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I'm looking to get started as a freelancer in architectural vis, does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

Hi all, I'm an architecture graduate currently employed at a small architectural and planning firm. I need to up my skill set before returning to do my masters in the Autumn, and since where I work only uses SketchUp, I need to go about learning more advanced software outside of work hours in order to be nuts when I go back to uni. I'm basically asking the best way to go about learning Revit and 3DsMax. I can use AutoCAD and Google SketchUp no problem. I have once learnt the basics of 3DsMax before at university, but have mostly forgotten about it as I never used it. So... Should I learn one first, then the other, or learn at the same time? Are there any good tutorials that come in some sort of set or order for both? Or is it best to just fiddle about with it with a made up project or a real project? Any suggestions about anything related are welcome. I'm sure something similar to this must have been posted before but I couldn't find anything. So if this has been answered before feel free to drop a link. Thanks in advance P.S - This is the first time I've ever used any sort of forum, so how do I go about using it effectively?

I'm new in the world of arch viz (just graduated from architecture school) and was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about freelancing. I'm not sure how to build up contacts and find work for myself. I've seen a lot of job posting/freelancing websites out there, but I was wondering if that was really the route to take since it seems so saturated with my hungry peers. I understand that there is probably no secret untapped resource for me to use to gain an advantage, but there's got to be a more targeted way to find work. I thought that those who have a little experience in the matter might have some wisdom to bestow to the naive and inexperienced.