Reach out to companies. Don&#x27;t just hand them your resume. Show them that you are passionate about their technology and product. Show that you are determined to get this job.<p>Here is an idea: Take whatever they are doing-- let&#x27;s say it&#x27;s a social network-- and re-create a very basic version of it using new hot technology. Then send it to them and say, &quot;Hey, I made a basic clone of SocialNetwork with an Elm front-end and Rust microservice backend on Docker utilizing Neo4J and Elastic Search.&quot;<p>That will grab their attention! The ultimate engineering employee is one who is passionate about working for the company and takes the initiative to go above and beyond what is expected of them. (Notice I didn&#x27;t say that the smartest&#x2F;most accomplished person is the best employee). Your goal should be to appear to be that ideal employee.