Has anyone here ever got a contract using Monster.co.uk ?

[sbakoola]

Just interested to know has anyone here ever managed to get an IT contract via monster.co.uk ? I myself never have and the agents that have called up claiming that they got my cv from Monster weren't that good for matching my skills to the job they had.

I prefer to use jobserve and e-financialcareers for uploading my CV to a public forum. Are there any new jobserve and monster uk type sites which are useful for uploading your cv, making it public and securing an IT contract ?

Also I remember Monster UK didn't have a filter option back in the day to block certain unwanted companies and agencies, has this changed in the last 2 years ?

[alreadypacked]

Just interested to know has anyone here ever managed to get an IT contract via monster.co.uk ? I myself never have and the agents that have called up claiming that they got my cv from Monster weren't that good for matching my skills to the job they had.

I prefer to use jobserve and e-financialcareers for uploading my CV to a public forum. Are there any new jobserve and monster uk type sites which are useful for uploading your cv, making it public and securing an IT contract ?

Also I remember Monster UK didn't have a filter option back in the day to block certain unwanted companies and agencies, has this changed in the last 2 years ?

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[Scoobos]

I've got a lot of international work through monster, not so much in the UK though.

[northernladuk]

Never had a contract through them but as soon as I post my CV (which has contract only all over it) I get spammed with alsorts of totally unrelated permie crap so I just don't bother with it at all anymore. It seems to have got too big for it's own boots and just doesn't suit anything in particular now...

[KentPhilip]

I've got a lot of international work through monster, not so much in the UK though.

The same I got a gig in Iceland through an agent contact from Monster.

[Gordon Ice]

Monster schmozer

Arbitrary limit on CV filesize (200kb - for pete's sake the year is 2012) + pants search facilities / criteria + spam from CV enhancement / career development numpties = WASTE OF TIME

[SueEllen]

Just interested to know has anyone here ever managed to get an IT contract via monster.co.uk ?

My contracts come from a variety of sources.