I found my first job out of college when I met someone at SCALE (Southern CAlifornia Linux Expo), building a backup system for a storage vendor. I expect my nex

I found my first job out of college when I met someone at SCALE (Southern CAlifornia Linux Expo), building a backup system for a storage vendor. I expect my next job to come from following someone when they leave the company, or from an in-house recruiter contacting me on LinkedIn. I haven't had a lot of luck on the regular job boards, either. I've gotten a little attention by contacting locally companies directly, but no success in actually landing an interview or a job. I still think it's worthwhile to get your name out there, even if the only benefit is getting practice in marketing yourself.