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MonsterTRAK Online Poll Says: 82 Percent of College Students Seek Holiday Jobs; Monster.com Launches Seasonal Community for the Holiday Season
On the MonsterTRAK homepage (http://www.monstertrak.com/), The MonsterTRAK Online Poll asked its college and young alumni audience, "Will you take a part-time job during the holidays?"
A total of 2,617 votes were cast, revealing:
-- 82% (2,145 votes) said: "1 - Yes, I need extra cash."
-- 18% (472 votes) said: "2 - No. I'm too busy"
(The results of the current MonsterTRAK poll are based on votes cast by MonsterTRAK users from October 15th to October 21st, 2001. Only one vote per user is counted toward the final tabulation. Anyone interested in voting in MonsterTRAK's current online poll may do so by logging onto MonsterTRAK at www.monstertrak.com. Users may review the results of past polls by going to http://content.monstertrak.monster.com/polls. MonsterTRAK is the definitive career resource for college students and alumni and an exclusive product of Monster.com).
On the Monster.com homepage (http://www.monster.com/), The Monster Meter asked, "Do you plan to take a part-time job over the holidays?"
A total of 8,945 votes were cast, revealing:
-- 48% (4,269 votes) said: "1 - Absolutely, I need the money."
-- 34% (3,067 votes) said: "2 - No, I'm not interested in part-time work."
-- 18% (1,609 votes) said: "3 - Only if it's the perfect job."
(The results of the current Monster Meter are based on votes cast by Monster.com users from October 15th to October 21st, 2001. Only one vote per user is counted toward the final tabulation. Anyone interested in voting in Monster.com's current online poll may do so by logging onto Monster.com at www.monster.com. Users may review the results of past polls by going to http://midcareer.monster.com/polls/. The Monster Meter, a product of Monster.com, is an ongoing series of online polls that gauge users' opinions on a variety of topics relating to careers, the economy, and the workplace).
In recognition of job seekers' surge of interest in seasonal work, Monster.com has launched a new online community, Monster Seasonal (http://seasonal.monster.com/), which offers a direct link to a variety of seasonal jobs for the fast approaching holiday season. Monster Seasonal offers a targeted holiday job search, designed to connect qualified job seekers with job opportunities from top companies, in such industries as restaurant, retail, and transportation, looking for additional help in the coming busy months. Additionally, job seekers can visit Monster Seasonal to find comprehensive articles on the upcoming holiday season as well as tips for retail job interviewing.
"Given the current economic uncertainty, particularly in the retail sector, Monster Seasonal offers holiday job seekers an opportunity to connect with some of the best companies in the country, including many of the top retailers," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of Monster.com. "As we close in on the holiday season, the timing to obtain seasonal work becomes all the more important, and Monster.com provides job seekers with a variety of features and information to help secure the seasonal work they need."
About Monster.com
Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 24.9 million unique visits during the month of September 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.
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