Here&#x27;s how I did it.<p>I emailed any technical contact I could find at all the interesting companies in my city. I was following up all these emails with phone calls when I could get a number.<p>I found a blog article interviewing one of the researchers (call him Bob) at &quot;Company A&quot;.<p>I sent this email that eventually led to my job:<p>Hello Bob,
I&#x27;ve been researching [Company A] and came across this article from [BLOG SITE] that featured some of your work. I&#x27;m quite impressed with your assessment of the need for better data analysis tools in the [AREA OF RESEARCH], and the work you get to do in that area interests me. I found from your linkedin profile that part of your current research with the Company A Research Group is on [technical area I talk about below].<p>My recent PhD work at [University] involved a number of overlaps with your current work, both in technology ([short example]) and modeling physical processes ([short example]).<p>I am now looking for industry jobs in [City]. The Company A Research Group may be a good fit, but first I would like to learn more about what you do. Can you meet for coffee to discuss?<p>Best regards, -[my name]<p>He responded and asked for a resume. After further conversations, it turned out they didn&#x27;t have room in their group (headcount freeze in their department) but we found another group at the company that needed someone with my skills. I was then &quot;the guy Bob knows&quot; during the interviews (which helped) and landed the job.