If you’re fond of your hometown, the prospect of packing up and moving may understandably strike you as off-putting. However, as a growing number of college graduates are discovering, their hometowns aren’t necessarily the best places in which to further their careers. In fact, depending on your area of expertise, finding gainful employment in your hometown may prove downright impossible. With this in mind, recent and soon-to-be grads are urged to consider the benefits of relocating to major metropolitan areas.

1. Greater Number of Job Opportunities

No matter what field you wish to work in, you’re bound to find a greater number of job opportunities in a big city than a small town or rural area. This is particularly true for people looking for work in creative fields like publishing, graphic design and the arts. Cities like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles are rife with job opportunities in …