Yup. It's possible to show massive value by doing the job of the talent agency by finding your own jobs. The downside is that the ratio of interest of you goi

Yup. It's possible to show massive value by doing the job of the talent agency by finding your own jobs. The downside is that the ratio of interest of you going out and looking is 1% of someone coming and finding you via LinkedIn, github etc. TL;DR inbound >>> outbound. But if you're deperate, don't hide it but don't be overly needy or whiny if they don't return calls.... leave it as "if you change your mind, here's my contact info." almost always.