Monster.com`s Nation-wide Keep America Working Tour Swings into New Orleans -- Nearly 35,000 Qualified Job Seekers Have Attended More than 40 Total Tour Stops to Date

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Innovative Job Fairs Feature Interactive Career Advice Sessions, Face-to-Face
on-site Networking with Employers

Keep America Working Helps Job Seekers across the United States Find Available
Jobs during Challenging Times
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
Southeast this week with a stop in New Orleans, Louisiana, tomorrow, June 30.
The Keep America Working Tour includes more than 140 stops across the nation
throughout 2009. Since its kick-off in Boston at the end of February, the tour
has featured 1,132 employers with more than 24,650 jobs to fill and nearly
35,000 qualified job seekers ready to fill them. Tour stops have included job
fairs in 30 major markets in 25 states. The nearly 25,000 jobs represented at
the fairs are backed up by tens of thousands of jobs listed on Monster.com in
these 30 metropolitan areas. 

At the core of the Keep America Working Tour is Monster`s mission to help
rebuild the American workforce. 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 brings together the tools and
expertise job seekers need to not only find a job, but to also help to manage
their careers. Job seekers who attend the career fairs can learn from Monster`s
Career Expertsby attending live theater presentations for advice and techniques
they need to truly stand out from the crowd in today`s tough job market. On-site
Kiosks feature Monster's new career management tools, introducing the all-new
Monster.com. Finally, job seekers can make the most of the on-site opportunity
to meet face-to-face with market-leading employers looking to fill local jobs
now, while employers meet highly-qualified candidates they need to strengthen
their recruiting pipelines and fill their open positions in an efficient manner.


Keep Europe Working Tour

Following on the heals of its highly successful Keep America Working launch in
the U.S., Monster Europe recently introduced Keep Europe Workingwith a series of
career fairsacross key European markets. The Keep Europe Working Tour kicked off
in France and the Netherlands earlier this month, and will continue throughout
Europe with fairs in Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Sweden,
Poland, Austria and Switzerland during September and October. Monster is working
with a number of key European employers as well as its broad base of local
partners across Europe to drive the availability of employment opportunities at
each event. 

In furthering its commitment to do its part to Keep America Working, Monster has
also teamed with Dress for Success, a non-profit organization dedicated to
helping disadvantaged and underserved women become self-sufficient through
finding and retaining jobs. Representatives from Dress for Success, along with
women participating in the local Dress for Success chapter in New Orleans, will
also be on site at the June 30 job fair. Dress for Success clients will
participate in pre-fair training sessions with Monster Career Advice Specialists
to help demystify the career fair experience, while providing tips and tools to
approach and speak with employers. 

For more information about the job fairs in Monster`s Keep America Working Tour,
visit http://monstervjf.adicio.com/ or follow Monster`s Keep America Working
Tour on Twitter @MonsterKAW and connect 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. 



Monster
Kathy O`Reilly
978-823-2002 or 978-394-9334
kathy.oreilly@monster.com

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