Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW) owns Monster.com, the number three visited online job recruitment website in the U.S. with 1.1 million job listing and over 40 million resumes. Unlike its competitors, Gannett and McClatchy's CareerBuilder, Monster has other free services including educational and financial guidance. ^[1] Monster.com generates revenues from employers paying to post job listings and look at resumes. Advertisers also pay Monster to advertise on its websites. The company earned $905 million in revenue and $19 million in net income in 2009.^[2]

Because the stagnation of the U.S. economy led fewer employers to post job-listings, the company's revenue fell 32.6% in 2009.^[2][3] In addition, the decrease in North American revenues comes from competition with CareerBuilder and other online job recruitment sites. CareerBuilder provides more ways of connecting employers and jobseekers because it posts resumes on 1000 different local newspapers and media websites; therefore, giving people more chances to be hired. The company has offset the declining US job market by building up its international segment with international web domains.

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