Power Resume Search
Power Resume is the new default search within Monster. It allows for increased ease of use and configurability. Power Resume uses Monster’s 6Sense technology to analyze resumes by meaning and context. It will rank resume results based off keywords and experience. In the results listing it will also show a quick summary of what skills/keywords were responsible for the ranking. Power Resume Search’s best feature is its ease of use. Boolean strings are not necessary and you can simply input a few skills/keywords and Search.
- Power Resume Search is exceedingly easy to use. Essentially, all you have to do is enter a job title. It is also recommended that three to five absolute core skills are entered to help focus the search engine on the best matches.
- Even if the term that you are searching for is not on the drop-down list, it will still be supported by the search.
- Power Resume’s matching engine recognizes alternatives
- Alternatives for titles, related skills, relationships between concepts and punctuation variations.
- It eliminates the need to write complex Boolean logic with numerous or exact keywords.
- Because Monster’s new search technology is supported by a hierarchical knowledge base, it understands parent-child relationships of concepts.
- If a top level skill, such as “Accounting” is entered, for instance, all sub-level and related skills such as “GAAP”, “SOX”, “Financial Audit”, or “Revenue Recognition” are recognized automatically.
- Since Monster’s new search understands the various parts of a candidate’s work history, this gives you the ability to search various sections of a resume concurrently.
- This is especially useful when searching for words that have multiple meanings, such as “Oracle”.
- Power Resume Search will differentiate between time worked at the company Oracle, versus having an Oracle certification or job title, versus experience using an Oracle technology product.
- This is especially useful when searching for words that have multiple meanings, such as “Oracle”.
- Monster’s new search technology is able to handle various linguistic issues such as common misspellings, concatenation (i.e. MSWord vs. MS Word), abbreviations, punctuation (i.e. M.B.A. vs. MBA), partial matches (i.e. Cal vs. University of California), and more.
- Power Resume Search will conduct broad searches without requiring you to type in every possible variation of relevant terms.
- If there’s a candidate you don’t want to see in your search results anymore, you can select the “Block Candidate” action from the action menu. The candidate will then be removed from all results in all future searches.
Required Skills/Keywords
Replace ANDs. Resumes without required Skills/Keywords will be eliminated from the results.
Nice to have Skills/Keywords
Replace OR, but in an interesting way. They mostly serve in the relevancy order. Candidates with more of the skills/keywords will be higher on the list, but they are given less weight than the frequency of required words.
Asterisks (*)
- Looks for completed words in Boolean search strings
- Manag*
- Results include: manage, manager, managed, managing, management. Design* finds designer, designed, designing.
- Manag*
Tilde (~)
- Finds similar words/synonyms.
- ~Design
- Results include: build/create/make/construct/develop.
- ~Design
Power Resume search eliminates the need for either the * or the ~. Power Resume searches for similar Skills/Keywords and also similar Titles. It will also find differing endings for action words like manage, design, implement, develop, migrate, train, manufacture.
Location
Classic search allows for 200 miles from a ZIP code while Power Resume only allows for 100 miles from a ZIP code. Both searches allow you to search within a state or multiple states (Florida or Florida and Georgia).
Pros
- Title searches return individuals who are seeking that title or have held it past/present. It avoids returning resumes that simply contain the keyword phrase in the entire text.
- Keyword/Skill search returns related skills and keywords that you may not have search, but still fall under the umbrella for the skill. This generally follows a top-down (hierarchical) approach.
Cons
- Power Resume search can be too inclusive, so it is smart to add 3-5 Skills/Keywords.
- When the job title field is listed as Project Manager in the Power Resume: results will include “project” and “manager” whether the words appear together or not.
- Win 7 as a required skill/keyword returned results that only included “Win”
Results
| Power Resume Results | Angela KennedyTamarac, FL | -Credentialing Director, Centene CorporationCredentialing Provider Support Specialist, Vista Health Plan (’04 – ’05) Top SkillsExperienceProvider Credentialing 2.9 yearsCrystal Reports 0.0 yearNational Committee for 11.1 yearsQuality Assurance (NCQA) | Resume Updated 23 months agoExperience 14.5 yrsAuthorization US AuthorizedDesired Salary –Relocation Won’t Relocate |
| Classic Resume Results | Angela Kennedy — AngelakennedyUS-FL-Tamarac | Resume Updated 2/1/2011Highest Education–Target Job TitleDesired StatusDesired Job TypeDesired Salary–Relocation Won’t RelocateAuthorization US |
*Power Resume results present a summary of what Skills/Keywords hit within a resume, so that it is easier to gauge a resume from the results page.
