How to Create An Account On Monster

In order to create an account on Monster, you need to follow a few simple steps. The whole process (including building a resume from scratch) can take up to 2 hours, but can also happen in as little as 15 minutes if you already have a resume ready to upload.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

Sign Up for a Free Account

1. Visit the Monster home page (see Resources below) and click on "Sign Up."

2. Fill out the "Contact Info" box with your name, address and phone number.

3. Complete the "Login & Email" box with your chosen password (between 4 and 12 characters) and email address.

4. Use the drop-down menus in the "Career Info" box to specify your career level, work experience, degree attained, target job title (i.e., Freelance Writer or Elementary School Teacher), U.S. military service and security clearance level. In this box, you can also choose to create a Monster Job Search Agent automatically to expedite your future job searches on this Web site.

5. Choose to "Build my resume online (recommended)," to "Upload my resume" or to "Copy and paste my resume" in the "Resume Options" box.

6. Respond accordingly to the short ads regarding contacting you about related offers. Click "Create Account."

Build Your Resume

7. Create a title for your resume in the "Resume Basics" box. Here, you can also select whether or not your want your resume to be viewed publicly.

8. Describe your work experience in detail, including the company name, address, city, state and job description in the "Work Experience" box.

9. List your academic/training experience in the "Education" box. Include your institutions, addresses, majors and optional descriptions of honors and awards.

10. Choose your job options in the "Target Job" box. You will need to specify full-time or part-time preferences, as well as which job categories you are interested in.

11. Answer the "Work Status" question regarding your eligibility to work in United States. Click "Update Account" to finish.

Tips & Warnings

• To save time during your sign-up process, have your current resume open in a text editing program like Microsoft Word. Choose the option to "Copy & Paste Resume" when the time comes so you can avoid the formatting issues that direct uploads sometimes cause.
• Email spoofing and phishing are among the biggest scams online. They involve sending fake emails from Monster and asking you to enter your password, username or financial information to verify your account. Never respond to these emails and know that Monster will never ask you for this information through an email. For more on this topic, check out the help pages on Monster (see Resources below).