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THE MONSTER.COM INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL (IP) NEWSLETTER

THIS WEEK: How to Make Friends with Your Cubicle-Bound Colleagues

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: Week of December 27, 1999

-- Free Agent Guide: How Outside Consultants Can Fit In
-- Heard on the Board: Who Wouldn't Want Great Free Stuff for Just
   $32?
-- Independent Professional Poll: How Hot Will Contractors Be in 2000?
-- Monster Talent Market:  It's All About Making You Look Good
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FREE AGENT GUIDE:  How Outside Consultants Can Fit In

As an external consultant, how do you win the trust of the whole
project team? It's not always easy, especially when team members on
staff are imprisoned in the Land of the Cubicle and they have to watch
you come and go as you please. John Rossheim interviewed a consultant
to NASA and the United Nations to find out how it's done.

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

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HEARD ON THE BOARD: Who Wouldn't Want Great Free Stuff for Just $32?

Monster member Shun recently asked: "I recently requested information
about telecommuting positions from Virtual Staffing. Their response is
that in order for me to be considered for a telecommuting position, I
must be a member of FriendsFromHome, which requires a fee. Is this
legitimate or is it just another scam?"

The Work-from-Home Coach answers: "I have to tell you that you can
find lots of telecommuting job listings on the Web yourself by
searching. In addition, any of the other stuff they say you get for
your $32 -- Web resources, info about working from home, etc. -- is
also available online for free."

Read the rest here:
http://forums.monster.com/viewmessage.asp?messageid=710688

Got your own question? Post it 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 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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THE MONSTER.COM INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL POLL: We Ask, You Answer

Last week we asked: Will you use more or fewer contractors in 2000?

You said:
-- More 52%
-- Depends on the economy 18%
-- About the same 15%
-- Fewer 13%

This week's question: What's your No. 1 New Millennium's Resolution?

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

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MONSTER TALENT MARKET: They'll Polish Up Your Image Or Your Storefront

Here are three of the more than 33,000 auctions posted by over 120,000
independent professionals in the Monster Talent Market:

**LIGHTS! CAMERA! PROFITS!**
The talent: "Video Producer Extraordinaire"
The target project: "I am looking for corporate video projects,
including training videos, product videos and large corporate shows
that need audiovisual support and creative direction. Also looking to
train individuals who need help with speaking in front of large
audiences, the media or on camera."
The desired rate: $50 per hour

**SELLING SAVANT**
The talent: "Proven Professional Retail Management"
The target project: "Retail consulting: financial management, sales
training, advertising, marketing, management training."
The desired rate: $40 per hour

**IMAGE IS EVERYTHING**
The talent: "Document Imaging Specialist"
The target project: "Needs assessment analysis, solution
recommendation and implementation. Back-file imaging and/or text
conversion. Electronic data extraction. Optical character recognition,
intelligent character recognition, forms processing, image and text
storage, and retrieval."
The desired rate: $50 per hour

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

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