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That drives me up the wall when you say that. HR has little to nothing to do with it- especially if you're applying for jobs you're not qualified for- of course they're going to skip over you. If you want to make a career change, you have to develop the skills before you start arbitrarily applying to any job that peaks your interest. You think I'm making this shit up, but where has your approach gotten you since we met 6 months ago? You can continue to blame "the HR people", but the fact of the matter is, you're applying to jobs you aren't qualified for, and until you do something about that, you'll continue making posts about relocation, this job, that job, etc.
I can start applying to CEO jobs, and when I don't get them, I don't blame anyone else but myself. In the last 6 years, I've applied to 7 jobs, interviewed at 6 and been offered 5. Do you know why? Because I'm applying to jobs I'm qualified for. I didn't apply to be an HR Director when I had 2 years of experience...
The answer now becomes 100% no. Basically divide a California salary by 2 to 2.5 to get a Columbus salary (give or take a bit). If they're offering you 80k, that's like making 32k-40k, or $15-$18 per hour here.