Monster Jobs Reviews

Do not post a job opening on Monster.Com. What I thought was a invoice was only a part of an invoice. I was not informed you are charged by how many people click on your post, whether they apply for the job or not. You get charged per click every single time. Because people want to read a post is no reason to be charged again. Do not post on monster. Use indeed, sometimes it's free there.

I was a recruiter about 8 years ago, and Monster was one of our main sources for finding candidates. So, when I was looking for a job and didn't know any better, I tried Monster. OMG. I received various useless emails unrelated to my search or pay rate. I finally got sick of it and deleted my account. Bye-bye, Monster. You really are.

We used the Monster platform as one of our recruiting pipelines. We have satisfied a 12 month term with Monster using their standard job ads. We then entered into a second 12 month term using their premium job ads that went into effect in May 2024. This second term was agreed upon based on the previous 12 month performance using the platform, and the change from standard job ads to premium job ads was made because we were assured that change would not have a significant effect on the performance we were seeing. We were seeing similar production from the premium ads as compared to the standard job ads.

I cancelled my account more than a year ago. Before I cancelled it I tagged my contact information and resume as inactive. To my dismay my information appears to be still active. I am unable to log into the site to make a correction and Monster does not have an alternate method of contact.

Accessed Monster.com to use the free trial they advertise for. I started filling up the fields required for the Ad. After I finished I was taken to payment section. I Had to call them because I got suspicious since this is a free trial and they were asking for payment. They said it is a routine practice and I shouldn't worry it is going to be free and I just need to cancel at the end of the 72hrs free trial. I did that "which they claim I did not" however, they continued to charge my card for several months until I caught it in my statement from the credit card. They refused to refund me and put the blame at me that I didn't cancel the service that was supposed to be for free. This service should have ended automatically unless I asked for a true subscription. In their logic you have to leave your monies with them when your intentions are sampling the merchandise so if you forget to tell them I am not buying, the burden is on you, we are taking your monies. Be careful.

I am applying for work and so far two of the companies that have reached out to me were fraudulent from Monster. They used real company names. I ended up reaching out to the companies to confirm the jobs after these people told me they were sending me a check to cash and it went on from there. Be careful and these days walking in face to face may be the safest way to go. Now these people have my information and more. Monster doesn't care. I called the customer service number and pushed the option saying I was a client looking to hire someone to get a human. She sent me off into the abyss saying she was going to connect me to the correct department. I held with music for over an hour and I finally got a vm box. Monster doesn't care about people, just money.

My recent experience with Monster.com has left me thoroughly disappointed and frustrated, to say the least. The platform not only failed to deliver on its promises but also engaged in dishonest billing practices that left me questioning the integrity of their services. First and foremost, the issue of transparency arose when Monster.com charged us for months of service without any notification or consent. It was alarming to discover these unauthorized charges, especially considering that we were not benefiting from their services. The lack of communication and transparency on their part is a clear indication of their disregard for customer satisfaction.

Monster.com is not the place to post your job ad unless you want to pay WAY more than you signed up for. We signed up for one package but got switched somehow to their most expensive package. The final cost ended up being way more than we had budgeted for. Customer service is a joke and there is no recourse for disputing the charges. DO NOT USE!! Indeed and LinkedIn are far better and what you pay for is clearly outlined.

Since signing up on Monster and creating my profile I've been getting spammed day in and day out by the same 2 "recruiting" companies with the same unsuitable/bad match/lowball job offer I've had to say no to every single time and the calls keep coming. One is from "Arete Technologies" - you can look them up, they have existing reports as spammers; and the other I can't remember the name of but it keeps calling from a different 734 area code number every time. Same "offshore call center" type reps every time from the 2 "different" companies. Hopefully once I deactivate my account it'll stop. Stay away from this site.

Every applicant that I have received has either been fake, living in a different state or not qualified for the position. You can not cancel this service so before you are roped into a 12 month long contract consider using Indeed which by the way is far superior! Again do not sign any contract with them. You will be wasting your valuable time and money!