Monster.com's website is among the top employment sites as far as number of hits and it offers a number of services catered to job recruiters and seekers. Monster.com purchased the Jobs.com domain name in 2002. Visitors looking for a Jobs.com review, can find almost the same quality as Monster.com. Some things that set Monster apart are alliances with newspapers in major cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago, a focus on Twitter advertising, and sensitivity to accessibility needs on their website.

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Price range
Reach
Resources and learning materials
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Experience
Customer support

Price Range

Monster's value plans for job recruiters are as follows: Starter: $99/month

1 reusable job slot
1 Twitter card for social recruiting
50 candidate targeted emails

Standard: $249/month

3 reusable job slots
3 Twitter cards for social recruiting
100 candidate targeted emails

Premium: $399/month

5 reusable job slots
5 Twitter cards for social recruiting
150 candidate targeted emails

The minimum commitment for a monthly plan is 90 days and the commitment is 12 months for an annual plan. A one-time standard job ad costs $375 and decreases in cost per job ad as more are purchased at one time. For example, if you purchase 100-249 standalone job ads, you get them for $130 each. However, by including a location and job title, Monster can present less expensive job bundles (depending on the location) with optional add-ons. A skilled or hourly job ad costs less at $119 for a 14-day job ad, but has fewer options included. Monster is constantly running special offers and promotions, such as buy one ad, get one free. Promo codes get the customer a certain percentage discount off.

Reach

Monster provides services in over 40 countries and its network includes 1,000 newspaper partner sites in addition to its own website, web network, and mobile apps. According to the company's daily stats, 35,800 resumes are added to the database every day, 6.5 million job searches are performed, and 5.1 million jobs are viewed.

Resources and Learning Materials

Monster's home page provides links to six different communities for job seekers: career start, healthcare, part-time, retail, technology, and transportation. Each community features blog articles, job listings, career advice, and tweets relevant to the industry or job seeking phase. This way, job seekers that fit into these niches have a learning center already curated with resources that fit their needs and goals. The education center for recruiters categorizes their resources into the categories of recruiting and hiring advice, workforce management, market intelligence, monster training, HR events, and small business. It features 2 free guides: a business hiring guide with basics on creating an effective job ad, and a guide to hire, engage, and retain millennials. Recruiters will find Monster's "best keywords" series especially helpful-these articles feature the best way to cater to job seekers in several specific metropolitan cities in the U.S.

Special Features

Skilled and hourly job ads: Recruiters can choose from over 300 job titles, modify a pre-written job description as necessary, then simply enter a company name, job location, and contact information to be matched with candidates (screening questionnaires and auto-reply emails are not available with this product).
Power resume search: Monster's matching technology finds matches based on search criteria, then ranks candidates according to how relevant and recent the specific qualifications are, improving efficiency in the hiring process.
Social exposure: Job listings can be turned into a branded tweet promoted to Monster's Twitter followers.
Resume writing service: Users can have their resume edited ($139.95+) or written and designed ($179.95+) within 3 days by a professional through CareerPerfect.com. Add-ons include cover letter help, interview follow-up letter, and bio.
Targeted hiring solutions: Monster gives specific recommendations and services for hiring job seekers in certain demographics or industries, including healthcare workers, government hires, military veterans, college students, and recent graduates.
Company profiles: Businesses can provide updated descriptions, photos, reviews (through kununu.com), news, and job listings on Monster to increase

Experience

Monster.com was founded in 1999 with the merger of The Monster Board (1994) and Online Career Center. The 1994 job database containing job descriptions from the newspaper was the first public job search that could be searched with a web browser. So though The Monster Board was an extremely simple, dinosaur version of today's Monster.com, we count the company as an impressive leader in the job industry.

Customer Support

Paid clients get on-demand support during business hours through live chat (Monday-Friday 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM EST) and phone communication (available Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM EST at 1-800-MONSTER. In fact, all Monster.com visitors can chat with the sales team through the live chat or submit a help form to the service team.

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The Bottom Line

Monster has a good handle on the online recruitment market. The company's bundle packages, standard purchase options, and frequent promotions show that they approach customers in a variety of ways-similar to their approach in recruitment.

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Tera Agee

I used Monster several times over the years and always received the best service and quality matches during my search.

4 weeks ago

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Eddie Rios Ogden, UT

Moster is a giant of a job search tool. It houses information on available jobs on its platform and make job searching easier. Many time saving tools help users get better results. I have this tool as a must have job search assistant. It is comprehensive as it is intuitive guiding me to successful job opportunities.

5 years ago

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Dan Woodland Park, CO

Monster .com was a big help for me searching for jobs. They always provided good up to date information from companies and have a wide variety of career opportunities to consider.

3 years ago

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Sharrerm Baltimore, MD

I would say the site was easy to navigate with many options to choose from when looking for and posting for a career. I was able to search by region and specific career or by general career grouping. I had many offers from this site. Monster is a very well used career opportunity finder I highly suggest!

