10 years ago I contacted a small company (7-8 developers) across the country from the city I was living in, that &quot;wasn&#x27;t hiring&quot;. A week later, after a simple coding exercise and a few interesting hours on the phone, I was scheduling my all-expenses-paid relocation.<p>That relocation was the best decision of my life. And it started with contacting a company that originally indicated they were not hiring.<p>If you&#x27;re interested, you make contact. Just don&#x27;t expect that it <i>has</i> to lead somewhere. It never hurts to try.