Bob Griffin (5/11/2009)
Here comes a curveball. Instead of focusing on the best way to find and screen DBA talent, spend that time looking for an excellent technical recruiter. Hiring talent is a specialty. If you don't do it every day, odds are you are going to do the process poorly.
I agree that this can be valuable, but a good recruiter tends to be an individual, not a company. And they are as likely to move on as your hires. Which means that you can easily lose that investment.