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One of the nation’s largest newspaper companies and reportedly Monster’s largest shareholder said it is opposed to the $429 million sale of the recruiting services firm to Randstad, which was announced two weeks ago , and urged other stockholders to do the same.
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Monster’s largest shareholder has called on other stockholders not to support the company’s sale to Randstad and said it is seeking to replace Monster’s board of directors.
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The announcement that Randstad had bought Monster was just the latest in an accelerating trend of M&A in the recruitment industry between technology companies and traditional staffing/recruitment services companies.
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Despite intense opposition to the sale, Monster’s shareholders turned over more than 52 percent of the company’s stock by the Friday deadline, enabling Randstad to complete the purchase of the career services company. Economy Job Boards Mergers & Acquisitions Featured
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Two shareholder lawsuits have been filed against Monster, charging the deal to sell the company to the Dutch staffing giant Randstad “is the result of an unfair process and provides the Company’s stockholders with inadequate consideration,” in the words of one of the lawsuits.
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Two shareholder lawsuits have been filed against Monster, charging the deal to sell the company to the Dutch staffing giant Randstad “is the result of an unfair process and provides the Company’s stockholders with inadequate consideration,” in the words of one of the lawsuits.
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It has slowly mutated from an amazing professional social network to a much less appealing mix of Facebook and Monster, forcing me to reconsider the way I’m using it. This deeply changed the social graph led to what I call Linkedin “Monsterization” Monsterization of Linkedin.
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In 2004, Monster (8.6%), CareerBuilder (8.1%) and HotJobs (6.1%) were responsible for approximately 22% of all external hires , according to that year’s Career XRoads Source of Hire Report. In fact, Monster’s “acquisition” of HotJobs from Yahoo!
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In recruitment news this week: Monster Acquires ‘Tinder for Jobs’ App, Jobr. Not many deal terms were disclosed, but we do know that the app will not be shutdown, it will instead be integrated into Monster’s platform. RELATED: Monster’s the Name and Aggregation is the New Game ).
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" I've been using Indeed a bit for my own needs and also for some clients. Although not as effective as Facebook, I find it the cheapest way to get matching candidates. That seems to be the consensus judging from comments by recruiters over at Recruiters Who Actually Make Placements:Nanette: "I had a LI…
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I’m sure you’ve heard of Monster , Indeed , and CareerBuilder. Job advertising used to be as simple as placing an ad in the local newspaper, putting up a Help Wanted sign in the window, or getting it out there through word of mouth.
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DECEMBER 19, 2013
The supposed dominance of generalist big boards such as LinkedIn and Monster actually pales in comparison to the thousands of niche boards that open up every year. Contrary to popular belief, the job board industry is expanding faster than ever.
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MARCH 29, 2013
Study conducted by Monster and Millennial Branding found that Gen-Y workers could benefit from stronger entrepreneurial spirit [San Francisco Chronicle].
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I remember the first time I saw Monster, I thought, “This is going to change everything.” Creating A Monster. A few weeks after launching our Monster license, things seemed to be going great.
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We have the paid accounts on the likes of Careerbuilder, Monster, and Indeed. Industry American Staffing Association Careerbuilder economies of scale flexible workforce Monster Obamacare staffing reputation Workers'' Comp
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MAY 9, 2013
You can “conduct full interviews on the go” through job board WorkCheetah.com, which strikes a balance between Monster and Craigslist [PR Newswire]. New claims for jobless benefits hit lowest level since January 2008 [Market Watch].
Staffing Talk
JANUARY 27, 2014
” “When you start to lie about background information, reporting relationships, job titles — those are things that ultimately will catch up with you during a reference check or at some point in the future,” says HR consultant Sheila Wyatt in this post on Monster. Embellish.
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MAY 20, 2012
Monster seeks fresh mojo by merging Facebook networking app BeKnown with its job site. Fast Company]. Firms dropping education perks according to Robert Half Financing & Accounting. [My My San Antonio]. Temp jobs growing as economy rebounds. [UT UT San Diego].
Staffing Talk
JANUARY 11, 2013
Monster stops their Monster Employment Index as job boards continue their decline [Global Recruiting Roundtable]. National Labor Review Board expands the rights of employees to discuss confidential company information, and in some cases even post it on social sites [JD Supra].
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