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Monster Buys Trovix And Beats The Street

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:58:00 -0400

Big news from Monster (profile; site) today. It bought jobmatcher Trovix (profile; site) for $72.5 million; settled that class action shareholder lawsuit over the stock options backdating for $25 million and managed to beat Wall Street's expectations for its 2nd quarter financial performance earning 40 cents a share excluding one-time expenses. The Street consensus was the company would earn 37 cents a share.

Monster Names Ted Gilvar Chief Global Marketing Officer

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:32:00 -0400

Monster appointed Ted Gilvar to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Global Marketing Officer. In his new role, Gilvar will oversee all aspects of Monster’s global marketing strategy and handle the Company’s multifaceted advertising and branding initiatives.

Monster To Open Customer Service Center in South Carolina

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:43:00 -0400

Monster to hire an initial 350 employees to staff a new customer service center it will build in Florence, S.C.

Announcements and Products Just In Time For The SHRM Show

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:57:00 -0400

With the SHRM show and conference underway in Chicago now, vendors have been busy issuing announcements of product releases, new deals, partnerships and more. Here's a roundup of items that crossed our desk over the weekend:

Monster's SHRM Promotion: $1 million To Charity

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:54:00 -0400

Monster has come up with a unique way to attract visitors to its booth at the SHRM conference now underway in Chicago: Give away $1 million.

Monster Extends Video Branding To Its Sites Worldwide

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:35:00 -0400

Employers worldwide can now incorporate video into their Monster (profile; site) job postings, a move that extends the U.S. born trend to a global market. Monster announced the rollout of Monster Video Profile this morning.

Another Symbol Alum Joins Monster Exec Team

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:17:00 -0400

Talk about one big family over at Monster (profile; site). When CEO Sal Iannuzzi's executive team gets together for meetings these days, the new faces are the Monster veterans; half the 10 executives are now expatriates from Symbol Technologies, the company Iannuzzi captained until he sold it to Motorola in January 2007.

Majority of High School Seniors Plan To Work This Summer

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:03:00 -0400

Most high school seniors expect to work this summer and while in college, picking schools in-state to stay close to home and family.

Monster Profits Slide As CEO Promises A More Aggressive Future

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:03:00 -0400

The next time your phone rings it could be Monster (profile; site ) on the other end looking for your business.

Ex-Monster COO Indicted in Stock Options Scheme

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:33:00 -0400

Former Monster chief operating officer James Treacy was charged today with backdating stock option grants to employees between 1997 and 2003.