I have made multiple contacts before and during my time at Turing so far. I have been reaching out to them for shadowing/coffee meetings. Joe- Senior Developer and Spectrum. Will contact me when he returns from his trip abroad to plan a job shadow. I've known Joe for about 5 years. We've discussed my time at Turing and Maria- A previous coworker of my father at Cox Cable, she now works managing developers at AutoTrader (Cox owns AutoTrader). She contacted me to discuss the junior dev roles that are available at their headquarters in Atlanta. Zach- Product manager at SlingTV. Contacted via email about possible job shadow. Charlie- previous Turing mentor. Still keep in contact and will be planning a job shadow. Adrienne - cuurent Turing mentor. Speak once a week.
I will be attending the Hacktoberfest events this month and the NASA Hackathon along with any other meetups that come up.
Nikki, you are in a great spot! Be sure to keep time on your calendar for outreach and follow up. Think about keeping a solid list of questions for your coffee meetings so you save time and keep all your notes in one place.