[schmichael]

I'm terrible at job hunting and didn't know how to answer when people would ask me how to find Python jobs. There's only one method that has worked consistently for me:

- I met a founder from Lytics (my current mostly-Go job) at a Go meetup.

- I met a couple of the founders from Urban Airship (my previous mostly-Python job) at a Python meetup.

So I guess going to meetups is what works for me, but I don't think that's a general solution. Sorry I can't be more help.

[nl]

going to meetups is what works for me, but I don't think that's a general solution

Personally I think it's a pretty good solution.

[schmichael]

Keyword being "personally." :)

There are lots of people for whom it probably doesn't work. It takes a certain personality, and it really helps to be a white male. Minorities are often treated differently at meetups, so I don't want to presume that my experience in a privileged position applies universally.

[nl]

Fair point - and yes, it's a pity that minorities are treated differently (although it does work both ways a bit, too[1]).

I suspect those difference also apply in formal interview situations - and maybe even more difficult to overcome there. Maybe meetups have better potential to overcome negative sterotypes because people actually get to know each other a little?

But white male here too, so what do I know.

[1] http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/...