- scan indeed for jobs that appeal to you
- look at keywords they mention
- figure out if you know what those keywords are (what it means, why you would do that, why it's better than prior solutions, some real world examples)
- after a few weeks of this, you'll have a list of companies and words that you're interested in
- go on linkedin (or HN) and look for people working either at those companies and/or using those words
- ask them for a 15 minute chat to hear how they are approaching the problems you're interested in (not for a job, but to hear how they talk about it)
- use what you learned from the previous step to write some blog posts / articles / tutorials / tiny projects that let you see how much you know and then can later show people when you apply to those jobs
- reach out to the groups / companies you want to work and say that you're interested in that area and if you could have a chat about the work they are doing.
- remember that a) everyone is always hiring even if they don't have a job post, b) most job posts never make it public, c) shoot your shot
- look at keywords they mention
- figure out if you know what those keywords are (what it means, why you would do that, why it's better than prior solutions, some real world examples)
- after a few weeks of this, you'll have a list of companies and words that you're interested in
- go on linkedin (or HN) and look for people working either at those companies and/or using those words
- ask them for a 15 minute chat to hear how they are approaching the problems you're interested in (not for a job, but to hear how they talk about it)
- use what you learned from the previous step to write some blog posts / articles / tutorials / tiny projects that let you see how much you know and then can later show people when you apply to those jobs
- reach out to the groups / companies you want to work and say that you're interested in that area and if you could have a chat about the work they are doing.
- remember that a) everyone is always hiring even if they don't have a job post, b) most job posts never make it public, c) shoot your shot