The Metropolitan Area Career/Life Planning Network invites you to:

MAC/LPN & ACP International jointly co-sponsor: MONSTER.COM and its Growing Role in Federal Sector Recruitment Date: Thursday, June 2, 2005

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Monster has been steadily taking over the federal government recruitment process – long a mystery ride for those trying to get in, as well as those trying to help people secure jobs. And with a push to outsourcing by the federal government many positions are now in the hands of contractors, but it’s hard to know how to get in on these jobs as well.

Toni Little, Director of Federal Programs for Monster, and her colleagues will present a program focused on Monster’s role in working with the federal sector on recruitment (both internal and external) that will cover the following:
--Online federal applications and Monster’s recommendations in dealing with the various formats.
--Status of Monster’s efforts with OPM to standardize the application process
--How to use Monster, Military.com and other web sites Monster manages to be more effective in coaching federal job seekers, including the latest on Core Competencies, ECQs, etc.
--New trends in the federal sector job search and answers to all your questions!

Review of Meeting:

Toni Little of Monster, Inc. sent two outstanding presenters to tell us about how Monster.com is changing the federal government's hiring practices. Dan Maio Newton and Ed Powell from Monster Government Solutions were charming, warm, smart, witty, and totally informative. And they gave each attendee a copy of the book, Monster Careers, by the founder of Monster.com, Jeff Taylor, and each of us got our own little Monster doll. What more could you want?
Actually, what we got, in addition, was a complete explanation of USAJobs and how it works, and information on Monster, Inc. and how it works. Monster, Inc. has been in business only ten years. It is now Monster Worldwide, Inc., and Monster Government Solutions (MGS) is a wholly owned subsidiary. MGS is the sole vendor for the federal government's Recruitment One-Stop program and USAJobs and the owner and manager of military.com, military.com/spouse, fastweb.com (for school searches), Quickhire, and tickle.com (an assessment center.) After Dan Maio Norton's presentation, everyone felt more comfortable in counseling clients on how to get a government job.
We also learned about Jeff Taylor's new book on networking and were led through a powerful networking exercise by Ed Powell. It was a full morning, packed with entertainment and valuable information.