| HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CA. (October 21, 2003). Women’s Sports Services, LLC
(WSS), a leading career development and diversity recruiting company
has formed an alliance with Monster, the leading global online careers
property and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MNST). Together, the companies will create a co-branded online career
center designed to help reach and interest women, minority and other
under-represented communities in sports-related careers.
Job seekers will receive leading content in the sports field to
help them manage their career and find great career opportunities,
while employers will be able to target, reach and access a diverse
pool of qualified candidates specifically interested in careers
in sports. The co-branded career center will be accessible through
the Women’s Sports Services website (http://www.WomenSportsJobs.com)
as well as via Monster’s Diversity and Inclusion community
(http://diversity.monster.com/). The companies also plan to work
closely on creating unique programs for employers, including seminars
and workshops.
“We are
excited to announce this alliance and see it as a major step towards
achieving diversity hiring in sports. We are proud to be working
with Monster, the leading global online careers site and we look
forward to creating some unique programs for our employer partners,”
said Becky Heidesch, CEO, Women’s Sports Services, LLC.
“Our alliance with Women’s Sports Services is a great
opportunity to help provide quality career opportunities and advice
to help guide the careers of the thousands of women, minorities
and members of other under-represented communities across the country
who desire to work in sports, said Jeannine Carter, vice president
of Diversity, Monster. “Job seekers who visit Monster’s
Diversity and Inclusion community will benefit from the co-branded
site with a leading recruitment company in sports.”
About Women’s Sports Services
Women’s Sports Services, founded in 1995, has done a variety
of work in the women’s sports market in the areas of career
development, event marketing, consulting and publishing. WomenSportsJobs.com
was launched in 2000 as a spin-off from the print publication, the
Women’Sports Job Wire. The Job Wire was originally launched
in 1996 and provided job listings for women interested in sports
related careers. With the popularity of the Internet, the company
ceased the print publication and developed a comprehensive online
career center for women interested in sports related careers. For
more information log on to www.WomenSportsJobs.com or call (714)
848-1201.
About Monster
Monster,
headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website,
recording over 53.5 million visits during the month of September
2003, according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster
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 global network consists of local content and language
sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Scotland, Germany, Ireland,
Spain, Luxembourg, India, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland,
and Finland. Monster is the official online career management services
sponsor of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team. More information about Monster
is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.
About
Monster Worldwide
Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of
Monster â, the leading global online careers property. The
company also owns TMP Worldwide, the world's largest Yellow Pages
and Recruitment Advertising agency network and provider of direct
marketing services. Headquartered in New York with approximately
4,500 employees in 19 countries, Monster Worldwide’s clients
include more than 90 of the FORTUNE 100 and more than 490 of the
FORTUNE 500 companies. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S&P
500 Index. More information about Monster Worldwide is available
at www.monsterworldwide.com.
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economic and other conditions in the markets in which we operate,
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the other risks discussed in Monster Worldwide, Inc.’s Form
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which discussions are incorporated in this release by reference.
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