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Here's a trick I came up with to help you find new job opportunities and get a reference there at the same time.
Go on linkedin and search for the company you currently work for, or recently worked for. Let say "Amazon".
On the next page you're going to want to click the little tab that says "People"
On the next page hit the tab that says "All Filters"
A window will open up, scroll down a bit and you'll see a section that says "Past Company"
You want to select your current company, in this example "Amazon" as the "Past Company"
Then search the results...
What you've done is just found a long list of people who used to work for the same company as you, who were able to transition to a new company. It will give you new outside the box ideas, and you know that company will hire from your company. Additionally, you can connect with these people, send them Direct Messages on Linkedin and find out how they like working there, ask good questions and then ask if they'd be willing to be a reference for you.
This is exactly what I did to find my newest job that I never could have landed by simply applying.
That's a great idea. When my employer went bankrupt in 2008, everybody lost their job. I looked up former co-workers on LinkedIn. They were working at lesser-known midsized companies. I got the job!
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