I really appreciate this reply, I hadn&#x27;t thought about essentially cold-calling companies that need devs but aren&#x27;t advertising.<p>My problem is I live in a small town that&#x27;s really only residential and fast food - no real industry or large companies here.  While I love public transit my transportation beyond that is limited (no car) -- which is why I wish I could get hired in SF, I can easily make it to that tech center.  I have looked at the Who&#x27;s Hiring post, but I wish I could find more companies interested in Coffeescript&#x2F;JS or Lua that are willing to help with relocation - even remote work.<p>I have had friends look over my CV, and that was amusing - I had a section that essentially read like &quot;He enjoys long walks on the beach and talking about American Idol&quot;.  I was trying to sound more like a human than a machine.  A friend rightly informed me that this sort of personality information would be best disclosed at an interview.  After that I added a bit to my &#x27;Experience&#x27; section - work that I had done for friends while acting as a system administrator.  I get a little upset when I have friends who are more qualified in security fields and they get hired very easy - it seems like their resumes aren&#x27;t formatted as nicely.  Qualifications really do speak for themselves.<p>I think I&#x27;m just upset when listening to grandparents talk about how &#x27;back in their day&#x27; they could easily go find an apprenticeship.  I wish I could find the same for webdev, frontend work.  I usually go to DEFCON each year if I can save for it, but I haven&#x27;t had as much luck networking at that.  I think most people show up to DEFCON to drink, really.. (not a bad thing)<p>Anyway, thank you for your kind advice, sir - I will adjust my search &lt;3