Search for a New Job on Monster
Monster is an employment website that features available jobs and positions from thousands of companies located in several countries. Monster gives you the ability to view hiring information for every available job; however, you must become a member of Monster to apply for most of the jobs featured on their website. Monster provides you with a number of different search tools to locate the job of your choice; including basic and advanced searches, job browsing, and saved searches that allow you to save your personalized and modified job search criteria. You will also have the ability to receive email updates on specific types of jobs that you indicate in your saved searches.
Steps
- Create a Monster account. A Monster account will allow you to apply for jobs that interest you and create saved searches based on your search preferences.
- Visit the Monster website featured in the Sources section of this article.
- Click on the "Join Us" link in the upper-right corner of your Monster session.
- Enter your personal information in the fields provided to become a Monster member; such as your name, email address, and an account password. If you want to link your Monster account to your Yahoo ID, click on "Sign up with a Yahoo ID" and provide your Yahoo information as indicated.
- Review Monster's privacy policy and terms of use, then click on the "Join" button after you have entered your personal information. You will then be taken to an email preferences screen.
- Indicate your Monster email preferences by selecting the radio buttons of your choice, then click on "Continue" to complete your member registration.
- Use Monster's basic search tool. This tool will allow you to search for a job using specific keywords and location criteria.
- Enter keywords for your desired job type. The keyword field is located below the "I'm looking for" section toward the top of your Monster session. For example, if you are looking for a technical support role at any organization, enter "technical support" to display all available job postings that contain those keywords.
- Enter the desired location for your job. The location field is located directly to the right of the keyword search field. You can view job postings for any city, state, region, or country.
- Click on the "Search" button below the job and location fields to display the search results for your desired jobs.
- Use Monster's advanced search tool. The advanced search option allows you to add specific criteria to your search; such as company names, industries you want to work in, job categories, education levels required, and more.
- Click on the "Advanced Search" link below the location field on Monster's home page.
- Indicate the additional search criteria you want Monster to use in your job search. This can be done by placing a check mark next to every field or preference you want displayed in your search. For example, if you want to see all job postings for retail stores and restaurants in your area, place check marks next to both fields to view open job positions in each field.
- Use Monster's job browsing feature. This feature will allow you to browse open jobs by category; such as jobs in your area, jobs by company name, or jobs by industry.
- Return to the home screen of Monster's website. This can be done by clicking on the "Home" link in the upper-left of any Monster session.
- Click on one of the links for "Company," "Location," or "Categories and Industries" below the Search button. You will be provided with a list of sub-categories that differ depending on the option you clicked on. For example, if you clicked on "Company," you will be shown a list of company names and the number of open positions they have posted to Monster.
- Additional browsing categories will be displayed on the left sidebar if you want to modify your browsing criteria; such as position titles, dates of job postings, and more.
- Create a saved search with your job preferences. This feature will allow you to use your specified search criteria at a later date and allow you to receive email alerts for jobs that meet your criteria.
- Click on "Saved Searches" from any page that displays job search results. This option will only be available after using the basic, advanced, or browsing search tools.
- Enter a title for your search and indicate how frequently you would like to receive email updates for new jobs that meet your saved search criteria.
- Click on "Save" to save your search criteria. Going forward, you can access your saved searches from Monster's home page after you have logged in to your Monster account or from any job search page.
- Apply for open job positions.
- Click on the link for any job posting displayed on Monster. Click on the "Apply" button at the bottom of any job description to send your resume and personal information to the employer.
- In some cases, employers may encourage you to apply for positions at their company's main website or by other means. If so, instructions will be provided within that job posting regarding how to apply for the position.
Tips
- You can check your application status for all the jobs you have applied for while logged in to your Monster account. Point to "Jobs" from any page on Monster, then select "Apply History." You will then have visibility to every job you have applied for and a status that indicates whether your resume has been reviewed by the employer.
