Relocating for a Job That’s Closer to Home<\/a> lists the shortest commutes based on time.<\/p>\nNo. 1: Wichita, KS<\/strong> = 21.1 minutes
\nNo. 2: Omaha, NE<\/strong> = 21.3 minutes
\nNo. 3: Toledo, OH<\/strong> = 22.2 minutes<\/p>\nI know, tenths of a minute is a fine resolution for measurement. Nonetheless, I have recently driven to both Wichita and Omaha and you can certainly get around both towns quickly.<\/p>\n
Telecommuting will continue to be a hot hiring topic as there are few signs that gas prices will ease any time soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you read The Hire Sense, you already know we love lists. This one is timely considering the current oil prices (they closed at a record high yesterday). Relocating for a Job That’s Closer to Home lists the shortest commutes based on time. No. 1: Wichita, KS = 21.1 minutes No. 2: Omaha, NE = 21.3 minutes No. 3: Toledo, OH = 22.2 minutes I know, tenths of a minute is a fine resolution for measurement. Nonetheless, I have recently driven to both Wichita and Omaha and you can certainly get around both towns quickly. Telecommuting will continue to be a hot hiring topic as there are few signs that… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,16,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hiring","category-hiring-salespeople","category-trends"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-2v","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1380,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/01\/best-cities-for-jobs-in-2008\/","url_meta":{"origin":155,"position":0},"title":"Best Cities For Jobs In 2008","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"January 16, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I always question how these lists are compiled, but they are interesting nonetheless.\u00a0 Forbes.com recently released their list.\u00a0 A quick preview of the top 5 cities: Salt Lake City, UT Wichita, KS Austin, TX Atlanta, GA Forth Worth, TX My sister and her family lived in Wichita for a couple\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hiring"","block_context":{"text":"Hiring","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":991,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/newspapers-circling-the-drain\/","url_meta":{"origin":155,"position":1},"title":"Newspapers Circling The Drain","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"June 8, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Toby Dayton at Diggings has a remarkable study regarding regional newspapers and their use of online employment ads in conjunction with printed employment ads.\u00a0 I posted\u00a0earlier this\u00a0week that I do not understand why some hiring companies continue to view the newspaper as the top option for ad placement.\u00a0 It isn't.\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Employment Ads"","block_context":{"text":"Employment Ads","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/employment-ads\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/windowslivewriter7b01e0cb08f3-71b2down-the-drain3.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":28,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/05\/telecommuting-the-new-benefit\/","url_meta":{"origin":155,"position":2},"title":"Telecommuting – The New Benefit","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"May 16, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Many progressive companies have been offering telecommuting options for years. 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