I'll second this, it really is a "scene." When hiring or looking for contract work, people reach out to their network first and it almost always produces someon

I'll second this, it really is a "scene." When hiring or looking for contract work, people reach out to their network first and it almost always produces someone. Reaching out to the open market is seen as a last resort and rarely happens. Also, chatting with random people at coworking spaces could be fruitful.