Unemployed Black Woman Pretends to be White, Job Offers Suddenly Skyrocket

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42. That's 100% it. It's not her skin color.

Monster allows HR people to be notified whenever NEW resumes are posted that match their search criteria. It also allows them to flag people who don't meet their criteria to keep them from appearing in future searches.

The article says that she used a very old Monster account (years old). Employers RARELY contact old Monster accounts unsolicited, because the vast majority of them are either abandoned or are held by people no longer seeking work in that field. The Monster databases are crammed full of garbage resumes and accounts that HR departments really don't want to deal with. Her account, according to the article, was idle for a very long time while she went back to school, which would have made it unappealing to most employers.

Rule #1 when posting to Monster: Always create a new Monster account each time you go job hunting. Reusing an old account immediately puts you at a disadvantage. In fact, you should DELETE your Monster account when you're not using it.

Rule #2 when posting to Monster: If your current Monster account is more than a few months old, delete it and start over again. This will push your info to the HR people all over again.

Rule #3 when posting to Monster: Understand that Monster sucks, and that there's nothing that you or anyone else can do about it. It's the second worst jobboard on the Internet (topped only by Craigslist). I avoid it like the plague, and so should everyone else. Not only is it run poorly, but it's long been a haven for identity thieves, con men, and spammers.