Monster launches the Great Resume Contest – II

Company release, July 20, 2004

New Delhi

Monsterindia.com, part of Monster®, the leading global online careers network, today announced the launch of their exciting initiative for job-seekers, the much anticipated Kiska Resume Jitega! Contest, where fabulous prizes are given away to 999 of the most innovative resumes sent in. The objective behind the contest is to ensure that job seekers create compelling resumes that will help employers hire the right kind of talent and at the same time, provide job seekers with better opportunities.

"We believe a great resume precedes excellent opportunities and in this context Monsterindia.com, India's # 1 job site is hosting "Kiska Resume Jitega!" the Great Resume Contest - II", said Dhruv Shenoy, VP Marketing, Monster Asia.

The 30-day long 'Great Resume' contest would be on till July 30 and all the resumes created during the contest period would be considered for the prizes. The winners would be selected by a committee comprising Monsterindia's certified Resume Writing Experts, an HR panel and the Monster Editorial team. The winners will be announced in the third week of August.

Dhruv said, "The contest will draw huge media attention giving presence to organisations in front of more than 44 lakh unique visitors*. The first Great Resume Contest was successfully hosted by Monsterindia in 2002 and received enormous response from both companies and professionals." The prizes include Laptop, Titan Edge Watches, Oyzterbay Gift Hampers, Sify Iway free browsing and gift vouchers.

About Monsterindia.com

Monster.com India Pvt. Ltd., (www.monsterindia.com), headquartered in Hyderabad, is part of the world's leading online career network Monster Worldwide. Monster India connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified people, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. Launched in March 2001, Monsterindia has become the preferred online career destination for millions of job seekers and employers across India. There are over 30,000 real-time jobs on the site and over 1200 corporate clients. Monster India also has the trust of more than 1, 30,000 resumes in its database. Monster India has offices in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.

About Monster

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Monster is the leading global online careers property. A division of Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST), 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 22 local language and content sites in 20 countries worldwide. Monster is the official online career management services sponsor of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team. 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://recruiter.monster.com.

About Monster Worldwide

Founded in 1994, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of Monster®, the leading global online careers property. The company also owns TMP Worldwide, the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and one of the worlds largest Recruitment Advertising agency networks. TMP Worldwide is also a provider of direct marketing services. Headquartered in New York with approximately 4,600 employees in 20 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST - News) is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.

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