Mar 17, 2009: Monster.com's National Keep America Working Tour Advances on the Midwest

Monster Addresses Economic Crisis with Innovative Career Fair that Will Make More Than 140 Stops to Help Job Seekers Find Available Jobs in a Challenging Environment.MAYNARD, Mass., Mar 17, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The national tour of the Keep America Working career fairs sponsored by Monster.com(R), the leading global online career and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), advanced toward America's Midwest in a journey that will include more than 140 stops across the nation throughout 2009. Since the tour was piloted in Boston at the end of February, 231 employers with 2200 jobs to fill have met with qualified job seekers ready to fill them. Thus far, the tour has included job fairs in Boston; New York City; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia and Whippany, New Jersey. The 2200 jobs represented at the fairs are backed up by tens of thousands of jobs listed on Monster.com in these five metropolitan areas. This week's stops on the tour are today in Cincinnati, in Indianapolis on March 18 and in Chicago on March 19.

At the core of the Keep America Working Tour is Monster's mission to help rebuild the American workforce. The company presents these job fairs free of charge to both job seekers and Monster employers with current job openings to eliminate any cost barrier and encourage the greatest number of employers with available jobs to link face-to-face with people who need those jobs.

Using an innovative model that goes well beyond the traditional career fair, the Keep America Working Tour brings together the tools and expertise job seekers need not only to find a job, but also to help manage their careers. Job seekers who attend the career fairs can learn from Monster's career experts by attending live theater presentations that provide the advice and techniques they need to truly stand out from the crowd in today's tough job market. They can see Monster's new career management tools and experience the all-new Monster.com. And finally, they can make the most of the on-site opportunity to meet face-to-face with market-leading employers with job opportunities. Employers who attend get to meet the highly qualified candidates they need to strengthen their recruiting pipelines and fill their open positions in an efficient manner.

"Given our knowledge and expertise, Monster has a tremendous opportunity to do its part to keep America working," said Sal Iannuzzi , chairman, president and CEO of Monster Worldwide. "In this tough economy, we know that many hiring organizations are feeling the pinch of budget cuts and that career fair attendance may be one of the activities that is affected. By making employer attendance free on the Keep America Working Tour, we have removed the cost barrier and are encouraging the greatest number of employers with available jobs to link face-to-face with people who need those jobs. In addition, as new jobs are created by the government's stimulus package, we expect to be able to offer them on the tour and on Monster.com."

For more information about the job fairs in Monster's Keep America Working Tour, visit http://monstervjf.adicio.com/.

About Monster Worldwide

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), parent company of Monster, the premier global online employment solution for more than a decade, strives to inspire people to improve their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 index. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at http://corporate.monster.com.

SOURCE: Monster Worldwide, Inc.

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