Monster Wins the Webby Award for Best Employment Web Site
Monday, 12 June 2006
The Webby Awards, an international honor for Web sites, has recognized Monster's Career Advice portal as the Best Employment Web site of 2006. The site is produced by the Monster Content Team. Award winners will be honored at The Tenth Annual Webby Awards in New York City. Monster is a leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc.
"Being named the top employment site by the Webby Awards speaks to our dedication to not only facilitating the best match between seekers and employers, but providing tools and resources to help people manage and advance their careers," said Diana Nicholson, Senior Vice President, Consumer Products for Monster. "We tap into the expertise of both outside workplace authorities and Monster experts to address timely issues that affect people from all professional backgrounds and experience levels."
Hailed as the "Online Oscars" by Time Magazine, The Webby Awards are determined by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization with a membership that includes musician David Bowie, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and fashion designer Max Azria.
"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding web sites that are setting the standards for the internet," said Tiffany Shlain, founder and ambassador of The Webby Awards. "Monster's Webby Award is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."