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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: September 10, 1999

-- Monster Talent Market Update
-- Success Story: Chris Klemmer, Web Site Developer & Fixer
-- Free Agent Guide: Managing Your Money
-- Join the Crowd! Ask our Experts or Join the Free Agent Chat
-- Talent Market Poll: What do you miss most about working in an office?
-- The Monster.com Airship

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Monster Talent Market Update

Over 66,000 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: Chris Klemmer, Web Site Developer & Fixer

Read between the lines, get online and get your DBA. Listen to Chris
Klemmer's story to get some real life advice. His most important
question: "Is there really a service or a product to produce or is the
client just fishing for free information?" Go to:
http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklysuccess/

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Free Agent Guide: Managing Your Money

Ten steps to savvy finance: Reality check, credit check, tax check,
paycheck and coffee check! Find out what this means and get all 10 tips
at:
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

This week we asked: What do you miss most about working in an office?

You said:
-- Social interaction: 30%
-- Separation between work life and home life: 14%
-- Delegating duties to interns and assistants: 43%
-- Wasting time with colleagues griping about working in an office: 11%
*193 total votes

Tune in Monday for next week's poll question: Which benefit of working at
home do you take the most advantage of?
http://independentprofessional.monster.com

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Monster.com Airship

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-- Tune in Sunday, September 12: New York Jets vs. New England Patriots.
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Vermont; Virginia; Washington, DC; and West Virginia (half of state).

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

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