potential employment questions

I submitted a resume to an out of state employer (in Texas) stating that I would be interested in relocating for a job opportunity with their company (I am currently in New York).
The hiring manager sent me an email wanting to know if I have started the license endorsement process yet, and when I am planning to move to Texas. This is the first email I've gotten from them- no interview, nothing.

This baffles me. I am not sure why I would obtain a license and move to a place without any kind of job offer- this seems like an unreasonable expectation. After all, what if I move there in the hope that someone offers me a job and then nobody does?

I am not sure at all how to reply to this person. Help?
In many areas, there is a serious oversupply of applicants for most jobs. In these instances, it's unlikely that a prospective employer would give serious consideration to any candidate that is not 'good to go' in terms of license and availability. Maybe that's the case. However, if you have mad skills in a hard-to-fill specialty, you will have more negotiating options. Have you started the process of license endorsement? If so, you could relay that information.

It's an indication of how serious you are about wanting to work for their company. If you are willing to make an investment only after they have given you a job, that indicates that your interest in their company and/or living in that region is weak. Such people often leave the moment they are dissatisfied with something at work ... and/or leave as soon as they get some experience and are thus able to get a job "back home" where they really want to live. Such people are not attractive job candidates. They are looking for someone who is really interested in moving there and staying a while. Such a person would be willing to make an investment ahead of time -- as they would plan to be moving to somewhere in Texas even if this particular job did not work out.

Quote from llg they would plan to be moving to somewhere in Texas even if this particular job did not work out.

I relocated for the job I have now. I had the license for the state but when they asked if I was moving I said that I was planning to the day I had an offer. It can take time for the license/you might not get it so they want to know they aren't wasting time on someone who can't/won't move.

Quote from Fruit SuckerI guess I don't understand how people can afford to move to other states without having some kind of job offer there. What if they get stranded with no employment offers?

Hi, Fruit. I'm currently working with PPHC. It's a pediatric home care company. I started as a new grad and the money is decent. All the cases are Children's cases and it would make it a lot easier to get into Children's if you were looking go to that route in the future. Only drawback is that you are assigned to 1-2 cases that you stick to. But great chance to work on respiratory cases. There are many vent/trach-dependent babies/toddlers/kids you get to work with. And if a case becomes too little of a challenge for you, you can always seek new more challenging cases. They're currently looking and they do hire new grad RNs.

Thank you so much for sharing this information. Very kind of you. (Doh- trying to find hug emoticon and failing.)Quote from Devi84Hi, Fruit. I'm currently working with PPHC. It's a pediatric home care company. I started as a new grad and the money is decent. All the cases are Children's cases and it would make it a lot easier to get into Children's if you were looking go to that route in the future. Only drawback is that you are assigned to 1-2 cases that you stick to. But great chance to work on respiratory cases. There are many vent/trach-dependent babies/toddlers/kids you get to work with. And if a case becomes too little of a challenge for you, you can always seek new more challenging cases. They're currently looking and they do hire new grad RNs.