February 15, 2007 2:19 PM

Monster news from BostonWorks
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 2:19 PM

OK, so I missed Lincoln's birthday and even Valentine's Day, a workplace favorite with chocolate treats and, this year, a nasty storm - the first of the winter - and horrendous commute that kept many at home.

But we've been busy preparing the most important news for BostonWorks readers and users, which came out yesterday when the New York Times, parent organization of the Boston Globe, announced their new partnership with Monster.com in the online jobs space:

The Monster-Times Co. alliance brings together a leading online employment network boasting 25 million unique visitors a month with 19 Times Co. papers with strong positions in their markets. The deal will create co-branded helped-wanted and recruitment sites within the websites of Times Co. papers, including the Globe and The New York Times.

For example, readers of Boston.com, the Globe's online affiliate, will be able to click through to the co-branded site, offering advertising, job listings, and features from both the Globe's BostonWorks and Monster.com. The new sites will begin to appear in March. The print products, such as the Globe's BostonWorks sections, also will be co-branded with Monster, the companies said.

What does this mean for you as a BostonWorks user? You'll get the best of both worlds, the familiar local stories from the Boston Globe and resources on Boston.com, combined with the power and reach of the online recruitment leader, Monster.com.

Got questions? Check out our article with FAQs. If you want more info you can also read The New York Times press release from yesterday announcing the alliance.

And stick around for more news as things get moving over the next several weeks. We expect the transition to Monster technology to happen sometime around May. We'll keep you posted.