Monster's Economic Stimulus Plan: Revving Job Matching Engine Through Government Partnerships

MCLEAN, Va., Jun 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --As the nation works to overcome today's economic challenges, Monster.com(R), the leading job matching engine and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), is partnering with state and local governments to create innovative, customized solutions that put Americans back to work. Through these public-private partnerships, Monster's Public Sector & Education (PSE) group helps state and local governments as well as education institutions attract, develop and match their existing and emerging workforce with vital opportunities.

"We're seeing an incredible amount of innovation at the local government level - applying next-generation technology to everything from networking to workforce training. The good news is that there are many positions to fill and our solutions help to accelerate the process," said Lee Ramsayer, Vice President, Public Sector & Education of Monster Worldwide, Inc.

Monster's Public Sector and Education solutions are focused on five critical areas: talent attraction, On-line Career Communities Solutions (affinity sites), student recruitment, real-time labor intelligence and services.

Recently, Monster helped create the KIX (Kentucky Indiana Exchange) online community to get job seekers, government leaders and education leaders all focused on economic revitalization. The site features powerful tools, including social networking capabilities that allow users to communicate and share educational or employment opportunities and also matches job seekers and employers.

More examples of what's working:

• Talent Attraction: Working with the State of Ohio, Monster runs www.ohiomeansjobs.com which enables all Ohio employers to search, at no cost, through a database of 3.5 million resumes of job seekers who live in or near the state.
• Online Career Communities Solutions: Tailoring Monster's precision technology to regions like Riverside County, California, where dislocated workers can go to a community site to connect with other job seekers via social networking, learn about educational opportunities for retraining and find matches with employers in their area.
• Student Recruitment: Monster enables higher education institutions of all sizes (community colleges, small colleges, public and private universities) to deliver the message of education to the next generation of the workforce through Monster's extensive network of websites. Student recruitment opportunities on community sites such as Fastweb.com and Military.com include branded banners, student lead campaigns, targeted emails and newsletters with the ultimate goal of matching prospective students with educational opportunities in growing occupational areas.
• Real-time Labor Intelligence: Helping San Bernardino County, California by providing up-to-date data on the skills sought by employers within the area. This allows the region to better target its worker retraining dollars and match displaced workers with real opportunities.
• Services: Conducting Power Seeker Workshops, which give displaced workers tips and training on using the Web to find jobs and creating an "Internet brand" for themselves. This is geared toward workers who have not looked for a job since the days before the Web played a prominent role in matching workers with employers. For example, this was offered to 5,000 workers from an automobile plant that shut down in Wisconsin.

Monster Public Sector & Education

Monster PSE is a division of Monster Worldwide whose mission is to amplify and complement the efforts of regional stakeholders to create the high-performance workforce. PSE has unique qualifications to deliver cost-effective solutions to today's dynamic workforce and educational challenges. Monster's technologies, content, data-driven insights and deep experience working with employers and job seekers provide the foundation for PSE's transformative offerings. We deliver value as strategic and operational innovators by working closely to bring together government leaders in workforce development, economic development, employment and education.

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 http://www.monster.com. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.about-monster.com..

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