Apply to a bunch of contract jobs. Some of them will be recruiters posting fake jobs to attract the kinds of candidates that are easy to place.
Then the best of those recruiters will call up people at employers that they have relationships with and try to get you in. Often a company will be trying to hire perm, but open to a contractor. Or a companies HR dept might be completely useless and the recruiter will call up an exec who is trying to get something done and needs your skills.
Once you've done a good job at a company and built a relationship with a good recruiter they'll keep finding you new contract work.
Being a recruiter is a real skill. I have tried to find contracts on my own and failed every single time.
Then the best of those recruiters will call up people at employers that they have relationships with and try to get you in. Often a company will be trying to hire perm, but open to a contractor. Or a companies HR dept might be completely useless and the recruiter will call up an exec who is trying to get something done and needs your skills.
Once you've done a good job at a company and built a relationship with a good recruiter they'll keep finding you new contract work.
Being a recruiter is a real skill. I have tried to find contracts on my own and failed every single time.