AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT CAREER BUILDER + MONSTER.COM

Chicago, Illinois-based CareerBuilder and Weston, Massachusetts-based Monster, both online employment platforms, have completed their merger and are embarking on a post-merger restructuring.

The restructuring will impact an unknown number of employees.

According to a company statement, “As CareerBuilder + Monster continues to integrate and position the combined company for success, we have taken the difficult decision to restructure the organization, which involves a reduction in the company’s overall workforce.

As is often the case when two organizations join forces, there can be redundancies of roles, requiring companies to evaluate the most efficient operating structure to support its key objectives. This is not a choice that is taken lightly, though was necessary as we continue to work towards our combined commitment to help employers fill critical roles and candidates to find meaningful work. With a refined foundation, CareerBuilder + Monster remains dedicated to powering the workforce of the future.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? MONSTER.COM

Weston, Massachusetts-based Monster Worldwide, a subsidiary of human resources multi-national Diemen, Netherlands-based Randstad Holdings, has announced that its subsidiary Monster.com, once a dominant resume job board, job recruiting and placement service, has announced a reduction in force of approximately five-percent of its global staff, resulting in about 100 layoffs, mostly in sales and support areas.

A Monster spokesperson added the standard corporate dribble, “To accelerate our progress towards sustainable, profitable growth across Monster, we have made the difficult decision to eliminate certain positions in our workforce across our global organization. We regret the impact this will have on our colleagues and their families, and plan to do everything we can to support people affected and treat them with the utmost dignity and respect, including providing outplacement support to help ease the transition.”

According to Monster CEO Scott Gutz, “The impacted positions are across all functions and geographies with a focus on the globalization of our products and marketing initiatives, transforming how we sell to and service our customers, and redirecting resources to next generation technology and data solutions.

It should be noted that traditional job recruitment and placement resources appear to be dying as job-seekers and employers turn to automated systems with pattern-matching and filtering capabilities.

There are no guarantees in life, or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere ... are you now wondering, Am I Next?