cover letter advice

Post date: 2021-05-08 05:32:09

Awkward situation that needs to be addressed in a cover letter. How best to phrase this?

I just started a new job. As in, 3 weeks ago. My partner is about to get a job offer that would require us to relocate about 3 hours away. (Please know that we have discussed this at length, I am fine with this situation due to neither of us having strong family or friend ties in our current location and both of us want a fresh start right now, the job market where we are currently pays very little for my skills compared to the cost of living, and the new location is one that we both like.)

I took my current job because the employer that my partner was interviewing with for the potential relocation ghosted him for nearly a month and we thought the opportunity was no longer on the table. They have come roaring back with extreme enthusiasm in the past week and an offer is coming (though there will be negotiations regarding compensation/benefits/etc).

My skills are portable and there are lots of opportunities in the new location that I would be qualified for. One job posting that I have stumbled across is especially ideal, as I have the necessary experience, the position is mostly remote (I would only need to come on site 1 day a week), the benefits are tremendous, and they are flexible with scheduling which allows me to pursue my side hustles of voiceover work and music without trouble. I would like to apply to this job.

My problem is twofold: 1) how to explain that while I live in location X, I am looking to relocate to location Y due to my partner's job and 2) how to explain applying for a new job when I have only been in my current job for less than a month.

Do I leave my current job off my resume?
Do I keep my current job on my resume (proving I am employable in a pandemic!) but fold the explanation for leaving so soon into my explanation about relocating because of my partner's job?
How do I word the "I am relocating due to my partner's job" part?

Again, please assume there is no coercion or sinister intent on my partner's part in this relocation. His skills are not as portable as mine and his industry has been absolutely destroyed where we currently live (big tourist hotspot) due to the pandemic, he has been unemployed for a year and job searching constantly, he outearns me considerably and we need the money (we are barely scraping by on my paycheck and his UI), and we both are excited about relocating to this new area where the cost of living is lower and we will be closer to my family. My only concern is that I want to present myself as a candidate for this cool job in the most positive, least red-flaggy way.

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