Unleash The Monster

By: Mark McMurray, Director of Business Development at Monster Government Solutions

Although the economy has showed signs of improvement, hiring remains down and the unemployment rate in many regions remains high. While it seems counterintuitive, there are many reasons why companies would be hesitant to hold off on hiring despite increasing revenues. [More]

By: Jodi Sager, National Account Manager at Monster Public Sector & Education

Located just inland from Los Angeles in Southern California, Riverside County was experiencing incredible population and economic growth as people moved to Temecula and Murrieta from Los Angeles for the county’s less expensive real estate. [More]

Despite the claims of economists and business leaders that the economy is turning around, many regions of the country are still struggling with high unemployment rates, low home values and slow economic recovery.

To help turn their economies around, state and local regions are turning to public-private partnerships, innovation and research to drive economic development through workforce training and attracting businesses in high-growth industries. They’re following the steps to a high-performance workforce in an effort to get job seekers into jobs that they are uniquely qualified for and drive economic recovery. [More]

If you’ve ever driven down Route 64 in Hampton, VA, or on Route 35 through Monmouth County, NJ, you’ve probably seen the chain-link fences that seem to stretch to infinity and the guarded gates that signal the presence of a military base. Many people are clueless as to what exactly occurs on these bases, or the impact that they have on a community, but there are benefits that come with having a military base in your town, and unfortunate problems that arise when that base leaves. [More]

By Beverly Wheeler

As a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have unveiled the Race to the Top initiative. The $4.35 billion fund is intended to help revitalize and reform the American education system and challenge states to address the four following areas: [More]

As many of us are aware, the US economy is currently mired in a recession that has had a long running and negative impact on sales and revenues for many businesses, and has taken a considerable toll on the American job market.

As companies continue to slash expenses and jobs, former manufacturing centers in the Midwest and other areas of the country are struggling with elevated unemployment levels. In fact the American unemployment level is well into the double digits and not expected to improve in the immediate future. [More]

On Unleash the Monster, we have talked extensively about a concept called the high-performance workforce. This concept is one in which labor statistics, training and advanced job placement programs and technologies work in unison to help attract new jobs and fill them with highly qualified individuals with unique skill sets necessary for their positions. [More]

The federal government budgeted $62.6 billion in regular discretionary appropriations and $96.8 billion in discretionary funding for the Education Department for fiscal year 2009. That is a significant amount of taxpayer dollars to educate children, but still only a small fraction of the total spent when you consider that state and local governments are the ones truly on the hook for the financing and execution of the education of their young residents. [More]