THE MONSTER TALENT MARKET NEWSLETTER

Where free agent talent and opportunity meet.

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IN THIS ISSUE: Week of March 20, 2000

-- FREE AGENT GUIDE: The Pros and Cons of Getting Paid in Equity
-- FRIDAY AFTERNOON CHAT: Chat with the Free Agent Advisor Is Now at
   2pm EST Fridays
-- FREE AGENT POLL: Do You Obtain Contract Work Through an Agency?
-- TAX SEASON COUNTDOWN: Tip #3: Drive Yourself to Tax Savings
-- MONSTER TALENT MARKET: A Dot-Com Doyen(ne) Is Accepting Bids

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WHAT'S NEW?

Come to Monster Talent Market, the world's first auction-style
marketplace for free agent talent. We've made improvements to the site
and made it easier to use. Find more resources, a brand-new look and
feel and much more in the coming weeks.
http://talentmarket.monster.com/

FREE AGENT GUIDE: The Pros and Cons of Getting Paid in Equity

More and more of your cubicle-bound friends are receiving options in
their employers' stock as an important part of their compensation.
Does it make sense for you to negotiate for equity in your clients'
companies as part of your consulting fee? If you do vest yourself in
your clients' start-up businesses, how can you hedge against the
daunting odds that they will fail? To get the answers, John Rossheim
recently spoke to computer consultants who have placed large bets on
their clients' future success.
http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklyarticle/

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON CHAT: Chat with the Free Agent Advisor Is Now at 2pm
EST Fridays

It's 2pm Friday - too late to finish that project, too early to crack
open a cold one and start the weekend. Which makes it the perfect time
to chat live with the Free Agent Advisor. Bring your questions about
how to start, manage or grow your independent-professional practice.
And bring that friend who always brings his business questions to you.

To chat live with the Free Agent Advisor Fridays at 2 p.m. EST or with
the Work-from-Home Coach Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST, log in to
http://my.monster.com/mchat.asp and join us in the #Events room.

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FREE AGENT POLL: We Asked, You Answered

Last week we asked:
Do you obtain contract work through an agency?
39%  Never
30%  Occasionally
16%  Usually
13%  Always
Total: 353 votes

This week's question: What source of outside capital have you used for
your business?

Cast your vote here:
http://talentmarket.monster.com/

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TAX SEASON COUNTDOWN: Tip #3: Drive Yourself to Tax Savings

What's the most underutilized deduction for independent professionals?
It may well be business use of your car. You can take the deduction
using either the standard mileage rate method (at 30-plus cents per
mile) or the actual expense method, wherein you factor in the costs of
the vehicle, gas, oil, repairs, insurance, license and registration
fees, even car washes. Free agents who travel a lot on business are
often surprised to discover that they get a bigger deduction with the
actual expense method. With either method, you need to log your
business mileage as you drive it, not on April 15 of the following
year. More details are available directly from the IRS:
http://www.irs.gov/prod/tax_edu/teletax/tc510.html

Tune in next week for Tip #4.

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MONSTER TALENT MARKET:

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

** DOT-COM DOYEN(NE) **
The talent: "E-commerce Consultant"
The target project: "Discovery, design, and production of E-commerce
sites. Software development using Java, C++, VB."
The desired rate: $80 per hour

** PEN PAL **
The talent: "Freelance Writer"
The target project: "Freelance writing, preferably in the collectibles
or antiques field, although I also have background in film,
television, music and popular culture."
The desired rate: $25 per hour

** WATCH YOUR STEP **
The talent: "Safety Consulting"
The target project: "Writing technical documents on various topics.
Writing customized safety programs for various industries and safety-
related subjects. Performing on-site inspections and designing and
delivering customized safety classes."
The desired rate: $25 per hour

Check out the Talent Market and build your own profile or project:
http://talentmarket.monster.com/

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