Resume Security
While fraud is prevalent online, it tends to be focused on companies that derive their business from online purchases. As Monster is primarily a free service, and the contact information found in a resume can just as easily be located elsewhere (e.g. telephone listings), you can be assured that posting your resume on Monster is a safe way to conduct a job search and manage your career. However, you do need to be mindful about the type of information you include on your resume. For example, the following personal information should never be included:
- National Identification Number
- Driver's license number
- Bank account information
- Credit card information
- Passwords
- Date of birth
NOTE: You should also never share the personal information listed above with a prospective employer until you are confident that the employer and employment opportunity is legitimate.
Posting Your Resume
Do you want employers to find your resume on Monster? Are you currently employed and need to be more careful about who is able to see your posted resume? Not all job searches are alike, so Monster allows flexibility in how you post your resume. Your resume options are described below:
Public Resumes
Choosing the Visible to employers profile/resume option allows employers to find your resume during resume searches. Because employers may search for candidates before they post a job on Monster, choosing the public option will give you the widest possible access to job opportunities. Public resumes are viewable by employer customers — not other Monster candidate members.
Confidential Resumes
Prefer to keep your job search more private? Choosing the Hide name and contact information option saves your profile/resume as public, but hide your contact info, current company and references. Employers will be able to contact you via a confidential Monster email address. You can then view the job listing and decide whether to respond. Please note that if you apply online with your posted resume, the information you've marked as confidential will be included so the employer can contact you.
Important: If you choose to hide your contact information, current company and references, you must ALSO remove this information from your uploaded Word resume or Copy & Paste text resume.
Private Resumes
Choosing the Not visible to employers profile/resume option will prevent employers from accessing your resume on Monster during resume searches. However, you can still search for jobs and apply online using your private resume.
Important: With a resume not visible to employers, you may receive messages in your Monster account because your resume fits an employer's search. Don't worry; your resume is still private. Because Monster can see both your resume and the employer's search, we can match resumes to searches without disclosing any information to the employer. If you reply to that message, the employer will receive your contact information and resume.