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THE MONSTER.COM INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL (IP) NEWSLETTER

Monster's IP Zone 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: October 29, 1999

-- Monster Talent Market Update
-- Free Agent Guide: Is Self-Employment for You?
-- From the Boards: Charging by the Hour versus the Charging by the
Project
-- Independent Professional Poll: Which entrepreneur do you admire
most?

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MONSTER TALENT MARKET UPDATE

Over 93,000 of you have registered already, with more than 25,000
current auctions. Join this innovative auction-style environment at:
http://talentmarket.monster.com

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FREE AGENT GUIDE: Is Self-Employment for You? The Quiz for People Who
Want to Work for Themselves. By Pat Boer

Do you envy people who own their own businesses? Thinking and dreaming
about being self-employed is often the first step to creating a new
business or career. If you've been considering self-employment, you
need to ask yourself a few key questions before you quit your job. To
see if you have the right stuff to succeed in business take our self-
employment quiz.
http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklyarticle

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FROM THE BOARDS

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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INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL POLL: We Asked, You Answered

This week we asked: How do you think you will find jobs in the year
2010?

You said: *
-- Over the Internet: 68%
-- Networking: 26%
-- Agencies: 4%
-- Print ads: 1%
*318 total votes

Tune in Monday for next week's poll question: What is the best area of
the U.S. to find work?
http://independentprofessional.monster.com

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