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Any advice for doing this when you're in the middle of nowhere? I've heard of patio11 doing something similar via skype, but it just seems odd to invite people

• chris_va 10y ago
  I've been on the other side of this a few times. Doing a Skype call is far less effective in getting me to help place someone relative to in person coffee. Better than nothing, though.
• DominikR 10y ago
  I think this is really hard to pull off. Your best chance is to work on some project that will show off your skills, even if it is your own side project and then proactively contact companies. Open source projects might be a good idea because there you'll be working together with other professionals that might recommend you if you make a good impression.
• NateDad 10y ago
  Work on open source. Be active on message boards and other social places online where your target community spends a lot of time (twitter, etc). Write blog posts about things you've done and share them in those communities. It's not super fast, but it casts a wide net. And then even if people don't know you, they know about you. Eventually a lot of people will be like "hey, it's lj3, who always responds with intelligent and well-thought out answers... oh, and didn't lj3 write that cool proof of concept for x thing?" And then you look for people you've interacted with in the community, see where they work, and talk to those people about whether or not their company is hiring. Always ask, even if their careers page doesn't have anything. You never know when a new headcount may have opened up, and just hasn't made it to the careers page yet. Good luck!
  • JamesBarney 10y ago
    And 4000 hours of free time later, You've got a job :P!