Monster to ëKeep Europe Workingí with Series of Careers Fairs Across Key European Markets

Monster Worldwide, today announced the ìKeep Europe Workingî tour - a series of free careers fairs designed to link employers and job seekers across Europe. The fairs will bring together the tools and expertise job seekers need to find work and manage their careers. Job seekers will gain advice and techniques from career experts through live theatre presentations that will help them stand out from the crowd in today's tough job market. They will also have the chance to meet face-to-face with market-leading employers with job opportunities. The Keep Europe Working tour will kick-off in France and the Netherlands, visiting four French and Dutch cities* during June. It will continue throughout the EU, with further fairs already planned in Germany and the UK during September and October.

Keep Europe Working is part of Monsterís contribution toward rebuilding the European workforce by investing in local economies and helping job seekers get back to work. The events provide the opportunity for employers and candidates to connect personally, and to fill available jobs. Employers who attend will meet the highly qualified talent they need to strengthen their recruiting pipelines and fill their open positions in a free and efficient way.

ìWeíre looking forward to working with employers across Europe to facilitate the important task of helping people back into work. This tour will extend our efforts across the U.S., where our Keep America Working tour has been a great success, visiting 25 cities to-date and attracting tens of thousands of job seekers. The U.S tour will call at 140 locations by the end of 2009,î said Andrea Bertone, senior vice president, Monster Western Europe. ìMonster is ideally positioned to deliver these events through our strong existing relationships with employers, and our broad familiarity as the leading career Web site among consumers.î

Monster is working with a number of key European employers as well as its broad base of local partners across Europe to drive the availability of employment opportunities at each event.

The Keep Europe Working tour will offer workshops and advice alongside employment opportunities. The events will seek to improve a candidateís ability to get a job by providing free guidance to help build confidence, develop interview techniques, and advice about how to ëstand outí as a candidate.