Monster
This article provides an overview of the job board and its requirements.
Job Board URL: https://www.monster.com/
General Information
Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Pipeline ID | Monster.com | internal board id - used in source tracking |
Delivery Times | Realtime | time is in UTC - time zone converter link |
Posting Period | 60 days | default number of days jobs remain active on site |
Board Specific Data | yes | board-level details are required or optional |
Job Categorization | see Desc. | Read about Enhanced Job Categories |
Special Requirements
Your Monster account must allow for Real Time Posting (RTP)
Known Limitations
Below are the limitations of the board and/or eQuest’s integration to the board:
NONE
Board Configurations (Admins)
Below are the fields eQuest administrators will encounter during board setup:
Field Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
RTP Username | open text | yes | The Real Time Posting (RTP) Username provided by your Monster Account Representative. |
RTP Password | open text | yes | The Real Time Posting (RTP) Password provided by your Monster Account Representative. |
AltBoard (not available by default) | open text | no | The AltBoard field must be added by eQuest Support if it is not already available. The AltBoard field is used to send Diversity and or VETS to Monster. If you have one or both of these products, please obtain the numeric codes from Monster and ensure the field is added and populated. |
Enable Multiple Selections | boolean | no | The "Enable Multiple Selections" field must be added by eQuest Support if it is not already available. This gives users the ability to post up to 6 locations and/or categories per job. Each location/category combination will result in Monster transaction. |
Board Specific Data (Job Posters)
Below are the fields job posters will encounter during their eQuest UI posting session:
Field Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Country | dropdown | no | Only if job location sent from ATS is outside of USA. |
Job Location | dropdown | no | The major difference between U.S. and other Monster regions is the Job Location "lookup". U.S. job postings will offer a Dynamic Mapping USPS lookup--all other regions will get a picklist of values offered by Monster based on the Job Country. |
Job Category | dropdown | no | Required for German postings only |
Job Occupation | dropdown | no | Required for German postings only You must select a Job Category before the Occupational selections render. Up to 3 selections (No extra charge of Monster transaction) |
Job Industry | dropdown | no | Required for German postings only Up to 3 selections (No extra charge for Monster transaction) |
Job Level | dropdown | no | — |
Job Status | dropdown | no | Defaults to "Full Time" |
Integration Change Log
Deploy Date | Changes |
|---|---|
31/07/2020 | In case you get an update request from Monster regarding TLS v1.1 (July 31, 2020) - eQuest is already using TLS v1.2. |