Even with the economy still in a slow recovery, companies continue to make measured IT investments both in technology resources and employees. Monster recently surveyed employers who hire IT professionals and found a majority of them were likely to hire in the next 60 days. Their hiring activity is primarily being driven by staff increases [...]
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5 Tips for Writing Smartphone-Friendly Emails
This guest post is by Helen Cunningham and Brenda Greene, authors of “The Business Style Handbook, An A-to-Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job.” In today’s business world, the integration of portable devices with office email systems makes it more important than ever to write concise, clear, accurate emails. Put yourself in the shoes [...]
Can Facebook Get You a Job?
At Monster, we believe that effectively using social media is an important part of the modern job search. So when bloggers and journalists pose the question “Can Facebook Get You a Job?” We say, “Sure, it can! That’s part of the reason we created our award-winning Facebook application, BeKnown — to help people use Facebook [...]
MEI Shows Continuing Positive Job Growth Trend: Up 11% Year-Over-Year
The Monster Employment Index (MEI) — a monthly review of millions of job opportunities posted on online job boards and corporate career sites in the United States — showed strong hiring in October: The year-over-year growth trend from October 2010 was measured at 11 percent, with all metro markets tracked by the MEI showing positive [...]
Monster Honored by HR Executive, with Top Product Award for BeKnown
Fastest growing professional networking app lauded for its innovation and value to HR community. MAYNARD, Mass., October 4, 2011Today, Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) announced that BeKnown — Monster’s professional networking app on Facebook –- was named one of the top products of the year by Human Resource Executive magazine. The award was announced at [...]
Going the Distance in Your Job Search (This Is Not a “Pep Talk”!)
As a job search stretches out, week upon week (and as the economy remains, shall we say, turbulent), it can be all too easy to give up — to think, "There are no jobs out there, so why bother. There's nothing I can do to find a job." Here at Monster, we hear this sentiment [...]
Is the Internet Making You Less Productive at Work?
Does the Web actually make you more productive? Or do you go online to get a quick fact for a business proposal you’re writing—and end up, 45 minutes later, watching a YouTube video series of a piano-playing cat? How do you stay focused on work and productivity when the Internet is only a couple of [...]
The Monster 5 for Friday–Careers Edition–March 11
TV's "Celebrity Apprentice" is back for a new season–and as always, it provides a very interesting look at workplace dynamics. Strong personalities, unfamiliar tasks, high-stakes competition, a very demanding boss, and nearly impossible deadlines make for a lot of drama. Of course, workplace drama doesn't happen only on screen–anyone who's had a job has faced [...]
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