Comments on: get ready to receive less for more with monster http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tom Torresson http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-8079 Tom Torresson Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:03:29 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/#comment-8079 Pretty much what is happening is that most of the major boards have the sense that since they are the ones primarily responsible for the decline in newspaper (print) advertising that they are automatically entitled to proportional increase in revenues to the papers decline in revenues. There are more effective, less expensive options out there folks. Monster will get away with the increase. Why? Simply because they are what many people know and are comfortable with. Not to mention that in most cases is the employer that is paying…not the hiring manager. Pretty much what is happening is that most of the major boards have the sense that since they are the ones primarily responsible for the decline in newspaper (print) advertising that they are automatically entitled to proportional increase in revenues to the papers decline in revenues.

There are more effective, less expensive options out there folks. Monster will get away with the increase. Why? Simply because they are what many people know and are comfortable with. Not to mention that in most cases is the employer that is paying…not the hiring manager.

]]> By: Paul J Thomas http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-8077 Paul J Thomas Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:28:20 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/#comment-8077 jeez, monster- those posters on the sides of busses... with the stupid cartoon moster... haven't thought much about monster in a good long while... and now wondering why it even exists... why, why, why indeed. jeez, monster- those posters on the sides of busses… with the stupid cartoon moster… haven’t thought much about monster in a good long while… and now wondering why it even exists… why, why, why indeed.

]]> By: BigBoy http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-7194 BigBoy Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:24:26 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/#comment-7194 If you look at the price per resume view, due to their monetization of the resume view, dropping from 60,000 views to 20,000 views with the prices hike... Monster 2006 - cost per resume view for yearly national accounts: $9,400 / 60,000 views = $.17 per view Monster 2007 - cost per resume view for yearly national accounts: $9,995 / 20,000 views = $.50 per view The price then is TRIPLED. More $$ less product.. If you look at the price per resume view, due to their monetization of the resume view, dropping from 60,000 views to 20,000 views with the prices hike…

Monster 2006 – cost per resume view for yearly national accounts: $9,400 / 60,000 views = $.17 per view

Monster 2007 – cost per resume view for yearly national accounts: $9,995 / 20,000 views = $.50 per view

The price then is TRIPLED. More $$ less product..

]]> By: thomas delorme http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-6869 thomas delorme Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:03:54 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/#comment-6869 got any idea of what a single job offer costs on monster france ?? 630 euros (approx 800$) ... germany is even worse (something around 1300$ i think). Isn't that crazy ? got any idea of what a single job offer costs on monster france ??
630 euros (approx 800$) … germany is even worse (something around 1300$ i think).
Isn’t that crazy ?

]]> By: Bob Loblaugh http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-6857 Bob Loblaugh Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:51:44 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2007/01/12/monster-resume-price-increase/#comment-6857 But the question remains...do I get an animatronic Andy McKelvy toy and a Jeff Taylor Bobble-head with that? But the question remains…do I get an animatronic Andy McKelvy toy and a Jeff Taylor Bobble-head with that?

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