Monster Launches Top Companies for Diversity(TM)- an Employee-Based Model for Diversity Benchmarking

Monster®, the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), today announced the Monster Top Companies for Diversity TM – a comprehensive, employee-focused quantitative assessment methodology for evaluating a company’s diversity and inclusion performance against a national standard. Monster’s Top Companies for Diversity measures the perceptions of a company’s employees regarding the employer’s performance on specific diversity factors across three broad categories: organizational commitment to diversity, fairness in compensation and culture of inclusion; results are then compared against an established national benchmark for analysis. "Employers are faced with new recruitment challenges as today’s diverse online job seekers are drawing insight from past and current employees by way of blogs and social networking sites – they’re not just relying on content on values and programs enumerated on a prospective employer’s web site,” noted Steve Pemberton, chief diversity officer, Monster. "Monster’s Top Companies for Diversity was designed to help companies take measurable strides toward achieving cultures of diversity and inclusion, and market back their successes to job candidates in a meaningful way.” Monster’s Top Company for Diversity seal is awarded by Monster to employers that score in the top 25 percent for overall performance, and also meet several additional set criteria as defined by Monster. Companies granted the seal can leverage it as a recruitment and branding tool, as the award gives job seekers direct insight into how effective prospective employers are at fostering cultures of diversity and inclusion. The seal will be integrated across the Monster platform – on job ads placed on Monster, on job seeker facing advertising and landing pages and in related press materials. In addition, winning companies will also be granted use of the seal for their own marketing purposes. The Monster Top Companies for Diversity was developed with input from top diversity officers at leading U.S. corporations, including Candi Castleberry-Singleton, Motorola’s vice president of global inclusion and diversity. "Diversity initiatives have got to be sustainable, which is why Monster Top Companies for Diversity is so promising. Companies that successfully promote workplace diversity can leverage Monster’s seal to highlight their diversity efforts, and thereby further enhance their ability to cultivate a robust talent pipeline,” said Castleberry-Singleton. "Also, we designed the tool to help companies identify areas that need improvement, from communicating with employees more effectively, to developing diversity-specific recruitment and retention tactics,” added Castleberry-Singleton Monster’s Pemberton also noted, "We’re in the midst of a long-term demographic shift in the U.S., where the workforce is becoming increasingly more diverse. For companies to successfully compete for the best talent, they need to communicate in a way that will resonate with the workforce they are trying to attract.” Benchmark Formulation A company’s unique results are compared with a benchmark that was developed by Monster based on findings from a survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Monster of 4,978 workers representative of the U.S. employed population. Results may be analyzed by looking at results from different demographic breaks including ethnic minorities, women, generation and lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender workers. For additional information or to arrange a preliminary consultation, please go to: http://info.monster.com/products/diversity_solutions.asp 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 industry-leading products and services, visit www.monster.com. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com. About Harris Interactive Harris Interactive is the 12th largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world. The company provides innovative research, insights and strategic advice to help its clients make more confident decisions which lead to measurable and enduring improvements in performance. Harris Interactive is widely known for The Harris Poll, one of the longest running, independent opinion polls and for pioneering online market research methods. The company has built what it believes to be the world’s largest panel of survey respondents, the Harris Poll Online. Harris Interactive serves clients worldwide through its United States, Europe and Asia offices, its wholly-owned subsidiaries Novatris in France and MediaTransfer AG in Germany, and through a global network of independent market research firms. More information about Harris Interactive may be obtained at www.harrisinteractive.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. 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