A big problem here is perceived risk and unwillingness to step out of the comfort zone.
The other problem is money: when you are dropping > $500/month on student loans, you have to have a job before you move.
I remember being graduated in 2006 with a BSCS and so broke I could not move without a relocation benefit. I was debating hitchhiking to Seattle or SF and bumming around with a laptop looking for coding work, but I wound up not having to.(Answer to this problem: save about 3K or so and don't ever let go).
The other problem is money: when you are dropping > $500/month on student loans, you have to have a job before you move.
I remember being graduated in 2006 with a BSCS and so broke I could not move without a relocation benefit. I was debating hitchhiking to Seattle or SF and bumming around with a laptop looking for coding work, but I wound up not having to.(Answer to this problem: save about 3K or so and don't ever let go).