Online Job-Hunters Seek New Skills, Training

December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Brushing up on a professional skill or going back to school for a higher academic degree are still the keys to getting an edge in a struggling economy, a survey of online job hunters shows.

Those were the answers offered by 83% of Monster.com users in the Monster Meter survey. Seventeen percent of those responding said they were comfortable in their current job.

Monster.com, a popular Web job-hunting site, periodically issues job hunter surveys.

Job Hunting Learning Tools

To help those trying to add professional skills, Monster.com recently unveiled MonsterLearning ( www.monsterlearning.com ), a site to manage learning as it relates to advancing careers.

MonsterLearning Search, a new product on the MonsterLearning site, provides a search engine for career-related training.

The results of the current Monster Meter are based on votes cast by Monster.com users from November 26 to December 3, 2001.

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