We said this might be happening back in March … a reader has passed along the latest from the soon-to-be defunct MonsterTrack, er, TRAK:
From: MonsterTRAK
Date: Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Subject: MonsterTRAK Notification: Announcing Exciting Changes
Announcing Exciting Changes at MonsterTRAK:
MonsterTRAK will soon team up with Monster to offer an entirely new job seeker experience that is fully dedicated to today’s college student & recent graduate. This new Monster experience will provide:
Thousands more internships and entry-level job positions from a wider range of employers nationwide New Career Tools such as Career Snapshots & Career Pathing A customizable homepage that works harder for you
Please note that as of April 27th, all MonsterTRAK accounts, uploaded resumes, cover letters, job search agents, and all apply history will no longer be accessible.
Make sure to save all of this information as it will not be automatically moved over to Monster. If you currently do not have a Monster account, you will have to build a new one.
For questions, contact us at 800-999-TRAK.
For the same message on their site, checkout MonsterTrak.com.
Popularity: unranked [?]
April 8th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Monster bought JobTrak for $280 million less than nine years ago. They were the 800 pound gorilla of the college recruiting job board niche. I’ve heard they were down to 800 postings and three employees, only one of which was full-time. As strange as this may sound from a direct competitor, we’ll miss ya MonsterTrak f/k/a JobTrak.
April 9th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
If anyone needs an alternative for their existing or upcoming college recruiting and entry-level campaigns, please keep AfterCollege in mind. We can help to transition any existing campaign you may have.
As always, we can do targeted email and branding campaigns to your target audiences. At the same time, we also provide traditional entry-level postings, targeted to specific disciplines or to a broad audience of college students and recent graduates on our main site.
Main difference between us and MonsterTrak: MT allowed one to target career centers or the Monster Career Ad network. AfterCollege: we can target your message to specific academic departments and groups.
Yes, this is a plug for AfterCollege, but a relevant one for this post and a good opportunity for any employer to give us try.
Best,
Roberto Angulo
CEO, AfterCollege
http://www.aftercollege.com