Beware Monster.com

[chlamor]

Beware Monster.com


by Dr. Teresa Whitehurst

"We have more than 250 trained and certified speakers who deliver our presentations. They are trained not to talk down to or lecture students; instead, they present the message as if they were a big brother or sister simply giving advice about their experiences and how to achieve success. The presentations are dynamic and engaging, holding the audience's attention through relevant interactive exercises, on-stage volunteer exercises and a detailed workbook…"

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My youngest child is 17, and the military has joined forces with a name that young people have grown to trust – Monster.com – in a terribly deceptive program it owns and operates called "Making College and Career Count." After the presentation in the auditorium, the perky speaker instructed all students to fill out the conveniently detachable back cover of booklet titled "My Career!," and hand it in before returning to class.

How very convenient for the military. Now that convincing teens to go fight in a war where most of the soldiers killed are young has hit a wall, it's essential to get those kids' names and numbers. What better way to gather that information for your recruiters and/or an imminent draft board, than to do it at their high school while talking about college rather than the military, thus raising no red flags? Kids are such easy targets.

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High school students aren't the only ones targeted by sophisticated manipulation by military recruiters, as reflected by the new (and decidedly desperate) emphasis on using storytelling by satisfied customers whose children enlisted (see "Meet the Families" on Monster.com's "Making It Count" Army link). We who understand what can happen to children who enlist in Mr. Bush's endless wars have an obligation to help educate parents, particularly low-income parents, about the slick new appeals that are beginning to target them. These emotionally arousing ads play on any parent's love for their child and hopes for his or her success… but we must remind them that not every soldier's parent has reason to be a happy customer.

http://www.antiwar.com/whitehurst/?articleid=5491

[Marnieworld]

1. this should be illegal

but of course nothing will be done about it.

[underthedome]

2. Blockbuster now puts a Nation Guard postcard in their DVD cases *nt

nt

[leveymg]

3. The Air National Guard was at my child's school career day, She's in 4th

grade!

She brought home a complementary frisbee. "Soar High", is printed above the US Air Force National Guard logo.

Recruiting 10 year olds - I'm sore, all right!

Last year they had an Army Col. come in and talk about how he's been in Iraq setting up clinics and schools. All the local (DC) network sent camera crews to cover that one. Funny, they've shown no interest in our school, otherwise.

:mad:

[FreedomAngel82]

11. 4th grade?!

What in the world?! I remember reading an article how military recruiters were at a middle school and this girl in either sixth or eigth grade came home and crying to her mother. Her mother asked her what was wrong and she told her mother about the military coming to her school and she thought they were going to deploy her. How frightning to have the military come to your school at ten years old. I remember being in elementary school (first or second grade) and the firemen would come to teach about fire safety and I would be freaked out by them so imagine what it would be like for the military!

[doodadem]

4. Monster is scum of the earth

As a headhunter/recruiter, people in my business have known for years that Monster is a crappy organization in so many ways. I tell my candidates NOT to post their resumes there. Employers don't like Monster because they often feel there's something wrong with a candidate that posts there, willing to spread their resume to hell and back.
Most people don't realize that Monster is actually owned by a big recruiting firm, that pulls the best resumes off the board before anyone else sees them. They have also posted big financial losses in the last few years, which is presumably, why they're had to partner with the government now to recruit kids for the military.

[Meldread]

5. Ha. It's like two desperate lovers.

Monster is looking to make some extra cash and the Bush Military needs some fresh meat for the grinder. A true match made in hell.

[chlamor]

6. Fresh meat for the grinder

You nailed it.

[0007]

7. Great Poster!

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. what does "We Kat For You" mean?

In between 'We Shoot At You' and 'We Feed/Work For All' ?

[chlamor]

12. We Eat For You

And we 'diggers' get the privilege of serving the elites who drown us in their gravy spills.

Ya Basta!

[mmonk]

8. No wonder its called Monster

[FreedomAngel82]

9. How disgusting

This is so disgusting. Is there anything that can be stopped with this nonsense? Why don't they go after people who like war? Leave kids alone!