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You may have to move out of "the middle of PA".

• nitrogen 14y ago
  There's a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem for intelligent developers trapped in a less favorable city: you can't make it to in-person interviews in a more active city, so you have to cross a higher threshold to be interesting to employers there; you don't have the funds to move to a better city, so you need to find a local job; local jobs are both low-end and scarce, so you can't save the funds you need to move.
  • pnathan 14y ago
    This is very true. I advise everyone who is young and in the field to move to a tech hotspot. Otherwise you appear to be screwed.
  • vinceguidry 14y ago
    If you're in a small town, you need to network more. My preferred method of doing so is to hang out at Starbucks and shoot the breeze with whoever walks through the door. Eventually a job will fall into your lap.
    • randallsquared 14y ago
      But that job will not be worth talking to so many people. ;)
    • vinceguidry 14y ago
      >But that job will not be worth talking to so many people. ;) No, but it will give you just enough capital to move somewhere better. And you'll be working on your social skills, which is a big win for anyone.