Power Resume Search VS Classic Search
| What you want | Classic/Boolean Search | Power Resume Search | Explanation |
| Software Engineers | “Software Developer” OR “Software Engineer” OR “Computer Programmer” | Title: Software Engineer | Candidates with these synonymous titles are all included, so enter any common one. |
| Sofware Engineers with J2EE and EJB experience | (“Java” AND “Enterprise Edition”) OR (“J2EE’) OR (“EJB’) | Title: Software Engineer Skill: J2EE Skill: EJB | Abbreviations for common technicak skills are also included |
| A java programmer, with some required skils required and other nice-to-have skills | (“Java”) AND (“C++”) AND (“Spring”) AND (“Struts”) AND (“Jconsole”) AND (“lucene”) | Title: Java Engineer Skill: Java (Req) Skill: Spring (Req) Skill: Struts Skill: jConsole (Req) Skill: Lucene | Even if both context choices are valid, you can always choose the one that corresponds to your needs |
| Managers | (“Manag*”) | Title: Manager | Managing, Manage, Management, Manager |
| Build/Design | (“~build’) | Skill: Build Skill: Design | Build, building, builder, design, designer, designed, designing, construct, constructing, construction, architect, architecture, develop, developer, development |
| ASP.Net/C# Developers | (“ASP.Net”) AND (“C#”) AND (“develop*”) | Title: .NET Developer Skill: Microsoft C# (C Sharp) (Req) Skill: Microsoft ASP.NET (Req) | |
| Credentialing Specialist | (“Credentialing Specialist”) AND (“Crystal Reports”) | Title: Credentialing Specialist Skill: Crystal Reports (req.) Skill: CPCS (Certified Professional Credentialing Specialist) Skill: Develop Skill: Provider Credentialing |
Search Options
- Job Title
- The first field is the “Job title” field. Our recommendation is to enter a job title that you would see on the business card of the person you are looking to hire.
- Avoid using company specific titles and focus more on industry standards. Also, abbreviations are not recommended.
- The first field is the “Job title” field. Our recommendation is to enter a job title that you would see on the business card of the person you are looking to hire.
- Years of Experience
- The next search parameter involves “Years of experience.” The system will sum the candidate’s total work experience and score the resume based on how well it matches the desired experience that you enter here. Candidates who greatly exceed, or fall short of the experience you enter will lose standing in the overall scoring process.
- You can enter years of experience in a number of different ways. For example, if looking for more than 5 years of experience, you can enter it as <5, 5-10, and 5+.
- The next search parameter involves “Years of experience.” The system will sum the candidate’s total work experience and score the resume based on how well it matches the desired experience that you enter here. Candidates who greatly exceed, or fall short of the experience you enter will lose standing in the overall scoring process.
- Location
- You can identify the location you want by entering a city name and state, zip code, or phone area code. You can also search by zip code radius. Note that you now have the ability to limit your results by authorization to work in the location that you choose*.
- Skills/Keywords (Nice to Have/Required)
- The following field represents what is arguably one of the most powerful elements of the new Power Resume Search; the “Skills/Keywords” field.
- You can also define whether you want each skill to be “Required” or “Nice to Have.” If you set the skill to required, any candidate who does not have that skill, even one that matched well on all other criteria, would be eliminated from that search. Use this setting with caution.
- Tip: Rather than searching by a myriad of keywords, you simply have to list the key skills required for the position you are looking to fill.
- You can enter as many as 20 skills, but Monster recommends entering 3-5 for best results.
- Resume Updated
- You can search for candidates according to when they last updated their resumes.
- “All Resumes”
- You can search for candidates according to when they last updated their resumes.
Advanced Search Options
- Willing to Travel/Relocation
- Job Type
- Full Time, Part Time, Temporary/Contract, Intern, Per Diem
- Minimum Education Level
- School
- Company
- Candidate Name
- Maximum Salary
- Job Duration
- Security Clearance
- Industries (Classic)
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