Yeah, that makes sense!I've typically found that most of the opportunities I run into that have some promise are through connections more often than directly applying somewhere. Whether that be for housing, jobs, or whatever.
That or like local places that want local hires; but the bigger the job pool the iffier.
Funny how we seem to be learning across the board, in every sector, that the thing we've all been sold on being a measure of positive economic activity is actually incredibly toxic to ever being able to have anything nice.