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3 Reasons eHarmony’s Job Matching Will Suck

Look who’s getting into the job matching game. Popular algorithmic dating site eHarmony went mainstream last week that they have their eye on the job search marketplace. “It seems like there’s a social problem here that needs fixing, much in the same that when we started with relationship matching, there just seemed to be a […]

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Facebook Needs to Buy Monster, Embrace ‘Boring’

Facebook is in the enviable position of being able to pretty much launch anything and get it in front of a billion human beings. And over the years, they’ve done a good job at throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks. Their most recent foray into search (a good move, in my opinion) […]

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2013 Predictions

It’s that time of year again. So here are my predictions for 2013: Monster finally gets acquired. With its growth days behind it and an economy that should remain challenging – as in recession challenging – Monster’s stock dives enough to be too juicy for a bigger fish to gobble-up. LinkedIn buys Simply Hired. If […]

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Developing: Hundreds Laid Off at Monster Today

Multiple sources are telling me a lot of people were laid off at Monster today. The axe fell at around 3 p.m., EST. Apparently, all departments, worldwide, were hit, with the exception of sales. The number of workers who were cut is being quoted at 800, which is said to be about 7 percent of […]

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Love for Monster Returns in Latest Yahoo! Redesign

About a month ago, Yahoo! started playing around with a homepage redesign. In one of the iterations, the link to Monster.com job content from the main navigation – which has been a staple since Monster acquired Yahoo!’s HotJobs a few years ago – was absent. But if you thought the love affair, or maybe the […]

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¡Adios! Monster Exiting Latin America

Monster is shutting down its Latin American operations. “Consistent with our previously announced plans to concentrate our resources on our core business in North American and key European and Asian markets, Monster has decided to close its operations in Brazil and Mexico,” said a company spokesperson. “Monster remains committed to providing talent recruitment solutions to […]

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Monster is Officially Screwed, Big Layoffs Looming

The garage sale has officially begun. There’s no buyer for the company. Yahoo! hates them. Indeed and LinkedIn are collectively digging its grave. And an Obama reelection likely means a sluggish economic future. No one’s picking up what Sal is dropping … And today they announce seeking a buyer for Monster property, ChinaHR. They’re dumping […]

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Monster Getting Fired from Yahoo! Redesign?

Since, well, they bought HotJobs in 2002, there’s been a job search link of some sort on Yahoo!‘s main navigation. Since 2010, that link went to HotJobs’ acquirer, Monster.com. Enter new CEO Marissa Mayer and the link goes buh-bye thanks to a redesign. Here’s a screenshot: Go there today and you’ll see a pretty prominent link […]

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Here’s Why the Indeed.com Deal Sucks for Monster

In all the hoopla last week surrounding the Indeed.com acquisition, most pundits overlooked how bad it was for Monster and its job board brethren. According to a source who wanted to remain anonymous, Recruit Co., Indeed’s buyer, had a deal with Monster on the table as well. Indeed’s pricetag was rumored to be $1.2 billion […]

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Recruit Co. to Acquire Indeed.com [UPDATED]

Trusted sources are saying LinkedIn Recruit Co. Ltd will announce the purchase of Indeed.com this week. Maybe as soon as Tuesday. The dollar amount being thrown around is $1 billion. LinkedIn’s market cap is roughly $13 billion. If true, it would certainly squash the rumors of LinkedIn buying Monster, bypassing the job board model in favor […]

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