THE MONSTER.COM TALENT MARKET NEWSLETTER

News that Independent Professionals Can Use!

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IN THIS ISSUE: Week of February 21, 2000

-- SUCCESS STORY: Consultant Lands Part-time Gig on Monster Talent 
   Market
-- FREE AGENT GUIDE: Should You Charge by the Hour or Per Project?
-- HEARD ON THE BOARD: Wheelchair-bound Whiz Seeks Home-Based 
   Opportunities
-- MONSTER TALENT MARKET: Jinglemeister for Hire

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SUCCESS STORY: Consultant Lands Part-time Gig on Monster Talent Market

"I put my profile on the Talent Market just to test it,"
administrative consultant Kimberly Jensky tells Monster.com reporter
Alyson Preston. After Jensky accepted an attractive bid, she realized
she "couldn't go out and get a part-time job and get anywhere near the
same hourly rate" she received as a free agent. Who contracted for
Jensky's services? Click on to get the whole story.

http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklysuccess/

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FREE AGENT GUIDE: Should You Charge by the Hour or Per Project?

To bill by the hour or to charge a flat project fee; that is the
question facing free agents. According the folks John Rossheim
interviewed, 'tis nobler and more lucrative to…well, you'll have to
read the article to complete the verse.

http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklyarticle/

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HEARD ON THE BOARD: Wheelchair-bound Whiz Seeks Home-Based
Opportunities

Monster member HGM recently wrote: "I am an individual who has a mild
form of MD. Because of this, I use a wheelchair and I must work from a
home office. I know many languages (COBOL, RPG/400, Control Language,
BASIC, C, Visual C++), some operating systems (Windows 95/98, Unix,
OS/400), and a number of programs… Since I have an extensive college
record and have displayed that I can quickly learn a new concept, what
options do you suggest?"

Read the Work-from-Home Coach's answer here: 
http://forums.monster.com/viewmessage.asp?messageid=794460

Post your own question on one of these Monster Talent Market message
boards:

Ask the Free Agent Advisor
http://boards.talentmarket.monster.com/forum.asp?forum=800

Ask the Work-from-Home Coach
http://boards.talentmarket.monster.com/forum.asp?forum=801

Or chat live with the Free Agent Advisor Thursdays at 9 p.m. EST or
with the Work-from-Home Coach Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST. For either
chat, log in to Monster.com Chats and join us in the
#Events room.

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MONSTER TALENT MARKET: Jinglemeister for Hire

Here are three of the thousands of profiles on the Monster Talent
Market this week:

** TITAN OF TAX **
The talent: "Senior Corporate and Tax Accountant"
The target project: "Financial statement preparation, system setup,
tax work, accounting and financial consulting."
The desired rate: $45 per hour

** CHANGE AGENT **
The talent: "Organizational Change Architect"
The target project: "Organizational development, management
development, leadership coaching, talent development and process
management."
The desired rate: $100 per hour

** THE JINGLEMEISTER**
The talent: "Visionary Songwriter"
The target project: "Lyricist for movie soundtracks, theme songwriter
for professional sports teams, TV show theme songwriter or jingles
writer for commercials."
The desired rate: $20 per hour
 
Check out the Talent Market and build your own profile or project:
http://talentmarket.monster.com

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