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- Best job site for technology fields Dice.com *Est. $0
- Most popular job site Monster.com *Est. $0
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Most popular job site
- Most job postings and resumes of any job site
- Can block resume from being viewed by current employer
- Multiple search options
- Numerous "junk" postings; no way to filter
As the biggest job search site, Monster.com is reviewed by a number of sources, including Star Reviews, TopJobSites.com, JobHuntersBible.com, AskMen.com, LoveToKnow.com, and About.com. All compare the pros and cons to other job sites and most rank Monster very high.
The biggest job site online, Monster.com features over 1.1 million job listings from companies and over 41 million resumes from job seekers. Monster offers advice about resumes, interviewing and salary negotiation, and the Privacy Plus feature allows you to block specified companies from viewing your resume, keeping it confidential from a current employer (Yahoo! HotJobs was first with this feature). Monster Networking hooks up job-seekers in the same industry, and Monster Learning is a directory of online degree programs. Still, while Monster.com has the widest scope, some users and reviewers complain that many of its listings are "junk" posts from headhunters and agencies; competitor Yahoo! HotJobs allows you to filter these posts out.
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Star Reviews has reviews of several top job sites and ranks each site, placing Monster at the very top. Monster receives six out of six stars and the highest scores possible in all of the more specific categories such as networking ability. Reviewers do admit the downside to Monster is all of the junk listings.
Review: Job Search Website Reviews, Editors of Star Reviews, Nov. 2008
The editors of this site use Alexa data to confirm that Monster.com is indeed the "biggest of the biggest" job site; CareerBuilder.com is rated second and Yahoo! HotJobs comes in third. This site's credibility is questionable, however. There's very little information about who's behind the site.
Review: Top General Job Sites, Editors of TopJobSites.com
This site is run by Richard Nelson Bolles, author of "What Color Is Your Parachute?" Bolles likes Monster's numerous features and search options but admits "much of what is good about Monster has to do with its size alone."
Review: The Internet, Richard Nelson Bolles
4. AskMen.com
This article covers a handful of job search sites that serve the US and Canada and does not outwardly rank sites. However, a positive and informative review of Monster is given. Jason Ferreira thinks the best feature about Monster is its often overlooked extensive career advice and resources section.
Review: Best Job-Search Websites, Jason Ferreira
LoveToKnow provides concise and critical reviews of Monster, CareerBuilder, and Craigslist. Monster is called "popular" and "well trusted," but numerous flaws are also pointed out in this review, which also may be the most critical of Monster. Users are warned about ad-rich pages, a lack of security features, and numerous junk listings.
Review: Job Site Reviews, Erin Blakemore
6. About.com
Monster is given a brief but glowing review in this article that compares and ranks ten top job sites. No downsides are mentioned.
Review: The Top Ten Job Search Engines on the Web, Wendy Boswell
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