How much personal info on Monster.com?

Improvolone

I've started to upload my resume to Monster (and similar sites) but immediately removed the personal info, such as address, e-mail, and phone number, from my uploaded resume.
Did I go too far?

Kyougu

Keep in mind that resumes are searchable through these sites, and recruiters will many times search for resumes and contact people through the info on them.

I just remember that one of the jobs that I applied through monster.com ended up calling me directly to my cell. I don't think Monster gives out your contact info, so they had to pull it from my resume.

Zombiemambo

If they don't have your email or phone number can they contact you?

Crashtard

I don't know what are you live in, but here's some food for though. I just moved to the D.C. area about 4 weeks ago and have been job hunting like crazy. The first 2 1/2 weeks I posted on monster, careerbuilder, dcjobs and one other I can't think of at the moment and did not get a single hit from any of them. I probably applied for about 100 jobs total on those sites. A week and a half ago I started looking on craigslist and applying to places on there. In the first week I got 3 calls for interviews, and ended up taking one of the jobs. My advice to anyone looking for a job would be to check the craigslist ads in their area, because you never know what could be out there.

Improvolone

I suppose it makes sense to give an e-mail and phone number.
Thanks all.

Kyougu

Yeah, Craiglist's is also a good place to check for jobs.

But careerbuilder and monster.com really worked for me (Dallas area). I moved here 3 weeks and had a steady supply of interviews from those two sites alone, though then again I was applying to like 10-20 jobs daily. I actually got the job I ended up taking through monster.com.

NP

Usually there is an option to make your resume searchable or not--when I posted my resume up and made it searchable, I got calls and emails from every shady recruiter and his mother, and most of them basically had the same jobs. So if you're applying for jobs, I would recommend not making it searchable and applying yourself to positions you find on these websites. I don't think I have ever been initially contacted directly by an employer (I'm in the NYC area and I was looking for finance/tech jobs, so your mileage may vary), I have only been contacted by recruiters.

If you're thinking of going the recruiter route, I'd really suggest finding a decent and professional recruiter that's recommended from a friend or something, because most of them are really shady.

(also, I mainly used dice and hotjobs)