FastWeb Launches FastWeb Volunteers

Business Wire,  March 27, 2008  

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Service Connects Students, Parents and Educators with Opportunities to Help Enhance Scholarship Candidacy

CHICAGO -- FastWeb, the Internet's leading scholarship matching engine and a site within the Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST) network, today announced FastWeb Volunteers, a free resource that connects students, parents and educators with thousands of volunteer opportunities nationwide. As a growing number of scholarships cite volunteer experience among the application requirements, FastWeb Volunteers offers students an easy way to find projects that may help enhance their eligibility.

"Volunteer experience is becoming increasingly important - and often times a prerequisite - in the scholarship application process," said Amanda Joyner, vice president and general manager of FastWeb. "With approximately 3.3 million college student volunteers in the U.S.1 and many more looking to get involved, FastWeb Volunteers provides access to opportunities that not only helps students increase their candidacy for scholarships and college admission, but can lay the groundwork for successful entry into the workforce."

Launched as part of an alliance with VolunteerMatch, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer, FastWeb Volunteers helps seekers identify meaningful opportunities from the VolunteerMatch network of more than 56,000 nonprofits and other volunteer organizations - the largest on the Web. Collectively, these organizations currently offer over 50,000 active volunteer openings spanning 28 interest areas, such as children and youth, disaster relief and crisis support.

"Green Volunteers"

FastWeb also unveiled 'Green Volunteers,' a special section dedicated to helping students, parents and educators easily identify the more than 3,000 opportunities that can positively impact the environment. Additionally, visitors to the site can also find information about the green volunteering experience.

FastWeb Volunteers is accessible at: www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/volunteer.

"GreenCareers by MonsterTRAK"

For students looking to extend their "green" work through an internship or entry-level job that benefits the environment, FastWeb Volunteers features a link to GreenCareers by MonsterTRAK, the first environmentally responsible recruitment service for college students and recent graduates. GreenCareers (http://www.monstertrak.com/greencareers) features job opportunities in various occupations and industries that contribute to the emerging green economy. MonsterTRAK is a leading online resource that connects college students and recent graduates with employers looking for qualified entry-level and internship candidates.

About FastWeb

FastWeb supports a national community of students, parents, educators, and scholarship providers by helping students realize their dreams of higher education. Best known for its vast college scholarship matching engine, FastWeb also aids students with a match to relevant colleges, part-time jobs and internships based on that student's profile detail. More than 15,000 high schools and 3,500 colleges throughout the U.S. send students and their parents to FastWeb to obtain value from its college financial planning resources. For more information visit FastWeb at www.fastweb.com.

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 inspire people to improve 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 VolunteerMatch

VolunteerMatch is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. Its award-winning online service makes it easy to find local volunteer opportunities or recruit qualified volunteers. The VolunteerMatch network regularly welcomes more than 125,000 visitors each week and has become the preferred volunteer recruiting service for tens of thousands of participating nonprofits across the country and #1 search result for "volunteer" on Yahoo! and Google. The organization is committed to building world-class Internet applications that bring our communities closer together, expand the capacity of civil society, and encourage a culture of individual empowerment and participation.

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