Jobs at small Little Rock companies nobody posts about - what worked for you?

A friend who works at a local manufacturer says there are openings not advertised online. It has been a long 18 weeks. They prefer people who can start within a couple of weeks. Should I visit in person?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 4 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

A short email with two sentences about what you can do and your résumé attached worked for me. I followed up after a week.