Just as usual, most people would recommend upskilling. And honestly, I don't think I can recommend anything better than that. Maybe socializing as well but there's a limit since that would take time in the first place before you can actually see the effects. It's not that easy to get into the social circles of big wigs after all. I've also never really avoided corpo work, if I get hired and paid handsomely I'd take it, if not then just keep looking while free lancing.

Still I think there's still a lot of companies hiring? Not at the level of amazon ofc, but if you look a level lower I reckon if you were skilled enough to get into Amazon you can get a job then and there. Granted lower pay yeah, but I'd much rather have a job while looking for one than noe one have at all.