Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:[[ticker:MWW]]), an online employment services company, is laying off 200 workers around the globe, including nearly 100 jobs between its Maynard, MA, headquarters and Cambridge, MA, offices, company spokesman Matthew Henson confirmed today. Henson said that the layoffs are part of a restructuring plan that has taken place for the past two years. The company, which operates the world’s largest online employment website, Monster.com, employs 5,600 people worldwide. These job cuts will be reflected in our Boston Tech Layoff Tracker.
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Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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