[deleted] If you're not already, start contributing to some open source projects (particularly of the high impact or popular variety). That way it doesn't look

[deleted] If you're not already, start contributing to some open source projects (particularly of the high impact or popular variety). That way it doesn't look like you've forgotten everything. Who knows, you may also get a job offer through that work -- I've worked at places that have offered jobs to contributors who work on the open source code we had. It was rare, so don't exactly expect it, but you never know where opportunities come from.