One thing I think should be added is that to participate in the community. It can be working on projects—your own or other open source projects, being active on

One thing I think should be added is that to participate in the community. It can be working on projects—your own or other open source projects, being active on IRC and mailing lists, or going to local user groups. I like to believe I got my current job by starting a Python user group. It helped me network and find where the jobs in the area where.