Archive for the 'monster' Category

jobfox hits $1m month

May 14th, 2008

A reliable source tells us Jobfox brought in a cool mill’ last month in revenue. This was apparently after a series of months that “got really close” to the seven-figure mark.
It’s understandable to look at such information and call it insignificant when compared to Goliaths like Monster and CareerBuilder. However, the universe of job sites […]

wsj interviews monster ceo sal iannuzzi

May 12th, 2008

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retirement jobs.com expands board and executive team

May 6th, 2008

RetirementJobs.com has expanded its team. New members are:
1. Deborah Russell, Director of Workforce Issues at AARP
2. Max Stier, President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service in Washington, D.C.
3. Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Boston College Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility in Newton, MA.
4. Michael Smyer, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Boston College […]

jobs.ca goes for $600K

May 6th, 2008

Ogopogo Media, an Internet media company that acquires and develops geotargeted destination and category specific domain names, recently announced it has acquired the rights to Jobs.ca from Domed Technologies, Inc. of Montreal, Canada.
The acquisition of Jobs.ca is the largest published single domain purchase in .ca history. The new ownership plans to create a job […]

sec bringing the smackdown to ex-monster execs

April 30th, 2008

Reuters has the story.
James Treacy, a former president and chief operating officer at the company, and Anthony Bonica, a former controller, were accused of benefiting from the fraudulent scheme, including the receipt and exercise of backdated option grants, according to the complaint.
Ouch.
Update: A full breakdown of the legal doc is here.

monster’s fickle on tickle (or the cost cutting continues)

April 24th, 2008

TechCrunch reports Monster Worldwide (MNST) is laying off 30-35 employees from Tickle, a site it bought in ‘04 for about $94 million. Its future?
The Tickle site will change focus once absorbed by Affinity Labs, although just how is yet to be seen. All layoffs will be complete by the end of June; employees were told […]

‘one monster’ vision revealed

April 21st, 2008

Our friendly Monster insider has forwarded what appears to be a training presentation to employees, intimating the company’s vision and new focus, summed up as “One Monster.” My highlights in bold.

Monster Values
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Hello and welcome to training on Monster’s mission and values.
To build on our successful history, we must transform Monster into a more unified company […]

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