Monster.com Announces Global Online Recruiting Relationship With Pitney Bowes Inc.
In addition to the recruiting solutions, Pitney Bowes will launch a banner campaign on the homepage of Monster.com for two weeks in February. This campaign will capitalize on the increased exposure Monster will receive as a result of their extensive marketing initiatives in early 2002, including advertising during the Super Bowl and the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
"Pitney Bowes is always looking to retain the top talent in the industry to help us remain competitive in an evolving marketplace," said Linda Stephenson, Director Mailing Systems Global Staffing of Pitney Bowes Inc. "Through Monster, we are able to access a large number of applicants while providing them with Monster's technology to easily search for jobs and apply online. Also, the ability to post jobs in other countries and access Monster's resume database is an enormous asset which allows Pitney Bowes to power our recruiting professionals to hire the highest quality people."
"We are excited to broaden our relationship with Pitney Bowes and to assist with their global recruiting needs. With Monster currently in 21 countries, and 10.1 million monthly unique visitors worldwide, Pitney Bowes will benefit on a global scale from our innovative services and technologies," said Steve Pogorzelski, President of Monster.com, North America. "Monster will positively impact the time, cost and quality associated with finding qualified candidates for Pitney Bowes. Potential employees around the world will now have access to a global database of their job postings. It's only natural that industry leaders like Pitney Bowes look to Monster, the leader in the online careers space, for their online recruiting solutions."
About Monster.com
Monster, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 24.9 million unique visits during the month of December 2001 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, India, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and Finland. Monster is the official online career management services sponsor of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and 2002 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams. More information about Monster is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.
About TMP Worldwide
Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 10,500 employees in 33 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest recruitment advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest executive search and executive selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies. In June 2001, TMP Worldwide was added to the S&P 500 Index. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.
About Pitney Bowes Inc.
Pitney Bowes Inc. is a $4 billion global provider of integrated mail and document management solutions headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The company serves more than 2 billion businesses of all sizes through direct and dealer operations. For more information on Pitney Bowes, its products, services and solutions, visit www.pitneybowes.com.
Special Note: Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the company's strategic direction, prospects and future results. Certain factors, including factors outside of our control, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including economic and other conditions in the markets in which we operate, risks associated with acquisitions, competition, seasonality and the other risks discussed in our Form 10-K and our other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which discussions are incorporated in this release by reference.
CONTACT:
Monster.com
Colleen McGrath, 978/461-8303
colleen.mcgrath@monster.com
or
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Marianne Fulgenzi, 203/351-6874
marianne.fulgenzi@pb.com













