This is a bit ranty/preachy, but I feel like many young people don't quite 'get it' as they get out of school and into the work world. I don't know a single person who got a job through a resume or filling out an application (that usually happens AFTER the person is picked to be hired, to satisfy the HR drones). Get out of the house/current office and meet people. Hang out at local user meetups, attend any conference…
I've gotten quite decent jobs off of my resume being posted someplace completely mundane (like monster). I'd say it's about 50/50 between connections and job sites in terms of recent jobs. That being said, without that other 50% my career would definitely be far worse off. Networking is pretty important.
With that said, when I've hired, it's always been via personal referral first, and then a look at submitted resumes.