my way of going about this (worked 3x already) - irl community engagement. and i don't mean just partiicpating community events, but finding your niche and becoming a local community organizer. connecting to people irl in general, but putting yourself in a position where your the "spider in the middle of the web" seems to be a particularly effective way. with the nice side effect that apart from the job situation, if you define your niche precisely, you'll meet a lot of people you are really resonant with.