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Monster.com Launches Monster.ch in Switzerland; Monster.com Advances its Successful European Branding Campaign with Launch of Monster.ch in Switzerland
"Switzerland is an important element and key market in our successful European expansion program," said Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com and global director, Interactive for TMP Worldwide. "Through the Monster-branding in Switzerland, we will now be able to offer Swiss job seekers an advantage in their career management, by granting them access to quality jobs, a vast array of career development tools and services, and our extensive international network, all under the umbrella of the pre-eminent Monster brand."
Monster.com sites currently operating in Europe include the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, and Finland. As a Monster site in Europe, Monster.ch will offer multiple services tailored for both job seekers and employers in Switzerland, and its users can immediately benefit from the global reach of the Monster international network and its experience in the online recruitment market. Monster.ch will provide job seekers access to a database of over one million global jobs in the Monster Network. Additionally, employers can search over 1.6 million resumes in Europe. Founded in 1994, Monster.com today operates in 21 countries, including 14 in Europe.
The content of Monster.ch will include the following suite of products and services for job seekers and employers:
For Job seekers - Upon opening a free My Monster account and setting up their profile, job seekers can manage their own virtual career office, which will include such features as:
- Resume builder, with the ability to create and store up to five different online resumes according to selectable confidentiality options.
- Personal job search agents.
- Chats and message boards.
- Premier web content with job search and career advice from leading experts.
- Cost-effective and efficient recruiting solutions.
- Online job postings in real time (regional, national or international), with ability to select and filter potential candidates.
- Resume screening, routing, and searching - including the ability to search 24x7 for qualified candidates in the resume database (national or international) - personally or with the assistance of automatic search capabilities.
- Comprehensive company profile.
"Switzerland is a promising market that perfectly suits the European development program," said Christine Pielken, managing director, Monster Switzerland. "Monster.ch is determined to become the key partner for companies recruiting in Switzerland, as well as for job seekers who want to optimize their career management using the formidable potential of the Internet."
About Monster.com
Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 30.2 million unique visits during the month of October 2001 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com 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.com 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.com 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.com 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.
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
Kevin Mullins
978-461-8751
kevin.mullins@monster.com
