How do you network when you can’t meet people IRL or through work? /u/MetalKev CSCQ protests reddit

Hi all,

I’m trying to make a pivot into a data analytics / business intelligence sort of role, and a constant refrain of career advice is “network more: its not what you know but who you know”.

The problem is I live in an area which makes it impractical to attend career fairs or irl meetups, and my current line of work doesn’t provide any opportunities to network in the direction I’d like to take my career. Also, since my focus isn’t on being a developer it doesn’t seem like contributing code to open source projects would be the best use of time either.

I’m at a bit of a loss about how to find collaborative projects or networking opportunities for the niche I’m hoping to break into. Any thoughts or advice people have is appreciated.

Hi all,

I’m trying to make a pivot into a data analytics / business intelligence sort of role, and a constant refrain of career advice is “network more: its not what you know but who you know”.

The problem is I live in an area which makes it impractical to attend career fairs or irl meetups, and my current line of work doesn’t provide any opportunities to network in the direction I’d like to take my career. Also, since my focus isn’t on being a developer it doesn’t seem like contributing code to open source projects would be the best use of time either.

I’m at a bit of a loss about how to find collaborative projects or networking opportunities for the niche I’m hoping to break into. Any thoughts or advice people have is appreciated.