Networking, of course is most effective and cost expedient. Most networks, however, dry out quickly, often resulting in a quest for other options. Print media is alway effective, or at least it used to be. Literally hundreds of offices and organizations present themselves in a confusing array of classified ads. Surely, it doesn't take much for the potential candidate to feel overwhelmed and even forgo responding.
Many ads require that interested candidates respond to a post office box.
That alone scares away many potential candidates who seek to remain annamous in their job search. Executive search firms now assist practices locate key individuals by means of a process long known and used by other industries. Simply put, the office or organization pays a predetermined fee to the search firm and that firm makes hundreds of telephone calls to potential candidates until 2-3 are surfaced and presented to their client. Clearly, executive search is an effective, albiet expensive way to solve the hiring problem. Perhaps the most under utilized vehicle for locating quality dental staff is the internet.