TMP Worldwide and Lycos Form Strategic Marketing Alliance.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1998-- The Monster Board and Online Career Center to be Featured in Lycos Careers Web Guide 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), the leader in Internet recruitment, and Lycos, Inc., "Your Personal Internet Guide," announced a new strategic marketing agreement today, making The Monster Board (www.monster.com) and Online Career Center (OCC OCC See: Options Clearing Corporation OCC See Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). ) (www.occ.com) the premier providers of jobs and career-related information for Lycos' Careers Web Guide. Lycos users will have access to The Monster Board and OCC's extensive database of job listings from leading national and international employers. "Our goal when forming alliances is to select partners that benefit both job seekers and employers, and our agreement with Lycos, one of the top Internet search engines, clearly accomplishes this goal," said Andrew J. McKelvey, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of TMP Worldwide. "In addition to increasing exposure to our clients' job postings, we are providing potential job seekers visiting Lycos with employment opportunities from some of the most prestigious companies in the world." "Our goal is to provide users with the most comprehensive content to meet their information needs," said Robert Davis Robert Davis can refer to:
Currently, 30,000 companies, including more than 55 of the Fortune 100, advertise their jobs on TMP's Web sites. Both The Monster Board and OCC offer job seekers free access to a growing list of technical and non-technical jobs in more than 200 categories including finance, sales and marketing, and healthcare. In addition to more than 100,000 quality job listings, Lycos users will have access to personal job search agents that deliver opportunities to job seekers' desktops even when they are off-line; resume-building and posting capabilities; company profiles; and valuable advice on managing a career. 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. Jeff Taylor For the U.S. Attorney, see . For the wrestler, see . Jeff Taylor is a founder of the online jobs site Monster.com. He attended UMass Amherst and joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He worked as a DJ before working on the startup in the mid 90s. , founder of The Monster Board and executive vice president of TMP's Interactive Division, the company's alliances like the one announced today with Lycos, continue to help TMP meet it's top objective of connecting job seekers and employers. "Job seekers and employers using our Web sites are experiencing a high level of success," said Taylor. "Research recently conducted by the Advertising Research Corporation found that one out of four job seekers who apply for a job through The Monster Board receives a job offer, and those receiving an offer receive an average of three offers each." The research also reported that 44 percent of job seekers on The Monster Board are classified as "passive" job seekers, which are viewed by employers as very hirable and desirable candidates. These candidates are currently employed and hold positions with which they are relatively content. Most "passive" job seekers reach The Monster Board from one of its alliance partners. Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) A technology used to make microdisplays for rear-projection TVs and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Each LCoS chip hosts a grayscale LCD shutter sandwiched between a cover glass and a mirror. ) is a New Generation Online Service that combines all aspects of community, leading Web navigation resources and cutting-edge business and consumer e-commerce solutions. Located at www.lycos.com, Lycos -- "Your Personal Internet Guide" -- is dedicated to helping each individual user locate, retrieve and manage information tailored to his or her personal interests. Through the acquisition of Tripod, Inc., the leading community site on the Web, located at www.tripod.com, Lycos has become the most full-featured community-oriented home base on the Internet, providing free personal homepages to all users. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham, MA, Lycos maintains U.S. offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Pittsburgh, Dallas, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . International offices are located in Germany, Italy, France, the U.K., Spain and The Netherlands. The Monster Board, based in Framingham, Mass., and Online Career Center, based in Indianapolis, Indiana “Indianapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Indianapolis (disambiguation). Indianapolis (IPA: [ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs]) is the capital city of the U.S. , are products of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide. TMP is the 14th largest advertising agency 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. , the largest yellow page advertising world's largest yellow page advertising agency and one of the world's largest recruitment advertising agencies. TMP intends to continue to develop alliances that will provide additional traffic/circulation to its career center Web sites, which currently includes The Monster Board, OCC, Be The Boss (www.betheboss.com) and MedSearch (www.medsearch.com). -0- The Monster Board is a registered trademark of TMP Worldwide. Online Career Center, Be The Boss and MedSearch are service marks of TMP Worldwide. CONTACT: Beth Kramli (212) 445-8135 bkramli@bsmg.com or Jim Treacy (212) 527-8604 jtreacy@tmp.com or Brigitte LaMarche (781) 370-2688 blarmache@lycos.com |
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