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Monster Worldwide Teams with Mississippi Governor's Office on Katrina Recovery Job Fair Event; Up to 2,000 Job Seekers and 60 Employers to Gather at Free Event in Picayune, Mississippi on Friday, October 28th
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), parent company of the leading global online career and recruitment resource, Monster(R), today announced that it has expanded its hurricane relief efforts by joining forces with the Governor's Job Fair Network of Mississippi and staffing solutions provider, Kelly Services to hold a Katrina Recovery Job Fair event at the end of the week in Picayune, Mississippi. All the employment opportunities are also available on Monster's free hurricane relief site at http://hurricanerelief.monster.com. With up to 2,000 job seekers and 60 employers expected, Mississippi's first state-sponsored job fair since Hurricane Katrina will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 28, at the Resurrection Life Church at 795 Memorial Avenue.
"We are honored to have joined forces with the Mississippi Governor's office and Kelly Services in a concerted effort to help the people of Mississippi impacted by Hurricane Katrina find employment and begin the process of rebuilding their lives" said Andrew J. McKelvey, Chairman and CEO of Monster Worldwide. "With nearly 60 employers offering an array of job openings, we hope this event will help provide the people of Picayune, and the surrounding communities of Mississippi, with the employment resources, assistance and support they need to get back on their feet as soon as possible."
Offering a diverse range of employment opportunities - from banking, administration, computer and engineering jobs to food service, maintenance, truck driving and nursing positions - the Katrina Recovery Job Fair in Picayune is the first in a series of state-wide job fair events being planned across Mississippi. Representatives from up to 60 employers will be on hand to talk with job seekers about a range of available jobs, while volunteers from Monster and Kelly Services will provide attendees with job search guidance as well as free Internet access via wireless laptops. More information about the event and the companies participating can be found at www.jobfairs.ms.gov.
"Quite simply, we created this job fair event with the assistance of Monster and Kelly Services to help Hurricane Katrina survivors in Mississippi find and secure jobs," said Joe Buckner, director of the Mississippi Governor's Job Fair Network. "We welcome anyone looking for a job to come to the event and judging from our conversations with the great roster of over 50 participating employers and growing, the job opportunities are indeed out there."
In addition to providing ongoing assistance with local job fairs in the Gulf Coast region, Monster launched its customized Hurricane Katrina relief Web site in mid-September (http://hurricanerelief.monster.com). Offering free job postings to all private and public sector employers, the site is designed to help survivors, volunteers, public and private sector employers, and volunteer organizations come together to post and find jobs, volunteer time, and provide help to communities in need. In addition to job postings, the site offers articles, tips and tools as well as a fully interactive message board where job seekers can interact and help each other during the difficult road to recovery.
The hurricanerelief.monster.com site includes re-employment opportunities specifically for Katrina survivors and/or positions to help rebuild devastated areas and provides free job postings. Currently, the site features thousands of job opportunities, many of which include relocation assistance, temporary housing and transportation. Employers and organizations can call 1-800-MONSTER 24 hours a day, seven days a week to post appropriate jobs. Job opportunities will be categorized for Hurricane survivors and people interested in helping with the recovery efforts. Currently, applications and resumes can be easily submitted via the traditional Apply Online feature at Monster. Efforts are underway to offer a simplified process on this special site.
About Monster Worldwide
Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of Monster(R), the leading global online careers and recruitment resource. The company also owns TMP Worldwide, one of the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency networks. Headquartered in New York with approximately 4,500 employees in 26 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST) is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.
Monster(R) is a leading global online careers and recruitment resource. Monster was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, USA. Monster has 25 local language and content sites in 23 countries worldwide. Monster is known for connecting quality job seekers at all levels with leading employers across all industries and offers employers innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. 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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CONTACT: Governor's Job Fair Network State of Mississippi Joe Buckner, 601-321-6154 jbuckner@mdes.ms.gov or Monster Worldwide David Rosa, 212-351-7067 David.Rosa@monsterworldwide.com or Monster Maria Battaglia, 978-461-8683 Maria.Battaglia@monster.com SOURCE: Monster Worldwide, Inc.
