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THE MONSTER.COM INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL (IP) NEWSLETTER

Monster.com is your online career home, whether you want to start a new
business, test out a new industry or strike out on your own. What's up in
the Independent Professional Zone this week?

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IN THIS ISSUE: August 27, 1999

-- Monster Talent Market Update
-- Success Story: Trish Hayward, Strategy and Business Development
-- Free Agent Guide: No Brain, No Gain
-- Join the Crowd! Ask our Experts or Join the Free Agent Chat
-- Talent Market Poll: Which means of communication could you most easily
   do without in working at home?
-- Monster.com Airship

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Monster Talent Market Update

Over 62,000 of you have registered already, with more than 19,000 current
auctions. Join this innovative auction-style environment at:
http://talentmarket.monster.com

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Success Story: Trish Hayward, Catalyst Strategies

"Working solo has helped build my confidence, and it also has helped me
learn to deal more calmly with the ups and downs of business." Find out
more about how this strategy-and-business-development expert handles the
independent contractor life. Read her story at:
http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklysuccess/

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Free Agent Guide: No Brain, No Gain

Use your head to get ahead. It's important to spend time each week
learning and keeping your skills sharp -- and here are six simple, cheap,
painless and essential steps for doing it:
http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklyarticle/

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Ask our Experts

Do you have questions about the perils and rewards of working on your own?
Our experts are available throughout the week in message boards and chats.
Post a question to one of our two Independent Professional Experts:

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

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

or

Join the group discussions Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. EST at
http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/chats/index.asp?redirect=chat.asp

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The Monster.com Poll: We Asked, You Answered

Last week we asked: Which means of communication could you most easily do
without in working at home?

You said:
-- E-mail 8%
-- Telephone 16%
-- Messenger service 62%
-- Overnight mail 14%
*534 total votes

Tune in Monday for next week's poll question:
What irks you the most about the life of the self-employed?
http://independentprofessional.monster.com

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Monster.com Airship

Glue yourself to the TV! Watch the following programs to see air coverage
provided by the Monster.com blimp:
- Sunday, August 29: Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos, FOX
- Thursday, September 9: MTV Video Music Awards, MTV
- Sunday, September 12: New York Jets vs. New England Patriots, CBS

You can find more information about the blimp (including pictures) at:
http://www.monster.com/about/airship/

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