.
I've seen it posted before not to bother applying to job postings outside your area, as they either have a local student already in mind or they assume you will not relocate. Have you found this to be the case? If so, is there a way to work through this bias against non-local applicants?
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