Monster Names Steve Pemberton as Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion

MAYNARD, Mass., Aug 10, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Monster(R), the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), today announced the appointment of Steve Pemberton as vice president, Diversity and Inclusion. Mr. Pemberton rejoins Monster after previously serving in the role of vice president, Strategy and Development for Monster Campus where he successfully advanced Monster's student recruitment solutions.

Mr. Pemberton brings nearly 15 years of strategic operations, product development, and marketing experience to his new role. As vice president, Diversity and Inclusion, Mr. Pemberton will be responsible for driving Monster's Diversity business and Monster's role as a leader helping companies in their recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce. He will also be tasked with growing and expanding Monster's diversity recruitment solutions and forging strategic alliances with organizations committed to diversity and inclusion.

Mr. Pemberton most recently served as co-president and co-founder of Road to College, a national college admission consulting service that provides admission solutions to students and families.

"We welcome Steve in his new role and are excited that Monster is gaining a proven leader in diversity and online recruitment," said Brad Baker, chief product and marketing officer, Monster. "Steve's experience with recruitment solutions, product technology and diversity issues will be invaluable to our Diversity team and in helping to advance Monster's future growth by providing diversity and inclusion solutions to both job seekers and employers."

"I am delighted to join Monster Diversity and Inclusion and I am looking forward to bringing diversity programs and awareness to job seekers and companies nationwide," said Steve Pemberton, vice president, Diversity and Inclusion, Monster. "Fifty-three percent of Monster site users believe that companies should focus more on diversity.(a) As a nation and as a society, we are in the midst of an exciting shift in the world of diversity, and the workplace has become an increasingly important element in driving this change."

During his career, Mr. Pemberton also held the position of vice president, Consumer Products at CollegeLink, a business acquired by Monster Worldwide in 2001. Prior to joining CollegeLink, Mr. Pemberton was employed for ten years at Boston College as the senior assistant director of admissions. During his long tenure with the College, Steve was responsible for diversification of the student body and served as the chairperson on numerous admission committees responsible for evaluation of U.S. and international applicants.

Mr. Pemberton has been a frequent presenter at national conferences including the National Association of College Admission Counselors and The College Board. He also served a two-year term as president of the New England Consortium of Black Admission Counselors and was a recipient of the Lifetime Achiever Award by the New England Opportunity Association. Mr. Pemberton received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Boston College.

(a) The results of this Monster Meter are based on 3,712 votes cast by Monster U.S. users from April 11th to April 18th, 2005 on the Monster.com homepage.

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Monster is the leading global online careers property. A division of Monster Worldwide, (NASDAQ: MNST) Monster works for everyone by connecting quality job seekers at all levels with leading employers across all industries. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Maynard, Mass., Monster has 25 local language and content sites in 23 countries worldwide. More information is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading employer products and services, please visit http://recruiter.monster.com.

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