Deb Yeagle ⋅ Tampa, FL Plan To Win, Inc. ⋅ 39 years experience

Scott-
Thanks for your service!
Given your IT background, I recommend checking out the local AFCEA chapter to build your network. See links below for contact information.
Good luck!
Deb

https://www.afcea.org/membership/chapters/chapterdb/sg_detail.jsp?subgroup_id=100000343

https://valleyofthesun.afceachapters.org/

Jeff Martin ⋅ Ashburn, VA The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ⋅ 25 years experience

I think you should search out companies in your target industry and target location and try to contact recruiters at those companies. I would also recommend that you search for employees at those same companies in your target career field and ask them for help networking and/or help navigating the recruiting process at that company. You might even ask someone that you connect with to refer you to a job at their company.
Those are my thoughts. I hope that helps. Good luck.

Bryan Shue ⋅ Atlanta, GA U.S. Army, Specialist ⋅ 11 years served

Are you on LinkedIn? If so, I would start engaging your network to assist with building those connections. If you have an engaged and invested network, it won't be hard at all.