1. Monster Guide
Monster Guide
Board Overview
| Integration Type | Automated Job Feed |
| Delivery Type | SOAP |
| eQuest Pipeline ID | Monster.com |
| Board URL | https://www.monster.com/ |
| Delivery Times (UTC) | Realtime |
| HTML Allowed | YES |
| Known Character Limit | NO |
| Board Posting Duration | 60 days |
| Has Board Specific Data Fields | YES - required |
| Special Requirements | Your Monster account must allow for Real Time Posting (RTP) |
| Known Issues/Limitations | NO |
| Enhanced Job Categories |
It's important to note that the Category and Occupation labels displayed on the eQuest Board Specific Data page are provided by Monster. At the time of the post, Monster sends the labels and values to the eQuest system based on the Job Country, we simply display them.
The labels provided by Monster are static for all countries. However, each individual Monster board has the ability to change the Category and Occupation labels at the board level, so the values displayed on the eQuest Board Specific Data page will not always be a perfect match with what's displayed to Monster jobseekers--but the values behind those labels do not change. |
| Facebook export |
Monster provides a service to customers that will wrap jobs posted to Monster to Facebook. This functionality is not dependent on any settings or controls within the eQuest system. Any customer interested in participating in this program should contact their Monster sales representative. Because the jobs on Monster and on Facebook share the same eQuest apply link you will not be able to differentiate between these two sites when reporting on the source of your applicants if you make use of this functionality. |
Board Configuration (for Admins)
| Field Name | Field 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 (for Users)
| Field Name | Field Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | dropdown | NO | Only if job location sent from ATS is outside of USA.
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| Job Location | dropdown | NO
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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 | Requires for German postings only |
| Job Occupation | dropdown | NO | Requires 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 | Requires for German postings only
Up to 3 selections (No extra charge of Monster transaction) |
| Job Level | dropdown | NO | -- |
| Job Status | dropdown | NO | Defaults to "Full Time" |
Integration Updates
In case you get an update request from Monster regarding TLS v1.1 (July 31, 2020) - eQuest is already using TLS v1.2.