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Monster Worldwide and the Sun-Times News Group, the source of news for the greater Chicago area and principal operating subsidiary of Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. have announced a partnership that will bring co-branded Web sites, online, and print services via the Chicago Sun-Times at www.suntimes.com/monster.

In addition, the alliance will also bring co-branded web sites to the Sun-Times News Group’s 70 suburban publications, which include The SouthtownStar, Post-Tribune, The Herald News, The Beacon News, and The Courier News.

The Group’s newspapers and Web sites reach about four million readers weekly in print and online. According to Nielsen/NetRatings Netview, the co-branded Web site will reach an audience of about three million unique visitors per month.

“The strategic alliance between the Sun-Times News Group and Monster creates a vast opportunity to provide local Chicagoan job seekers and employers with powerful recruitment solutions that will enable the best matches,” said Lauren Chacón, vice president and general manager of media alliances, Monster. “This alliance underscores Monster’s commitment to forging new and localized avenues to further connect job seekers and employers, and we look forward to working with the Sun-Times News Group. By providing consumers with another point of access to Monster’s job search and career tools, we are furthering our position as the leading global recruitment and career improvement resource.”

Here is what the sites will offer, according to a press release:

• a comprehensive online career search and management solution with a Chicago-area focus and industry-leading search and match technology
• local job ads a number of ways, including through links on individual newspaper Web sites and the searchchicago.com and Monster.com portals.
• award-winning expert career advice
• A resume builder
• a salary information center

Monster now has partnerships with over 250 newspapers and 100 television outlets.

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