If you are a specialist in some (engineering) area then you can have a higher chance putting your resume on Monster. Think about it, putting a job listing in local newspapers is not sufficient, headhunters will check the widest job databases to find someone fitting with a very special skill. And the easiest to check are those internet databases.
Make use of the multiple resumes you can post on Monster, don't use a 'one size fits all' resume, show off your specialties on the very first line, create a resume for the job YOU want to find. I did it, was contacted within a week and it worked out great. And only because of Monster, I missed the job listing in the paper.
With a listing of all your specialties without any indication of what you are looking for you are just 1 of 90000 records in a database, all alike. No headhunter has time to check on all of those resumes. If you are looking for 'just a job' I think the best resources might be in your local newspaper and network your way around.
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If you are a specialist in some (engineering) area then you can have a higher chance putting your resume on Monster. Think about it, putting a job listing in local newspapers is not sufficient, headhunters will check the widest job databases to find someone fitting with a very special skill. And the easiest to check are those internet databases. Make use of the multiple resumes you can post on Monster, don't use a 'one size fits all' resume, show off your specialties on the very first line, create a resume for the job YOU want to find. I did it, was contacted within a week and it worked out great. And only because of Monster, I missed the job listing in the paper. With a listing of all your specialties without any indication of what you are looking for you are just 1 of 90000 records in a database, all alike. No headhunter has time to check on all of those resumes. If you are looking for 'just a job' I think the best resources might be in your local newspaper and network your way around.