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Don't look for a job, look instead for people you can help. Get out of your bubble-- start attending meet-ups, conferences, industry trade events. Make new fri
by JSeymourATL 10y ago
Don't look for a job, look instead for people you can help.
Get out of your bubble-- start attending meet-ups, conferences, industry trade events. Make new friends and contacts. Ask around who's doing interesting work? Who's struggling with technologies in your area of expertise? Who might need dev help?
That's the Old School informal search approach where you uncover those famous 'hidden jobs'. And it still works!
- dhogan 10y agoSo really just "don't be introverted." I agree with you, and all that stuff is good, but sometimes it all can sound a bit much when you just want to do some programming for someone else. It's not that you shouldn't be doing these things, it just takes A LOT more energy for some people to add these tasks along with their normal schedule.
- JSeymourATL 10y ago> it just takes A LOT more energy for some people to add these tasks along with their normal schedule. I'm not a social butterfly by nature, but I do enjoy conversations with intelligent people. If a new job truly is a priority, carving out the time (1 or 2 events a month) is an entirely workable stretch. And often you can use "professional development" as cover to get away from work.