New Monster.com Job Resource Center Eases the Work & Cost of Finding Work

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The national tour of the Keep America Working career fairs sponsored by Monster.com®, the leading global online career and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW), travels back to the Southwest this week with stops in Houston on July 8, Dallas on July 9 and Scottsdale on July 10. The Keep America Working Tour includes more than 140 stops across the nation throughout 2009. Since its kick-off in Boston on February 28, the tour has featured 1,119 employers with more than 23,000 jobs to fill and over 35,000 qualified job seekers ready to fill them. Tour stops have included job fairs in 35 major markets in 25 states. The 23,406 jobs represented at the fairs to date are backed up by tens of thousands of jobs listed on Monster.com in these 35 metropolitan areas.

“Monster has always been a great source of job search and career advice, in good times and tough times”

Monster’s Job Resource Center

“Monster has always been a great source of job search and career advice, in good times and tough times,” said Mark Stoever, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategic Alliances for Monster. “Now, we’re sharing money-saving opportunities for seekers to ease some financial burdens and maybe even refresh their spirits with our Monster’s Job Resource Center.” Monster has teamed with leading companies and organizations including Office Depot, JetBlue, Microsoft Elevate America and Pfizer, which are providing savings on products and services including free resume printing at Office Depot, savings on Pfizer medicines for people without prescription coverage, half-priced registration for the GRE and much more.

Monster’s Job Resource Center also provides discounts on a variety of activities relevant to an individual’s job search, career management and well-being including:

Job Search Tools – CareerPerfect, Kennedy Information
Education & Training – Microsoft, Engineered Efficiency, Autodesk, ETS
Office Services – Office Depot, BrandDoozie, PlumChoice
Health & Wellness – Pfizer, Integral Yoga Institute
Travel – JetBlue, Intrepid Travel, Peter Island Resort & Spa, Curtain Bluff, Skyroll
Other Services – Office Depot Foundation and Caring Connection (volunteer activities)

Links to various other services including Career Tools, Unemployment Resources, Government Assistance and of course The Keep America Working Tour, are easily accessible on Monster’s Job Resource Center, making the work of finding work a bit easier during difficult times.

More on Monster.com’s Keep America Working Tour

In a break with tradition for both Monster and other job fair organizers, Monster’s Keep America Working job fairs are 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 interpersonal, interactive model that goes well beyond the traditional career fair, the Keep America Working Tour provides an offline complement to online job seeking and recruitment, creating an opportunity for seekers and employers to meet face-to-face and speed the process of filling open jobs with highly-qualified candidates. The fairs provide seekers with insights and information to not only help them get the next job, but think longer term about their careers. Live theater presentations from Monster’s Career Experts provide the advice and techniques job seekers need to truly stand out from the crowd in today’s tough job market. On-site Kiosks feature Monster's new career management tools, and introduce seekers to the all-new Monster.com.

Keeping the Conversations Going on Twitter and Facebook

Seekers and employers can find out more about Monster’s Keep America Working Tour, share stories, and ask questions by visiting http://monstervjf.adicio.com/ or following Monster’s Keep America Working Tour on Twitter @MonsterKAW and connecting on Facebook.

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.