Susan J. Hayden Named Senior Vice President, Telesales for Monster

Business Wire, Sept 29, 2006

Experienced Executive to Manage Large-scale Telesales Operations

MAYNARD, Mass. -- Monster[R], the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), today announced the appointment of Susan J. Hayden as Senior Vice President, Telesales. Ms. Hayden will lead the development of Monster's overall Small to Midsize Business (SMB) telesales strategy.

"Susan's sales management experience and proven sales achievement track record will prove vital as Monster expands into additional markets in the U.S.," said Peter Newton, Senior Vice President and General Manager, SMB. "We are confident that Susan's presence will help to build a strong telesales organization and management team, taking advantage of the opportunity that exists in the recruitment advertising marketplace."

Ms. Hayden joins Monster from the Oracle Corporation. She served most recently as Group Vice President of Sales for OracleDirect, and as Director, Global HRMS Business Development & Sales Strategy. Before joining Oracle, Ms. Hayden held positions with SAP America, Fidelity, and Dun and Bradstreet Software. Ms. Hayden holds a bachelor's degree with dual majors in Computer Science and Human Resources Management from Boston College's School of Management.

About Monster Worldwide

Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of Monster(R), the leading global online careers and recruitment resource. Headquartered in New York with approximately 4,200 employees in 36 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST) is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.

About Monster

Monster(R) is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource. A division of Monster Worldwide, Monster works for everyone by connecting quality job seekers at all levels with leading employers across all industries. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Maynard, Mass., Monster has 34 local language and content sites in 32 countries worldwide. More information is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading employer products and services, please visit http://info.monster.com.

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