Monster HR Alliance Program Expands to Offer Global Capabilities

First Advantage and HRSmart to Offer International Capabilities to U.S. Employers; European-based Jobpartners Joins Alliance

Arbita, First Advantage and JobTarget Join to Offer Added Value to Nationally-focused Customers

Monster(R) today announced the global expansion of its HR Alliance Program to offer customers greater value and flexibility in implementing a wide range of tools for managing the complete application and hiring cycle. Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc.

To handle customers' local, regional and global needs, Premier Alliance Members First Advantage (NASDAQ: FADV) and HRSmart will now offer HR Alliance Program customers international service, first offering capabilities in Ireland and the United Kingdom, respectively, and then rolling out full global offerings throughout 2008. In addition, newly added Premier Alliance member Jobpartners (Europe) further extends the international reach of the Monster HR Alliance Program.

To offer customers easier access to more recruitment services, Monster also announced the addition of three Certified Alliance members: Arbita, First Advantage and JobTarget. The program's total membership now includes 27 organizations.

The Monster HR Alliance Program's global expansion emulates the company's strategic effort to consistently strengthen and grow our offerings across all of our businesses and regions, said Michael Madden, senior vice president, Product, Monster. This development, along with the addition of our newest North American members, underscores Monster's commitment to serving as a partner to our customers by offering them access to a wide range of recruitment and hiring solutions.

New Premier Alliance Member
Jobpartners (www.jobpartners.com) provides software solutions for qualitative human resources management and People Relationship Management (PRM). The company's innovative and straightforward approach provides companies with strategic value by enabling them to establish privileged relationships with new job applicants and current employees. The company's solutions address recruitment issues as well as internal mobility, performance management, executives and key people management, succession planning and career management.

New Certified Alliance Members
Arbita(TM) (www.arbita.net) provides internet job advertising distribution and strategic media guidance to the world's best employers. International job posting, performance metrics, and translation services help improve recruitment workflow and results to organizations worldwide. Arbita's recruiting solutions and OnePost system are used by hundreds of customers globally to improve recruitment advertising and workflow.

First Advantage's recruiting services (www.fadvrecruiting.com) provide customers with customized recruiting services, acting as an advisor, solutions provider, and single point of contact to help businesses realize their vision of a proactive, high-impact talent acquisition process.

JobTarget's OneClick (oneclick.jobtarget.com) is an advanced job distribution service; which allows recruiters to post their jobs to any job board on the Internet. Users can purchase and post single jobs or use their existing bulk posting accounts. OneClick by JobTarget has real-time job posting delivery to over 1000 job boards.

Monster's HR Alliance Program
The Monster HR Alliance Program was designed to foster the integration of Monster's industry-leading products with Alliance members' solutions to offer customers the most powerful set of tools for managing the entire hiring and apply cycle. Since establishing the program in 2004, more than 1,500 employers have benefited from the added value afforded by the initiative. Monster's HR Alliance Program offers members two levels of participation: Premier and Certified. For more information about the Monster HR Alliance Program, please call 1-800-MONSTER or visit http://info.monster.com/alliances/hrvendor.asp.