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    Monster Worldwide Reviews

    Updated August 17, 2017
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    Timothy T. Yates
    161 Ratings

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    • Communications from upper management wasn't always timely (in 32 reviews)

    • Work Life Balance is not a priority (in 12 reviews)

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    1. "Good company and foundation, need clear path/direction delivered to employees, top-down."

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      Former Employee - Pricing Analyst in Weston, MA
      Former Employee - Pricing Analyst in Weston, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Monster Worldwide part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good communication, team-oriented environment, and great strategies.

      Cons

      Company-wide communication not so great, no "real" understanding of the direction the company is headed in, top-down.

      Advice to Management

      Communicate more effectively with your employees, from the top-down, and foster better internal communication protocols.

    2. "Very good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Monster Worldwide full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Work Culture is best..

      Cons

      No Cons so far for now

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    3. "National Account Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Monster Worldwide full-time

      Pros

      Friendly colleagues, great managers and fun company trips.

      Cons

      Quotas are aggressive and often unattainable.

    4. Helpful (2)

      "The Unsinkable Titanic"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Monster Worldwide full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Dress code
      Work/life balance and flexibility
      Work from home

      Cons

      Every few months there's a new executive, and with it, a new round of layoffs. Even without the layoffs lots of senior employees are leaving the company and there is no clear sense of direction for the company. No transparency whatsoever. Instability is killing company culture and lack of direction is killing the company.

    5. "Good Work for Location Here"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good work/life balance, flexible PTO

      Cons

      Not agile enough-upper management needs to be more open to staff

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Was once a great place to work. No job security. Manages by nepotism."

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      Former Employee - Project Management in Weston, MA
      Former Employee - Project Management in Weston, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Monster Worldwide full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Flexible schedules, some great people, and a noble purpose.

      Cons

      Zero job security, layoffs every few months, nepotism in many departments. Randstad recently purchased Monster and their CEO Linda asked everyone to stay and not look for new jobs because "we need you". A few short months later and hundreds of long time dedicated employees are let go with almost no severance package. That was one thing Monster did right in the past - when they would throw away their employees they would at least take care of them. Randstad changed all of that. Stay away!

      Advice to Management

      Stop allowing nepotism. Focus! You shift gears every few months but never seem to be successful. Stop trying to preach innovation when you are essentially playing catchup with competitors the majority of the time.

      Maybe consider having a few less Chief positions. It seems that the trend is a few new executives are brought in and within a few weeks there is another mass layoff. Recognize who contributes more in terms of moving the company forward - 1 Chief position or the 200+ non-executives you discard to cover their new salary.

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Sales"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Monster Worldwide full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      work life balance, many good people work here

      Cons

      Customer service department makes many mistakes, unrealistic quota

      Advice to Management

      simplify procedures and remove bureaucracy

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Hated it"

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      Former Employee - Sales in Boston, MA
      Former Employee - Sales in Boston, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Monster Worldwide full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      When you quit- at least you're out of there

      Cons

      Unprofessional on EVERY level- managers are lunatics.

      Advice to Management

      Learn how to manage

    9. "Enterprise Sales"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Weston, MA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Weston, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Monster Worldwide full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      great place to work and good benefits

      Cons

      to much movement of management

      Advice to Management

      get it together

    10. "Worst company"

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      Former Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Weston, MA
      Former Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Weston, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Monster Worldwide full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Nothing . Don't work here

      Cons

      No strategic direction . No culture
      Waste of career.

      Advice to Management

      Get strategy in place and don't do layoffs atleast for 10 years

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