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NEWS RELEASE
CSO Research, Inc. Forms Alliance with MonsterTRAK
CSO Research, Inc., an organization dedicated solely to university career services offices, forms relationship that provides current CSO clients with new optional features and brings CSO’s powerful automation tools and services to MonsterTRAK clients. (Austin, TX) – December 5, 2007 – This morning, MonsterTRAK distributed an announcement about a new alliance between CSO and MonsterTRAK. We are very excited to be working with MonsterTRAK and I want to share the details of this alliance and what it means for CSO members. This alliance was born from the recognition that CSO is the best provider of career services automation AND service in the career services community. MonsterTRAK reviewed the available providers and came to realize that CSO would be the best firm to serve the MonsterTRAK career center clients. So, MonsterTRAK has licensed Interfase for its clients and is offering them an upgrade path over to CSO. What does this mean for current CSO members? First, it means that many new Interfase users will be joining our growing community over the next few months. CSO typically adds 60-100 new schools a year, and this influx of new users is in-line with our normal annual growth. We’re excited to have them join us, and we’re expecting them to become vibrant contributors to our community! CSO will be hiring additional services folks to help these new schools and to further strengthen our services teams. CSO will also provide automation services to some of the smaller schools that MonsterTRAK has traditionally served. Next, Interfase users will gain access to the MonsterTRAK job and employer data. This option to access the MonsterTRAK job stream is totally at your discretion. Turn it on, turn it off – totally your call. Since the current MonsterTRAK schools rely on this job and employer stream, it was necessary for us to enhance Interfase to provide access to this data for each of the MonsterTRAK schools. We did it for them, so it is available to you (starting in early 2008). But again, this is completely your choice – you’ll go into Interfase’s Setup section to turn this option on if you so desire, and if you don’t like it after trying it, you can turn it off. CSO’s services team has a detailed document which describes this option, and will make that available to each of you soon. Finally, I want to proactively allay any concerns you may have about CSO working with MonsterTRAK. CSO did not buy MonsterTRAK. MonsterTRAK did not buy CSO. CSO remains (fiercely) independent and 100% dedicated solely to university career services offices…we are excited to work with MonsterTRAK to help their clients with CSO’s powerful automation tools and services, and we’re excited to be able to offer the OPTION to CSO clients to access the MonsterTRAK employer and job stream functions. With the MonsterTRAK clients joining the CSO family, CSO will now be the largest provider of Career Services Automation and Service – hurray! If you would like to speak with me directly about this new alliance, drop me an email at erik@csoresearch.com and we’ll coordinate a time to talk. As always, thanks again for your continued support and friendship! Erik Mulloy, Founder CSO Research, Inc.
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
MonsterTRAK and CSO Research to Provide College Career Centers with Comprehensive Recruitment Solution
Relationship provides targeted job distribution via Monster’s Career Ad Network in addition to best-in-class software solution LOS ANGELES, Calif. and AUSTIN, Texas – December 5, 2007 – MonsterTRAK, Monster’s emerging workforce division, and CSO Research, Inc., the industry leader in career services automation, today announced an agreement whereby CSO will become MonsterTRAK’s inaugural software provider. The relationship will team MonsterTRAK’s innovative, student-focused job distribution model with CSO’s superior software solution. Monster is the leading global online careers property and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST). “Collaborating with best-in-class software providers like CSO allows us to focus on our core competency of enabling employers to reach the most qualified entry-level and internship candidates nationwide,” said Mark Charnock, vice president and general manager, MonsterTRAK. “CSO provides career centers with an unsurpassed suite of tools to efficiently manage their day-to-day mission of helping college students identify and prepare for their first jobs.” This alliance will provide current MonsterTRAK employers expanded reach into CSO’s customer base of more than 300 colleges and universities. In addition, all participating career centers will have the ability to display targeted MonsterTRAK job opportunities via Monster’s Career Ad Network. With this patent-pending job distribution technology, career centers will be able to showcase specific jobs to students based on their individual interests. “MonsterTRAK’s alliance with CSO and the integration of the Career Ad Network technology into the career center websites marks a shift in student recruitment,” added Charnock. “This new model will offer employers and career centers nationwide the ability to efficiently push relevant job opportunities to students based upon their needs.” Additionally, career centers with existing MonsterTRAK affiliations will be able to capitalize on a free upgrade to CSO’s industry-leading software platform. CSO’s software suite is designed specifically to meet the demands associated with college and university environments. The advanced software platform enables management of virtually every function found within a career services office, including student and employer registration; document management; tracking of referrals, placements, jobs viewed and job applied for; interview scheduling; career fair management; and alumni mentoring. Students can also search jobs, send online inquiries and manage multiple resumes, cover letters and other employment-related materials. “Aligning with MonsterTRAK allows us to provide our clients with a comprehensive offering – access to the best entry-level jobs delivered via elite software that automates the career services process,” said Erik Mulloy, founder of CSO. “CSO is committed to delivering the highest quality product and unmatched customer service. Together with MonsterTRAK we will continue to meet and exceed these goals.”
About MonsterTRAK MonsterTRAK is the division of Monster® focused on the emerging workforce. Founded in 1987 as JobTRAK, the company was acquired by Monster, the leading online global careers and recruitment resource, in 2000. MonsterTRAK provides students and career centers with access to the most extensive selection of part-time, internship and entry-level positions, across all industries and locations nationwide. With more than one million student members and relationships that span thousands of college and university career centers, employers benefit from unprecedented reach to the most qualified entry-level candidates. More information about MonsterTRAK is available at http://www.monstertrak.com. About Monster Worldwide Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), parent company of Monster®, the premier global online employment solution for more than a decade, strives to bring people together to advance their lives. With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career advice to consumers globally. Through online media sites and services, Monster delivers vast, highly targeted audiences to advertisers. Monster Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100. To learn more about Monster’s industryleading products and services, visit www.monster.com. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com. About CSO Research As the leader in the career services automation field, CSO enables collegiate career services, cooperative education and student employment offices to efficiently serve their students, alumni, employers and faculty with comprehensive, web-based data management tools. Founded by industry veteran Erik Mulloy, CSO is the most respected software and service organization in the career services industry. CSO’s products lead the field of career center automation, and its employees provide unsurpassed client service. To learn more, please visit www.csoresearch.com. Special Note: Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding Monster Worldwide, Inc.'s strategic direction, prospects and future results. Certain factors, including factors outside of Monster Worldwide's control, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward- looking statements, including economic and other conditions in the markets in which Monster Worldwide operates, risks associated with acquisitions, competition and the other risks discussed in Monster Worldwide’s Form 10-K and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Contacts: Tara Murray Monster 978-461-8126 tara.murray@monster.com Elizabeth Lutz Weber Shandwick 617-520-7092 elutz@webershandwick.com Erik Mulloy CSO Research, Inc. 512-418-1163 x 104 erik@csoresearch.com