Monster.com is the world's largest online job board. Thousands of companies headquartered all over the world have accounts with Monster.com and consistently post open jobs on this site every single day. Having worked in recruiting and HR consulting, I fully recommend this career builder website to anyone looking for a job. Even if you are happy in your current position, it's still a good idea to have your resume on this job board.

The business world is slowly moving towards a paperless system. Computers are far more efficient and new Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) are equipped with easy to search resume and application databases. The old way of doing things--filling out an application and having it stored in a file cabinet--is slowly but surely turning into an old memory.

How to Run Monster.com Job Searches

Monster.com allows job seekers to search by key word, company name, location, and job category. You can be as specific as you would like to be. For instance, if you only want to work on a contract basis in Los Angeles, CA, you can enter "contract" in the key word field and "Los Angeles" in the location field. This will pull up all the contract jobs available in the Los Angeles area.

Monster.com also offers various tips when it comes to running Monster.com job searches. The site shows job seekers how to effectively use words like "and" and "or" when searching for jobs. The word "and" further limits your job search because it instructs the searching mechanism to find job listings with both words linked by the word "and." The word "or" broadens your job search because it instructs the searching mechanism to look for either word linked by "or." Once you have mastered monster.com, you may want to post on other sites as well; in fact, it is recommended that you post to as many as you can, since your odds of finding the job you want increase significantly.