&gt; Every job I have ever gotten is through informal meetings with people I have met through my network<p>Same. Maybe not directly from that meeting, but all of the best offers I&#x27;ve received have come through my network around the local startup scene.<p>Another bit of advice I give is try new platforms before they&#x27;re popular. For example, it was easy to get noticed as an applicant on AngelList in 2012-2013.  If I were for looking for a dev job today, I&#x27;d start with Triplebyte or Hired.<p>On a related note, I don&#x27;t believe in job fairs, but I find value in niche job boards.  Product Hunt has a nice aggregated list of some of the top remote job lists for example: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.producthunt.com&#x2F;e&#x2F;find-a-remote-job" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.producthunt.com&#x2F;e&#x2F;find-a-remote-job</a>.