Monster
Global employment website and job search engine connecting job seekers with employers; owned by BOLD since 2025.
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Monster.com is a global employment website and job search engine that lets job seekers search and apply for openings and lets employers post jobs and search resumes. It launched as The Monster Board in 1994, with Monster.com established in 1999, and was owned by Randstad from 2016. In 2025 its parent CareerBuilder + Monster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and BOLD acquired the Monster and CareerBuilder job-board assets and brands, completing the deal in August 2025.
Products
Monster Job Board (job postings & candidate search), Monster Resume Search (AI-powered talent database), Monster Hiring Solutions (recruitment marketing), Pay Analytics & Salary Insights, Career Services (resume writing, coaching), Employer Branding Solutions, Programmatic Job Advertising, Monster Studios (recruitment media), Monster Recruiting Platform
Leadership
founders · executives- Jeff TaylorFounder
Acquisitions
3 deals tracked- Aug 1, 2025
- Sep 16, 2024
- Jul 3, 2024
Recent moves
funding · M&A · launches- Oct 12, 2026
- Sep 16, 2026
- Jul 9, 2026
- Feb 4, 2026
- Aug 30, 2024
- Jul 3, 2024
Monster in the news
All news →Fourteen former Monster France employees have filed a court petition in Nanterre asking a judge to appoint an independent expert to audit inter-entity money flows between Randstad and Monster ahead of the 2024 joint venture with Apollo — which ended in Monster's Chapter 11 filing and left unsecured European creditors with cents on the dollar, according to Job Board Doctor. Randstad, represented by Jones Day, secured a postponement to February 8, 2027, citing insufficient preparation time despite receiving the complaint in January 2026.
Oct 12, 2026Ex-Monster.com Founder Launches Boomband Marketplace in New England RegionJeff Taylor, co-founder of Monster.com, has launched Boomband, a candidate-driven talent marketplace focused on deep candidate profiles, currently operating in the New England region. HR buyers in that geography may want to watch the platform, though its scale and differentiation from established ATS and recruiting networks remain unclear at this stage.
Oct 5, 2026How Monster.com’s Founder Is Reimagining the Job BoardMonster.com founder Jeff Taylor has launched BoomBand, an AI-powered recruiting platform that replaces traditional job boards with what the company calls an "opportunity arena," using AI embeddings for outbound candidate matching and a multi-dimensional "dossier" in place of the résumé, according to Job Board Consulting. The platform has launched regionally across New England's roughly five million workers, with national expansion planned after refining its matching models on local hiring data.
Aug 1, 2025BOLD Completes Acquisition of CareerBuilder + Monster Job BoardsBOLD has officially acquired the job board assets of CareerBuilder and Monster through a Chapter 11 auction process, marking a major consolidation move in the HR tech space. The acquisition adds two iconic job board…
Jul 29, 2025CareerBuilder + Monster Receives Court Approval of Sale TransactionsOn July 29, 2025, CareerBuilder + Monster announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved three asset sale transactions under its Chapter 11 restructuring process. Global career-tech firm BOLD will acquire the job…
Jun 24, 2025End of an Era: Zen JV Files for Bankruptcy, Marking the Final Chapter for CareerBuilder and MonsterZen JV, LLC, the parent entity behind well-known recruitment brands like CareerBuilder and Monster Worldwide, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware. The filing includes ten affiliated entities…
Monster — frequently asked questions
What does Monster do?
Global employment website and job search engine connecting job seekers with employers; owned by BOLD since 2025.
Where is Monster headquartered?
Monster is headquartered in Weston, United States.
When was Monster founded?
Monster was founded in 1994.
Who founded Monster?
Monster was founded by Jeff Taylor.
How many employees does Monster have?
Monster has 1001-5000 employees.
How much funding has Monster raised?
Monster has raised $18.22M to date, per DHRMap records.
What kind of HR technology is Monster?
Monster is categorized under Job Board, Salary Data on DHRMap.
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