4 years ago

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ISMAIL MUSOSI Kampala, 102

I was looking for jobs overseas, on browsing at monster, I realized that there were thousands of articles on how I can advance my career coupled to the several options I had. There are several tools I use to advance my job Search on monster. Thank you very much monster for the job listings, career advice, resume help and all the other tools.

5 years ago

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Roxana Perez ,

I really like Monster. It is to navigate and always has relevant jobs to my search. I like their articles and handy tips, which I find very helpful. I believe that out of all the search engines Monster will be the one that I find gainful employment that I like.

5 years ago

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Kaitlyn Rios Ogden, UT

Monster is an exceptional job search online platform. It has so many industries and a variety of skill levels to apply to. They can keep a resume on file to share with potential employers too making this tool very valuable.

5 years ago

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Eric San Diego, CA

Sent out some Resumes to places I found on the site but never heard back from anyone. This of course is no fault of Monster.com and I appreciate sites like this that help people connect with employers. The interface was clean and simple.

7 years ago

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J B Sandy, UT

I always go to Monster first when I'm looking for a job change. I've made more contacts than I can count from their service. Frequently recruiters have found me after making my resume public on Monster.

3 years ago Edited January 21, 2022

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Prenisha Tallahassee, FL

Monster has one of the most comprehensive job search databases out there. Easy to drill down into areas of specialty, useful email alerts. I've used it a few times, getting my next employment through them.

4 years ago

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K.M. P. Charlotte, NC

Was the first online job search engine that I ever used & loved it ever since! Great filters by qualifications & location. Must use if you are looking to branch out into a different job market.

4 years ago

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Stephen Van Vactet Denver, CO

I like that I was getting responses back from putting my resume on there even after my resume was a year old I didn't like the user interface I thought that it made it a little too difficult to upload my resume

5 years ago

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Heather H Sanford, FL

Monster job searches provide valuable, accurate information for both employees and companies. The detail and services they provide is outstanding!

2 years ago

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Shon Scoville Lehi, UT

I posted my resume on Monster a few weeks before I graduated college. I had an interview lined up before I even graduated because the exposure Monster provided me.

3 years ago

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Sara Smith Riverton, UT

Used monster to look for jobs when I finished college and that was the place to find jobs. I found exactly what I was searching for, worked out great.

5 years ago

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Eric Smith Riverton, UT

I always used Monster in my job searches as they were most up to date and all companies seemed to be using them. Searching was easy and found a job using them.

6 years ago

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Susan Bowes Aberdeen, WA

i found several jobs and they were very easy to use new postings all the time i highly reccomend them

2 years ago

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Emrakul Orem, UT

Excellent customer service. I also liked the ease of use with the website. Hr also said they were a great resource.

3 years ago

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Jimena Gamboa La Feria, TX

I like looking for jobs here because it is a platform that is very simple to use. I quickly found jobs in my area and was able to apply hassle free.

5 years ago

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Rosa and Carla Ruiz Corona, CA

Easy to navigate the page and look for jobs as well looking for candidates, i find this website to be worthy of your time

5 years ago

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Anne Starley Mukilteo, WA

On the job hunt recently and used Monster among other sites daily. They were great at finding relevant positions near me. Recommended!

7 years ago

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Rebecca D

Awesome company when you are looking for a job. Easy to upload your resume and resources are amazing. Thank you.

3 years ago

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B A Hooper Mesa, AZ

Plenty of listing. Wide variety of jobs offered. Easy to use site. Successfully connected with several employers

4 years ago

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Eric Asare-budu Mechanicsville, VA

the posted my resume on monster and i had a lot of recruiters reaching out to me. I really like their service

4 years ago

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nichele thau ,

They helped with local places hiring that were equal opportunity employers which most places don't help

5 years ago

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McKenzie ,

Love the service Monster provided when searching for a job. thanks for providing a cast array of options.

5 years ago

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Tomas Miranda Orlando, FL

Monster has always provided very good job options, information and requirements For the position being applied for.

5 years ago

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Vianca Potts Hialeah, FL

I found it easy to apply for jobs on this site. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a job to use this site.

5 years ago

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Dianna Carter Cadiz, KY

Monster is a good job search website. Very thorough. They are great for matching resumes with job positions available.

5 years ago

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Louise McCuen TX

Great idea for us to post to look for a job and not the opposite as usual.

2 years ago

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erika tarke Tallahassee, FL

The website is extremely easy to control and navigate! Love the customer service so nice!

3 years ago

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bmc2z7 Columbia, MO

The layout of this website is sort of confusing, I prefer other job search engines.

4 years ago

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Sarah Rosencrans Portland, OR

I love monster I love the rest of the builder they really do a good job and help me find employment

4 years ago

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Tomi Onikeku Tallahassee, FL

I used this site in my job search. It was easy to apply through the website.

4 years ago Edited November 2, 2021

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Kimberly Reynolds Church Hill, TN

Good Companies that are signed up to help find a job

4 years ago

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Amber Sommers Airville, PA

Great and easy job applications! So many options

4 years ago