2000 Closes as Monster Year; Monster.com Closes Year with 7.2 Million Resumes and 273,000 Recruiters.Business/Technology Editors MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2001 Monster(R).com, the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP TMP (thymidine monophosphate): see thymine. Worldwide (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : "TMPW"; ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange : "TMP"), today announced that they closed the first year of the new millennium with record-breaking results, including a 188% increase in the number of resume postings from 2.5 million at year end 1999 to 7.2 million postings as of December 31, 2000. Complementing the phenomenal increase in site usage, Monster.com was chosen by Yahoo! Internet Life Yahoo! Internet Life was a monthly magazine published by Ziff-Davis, which licensed the name from Yahoo!, a well known search engine website. It was created and launched by Barry Golson, the former executive editor of Playboy and TV guide. as the "Best Job-Search Site" in the "100 Best Sites for 2001" issue, while PC Magazine named Monster.com among its "Top 100 Web Sites." These accomplishments, reflecting both job seeker job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. and employer usage, solidifies Monster.com's presence as a prominent leader in online career management. Monster.com closed 2000 with record December sales in three critical channels: U.S. field sales, U.S. telesales telesales Noun the selling of a commodity or service by telephone telesales npl → televentas fpl telesales npl → and European sales. Monster.com's dramatic growth with employers is evident in the site's statistics for the number of registered recruiters. The number increased more than 352% from 60,454 in 1999 to 273,597 in 2000. This signifies both the confidence and commitment by recruiters in posting jobs and accessing Monster.com's invaluable resume database. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the most recent site statistics, Monster.com possesses 11.5 million unique job seeker accounts and 7.2 million unique resumes. Monster.com has made strategic enhancements which include the elimination of unlimited job packages. Monster's new policy, effective January 1, 2001, while reducing the total job number, positively impacts the Company's revenue and profitability per job posting. Monster.com offers consumers over 419,000 job opportunities from thousands of employers. With the year 2001 on the horizon, Monster.com continues to grow its brand presence and popularity through innovative marketing initiatives. Monster.com will continue its successful tradition of Super Bowl advertising for the third consecutive year, and as the first ever dot-com Olympic sponsor, Monster.com will lend its career management expertise to the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee for its global showcase in 2002. The year 2000 also closed with the debut of a 30-minute television program titled "The Monster Show," a breakthrough vehicle for educating consumers on Monster.com and driving resume growth. The infomercial-formatted shows will continue to run through January 2001. About Monster.com Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is a leading global careers Web site, recording over 18.3 million unique visits during the month of November 2000 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster.com global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , France, Germany, Ireland and Spain. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER. Monster.com is the flagship brand of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: "TMPW"; ASX: "TMP"). About TMP Worldwide Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., now with more than 8,750 employees in 31 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising You can improve this article by adding links to related material, within the existing text. After links have been created, remove this message. For more information, see the . New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com. Special Note: The above statements include forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to differ from these expectations include the following: risks associated with acquisitions, competition and seasonality. Additional factors are described in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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