ALT-3 How Effective is Monstercom in Finding Jobs
Monster.com is one of the most popular and well-known job seeking sites on the Internet, but how effective is it in matching applicants with the right jobs?
With designated sites for the US, Canada, most of the EU countries, Mexico, the Middle East and Asia, the organisation certainly has an extensive network, with literally thousands of jobs available at any specific time, and these are located at numerous areas throughout your particular country. Furthermore, the jobs available cover a wide range of industries and available positions.
In addition to the job scope, Monster.com also provides a number of other facilities to help the job seeker. These include CV services, careers advice and even a search agent to assist you in locating the right employer. To ease your search the site also allows you to sort their vacancies in a number of ways, which includes type, location and salary. In addition, you are able to keep track of applications and even write letters direct from the site, providing you have registered with the site. Naturally, the predominance of jobs available will be concentrated upon main towns and cities, so if you live and want to work in a rural location the site may not be as useful, or at least it might take longer to fulfil your demands.
Downsides to the site are that you have to be aware of the employer who puts up a scam for an inappropriate position. For example, your list may include a sales opportunity, which when you look further is nothing more than a pyramid situation where you only are paid on results and there is no basic salary. Furthermore, some of the employers will not respond to applicants, which can be very frustrating.
However, the true test of the effectiveness of sites like monster.com is not solely down to the actions of the site itself. Its success in finding job opportunities is also dependent upon your own input. In this respect, monster.com is much like a land based recruitment agency. You have to put in the effort to create an appropriate CV and profile if you want results.
For example, if your demands and expectations are not in line with what the market is offering, you cannot blame the site if you are not successful in securing a position. If you want a salary that is much higher than the norm being paid for the position you are applying for, it is unlikely that employers will choose you over others whose wage expectation are more in keeping with the perceived value of the role. In addition, if you are seeking a job that has to be in a specific location, and are not flexible on this aspect, it may take a lot longer to find the position you desire.
Monster.com is one of the better online recruitment agencies and has a wide range of jobs and services to offer the job seeker. However, it does have limitations and, in addiction, can only be effective if you are approaching your job search with realism and flexibility. Nevertheless, this site should certainly form part of the resources that you use when seeking new employment.
