How to Write An Effective Resume For Monster
The key to getting a great job offer from Monster is knowing how to write an effective resume. This document is your first impression to employers and serves as your introduction and calling card. It is vital that your resume be as professional, complete and inviting as possible to get a response from employers who may be receiving up to thousands of resumes a week.
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Instructions
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Build Your Resume
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Visit the Monster home page (see Resources below) and click on the "Post Resume" tab.
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Select the resume you'd like to edit from the list by clicking on its underlined title. If you don't have any resumes listed, choose one of the options to "Build a Monster Resume," "Copy and Paste Text" or "Upload Existing Resume."
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Write an Effective Resume in the Work Description Section
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Spend the bulk of your resume-building time on the description box related to each position you've held in the past.
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Highlight the skills you learned in each position by detailing awards, honors and accomplishments earned.
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Keep your resume language short and concise, but use complete sentences. For example, it is better (and easier to read) to write "In this position, I was in charge of managing and organizing a database structural system for over 500 employees" as opposed to "managed databases > 500 employees."
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Feature any military experience in detail.
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State your short and long-term career goals clearly. Employers love to know that you have foresight and ingenuity when it comes to your career, even if it means you don't plan on staying with the company for life.
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Tips & Warnings
Stick to plain fonts when you are creating or uploading your resume on Monster. This Web site does not accept HTML or scripting.
Effective resume writing is all about relevancy to a job. In this vein, you may consider writing more than 1 resume for different positions. With a free Monster account, you can host up to 5 different resumes at once.
Some job listings on Monster may be missing contact or application information. If you have created a resume to send to a job and are having trouble finding out how to send it to a certain company, contact Monster directly (see Resources below).
Don't include sensitive information such as your social security or driver's license number in your online resume.
