If you&#x27;re in the Bay Area, you might try meet-ups. There&#x27;s an quite a few of them in SF [1] and most of them are hosted by companies trying to hire or are explicitly hiring events [2]. Even if the host isn&#x27;t hiring, you&#x27;ll find companies that are hiring by talking to people. Most will either be hiring managers or people willing to receive a referral bonus. Worst case scenario, it&#x27;s free food and some interesting talks about technical subjects.<p>Also, make sure your online reputation looks good. LinkedIn (make sure to enumerate skills) and Github are probably the two that get me the most recruiter touches.<p>Best of luck!<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;find&#x2F;events&#x2F;?allMeetups=false&amp;keywords=java&amp;radius=5&amp;userFreeform=San+Francisco%2C+CA&amp;mcId=z94101&amp;mcName=San+Francisco%2C+CA" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;find&#x2F;events&#x2F;?allMeetups=false&amp;keywords...</a>
[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;software&#x2F;events&#x2F;224734607&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meetup.com&#x2F;software&#x2F;events&#x2F;224734607&#x2F;</a>