Man,
You need to keep knocking on doors,"just happened to pass by thought I'd drop in etc." phoning at times convenient to your contacts to talk non-work trivia and provide goss of a constructive type and..... oh yeah throw in how keen you are as a "by the way" infrequently during your chat.
The key is to be in the mind of an employer and not in their face.
Don't pretend, it sticks out like dogs balls, and it sucks...be genuine in your interest and before you know it you've made a friend.
You might find that even if they don't have something for you they will have a grapevine contact for you to call.
That's the way it works.
Oh,by the way when it happens for you, don't dump your friends, they will miss you and be molto pissed if you do.
Volpe
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