Tell Your Monster Story and Win!

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This is a sponsored post.  All opinions are 100% my own.

Have you heard that the jobless rate is close to an all-time high and that jobs are getting harder and harder to find?  Unless you refuse to read, watch, or listen to any kind of news story, chances are you’re well aware of the grim facts.  In such a climate, many are taking any job they can get, forgetting even the possibility of landing a “dream job.”  In fact, many people have given up job hunting altogether to become entrepreneurs.  We’ve written about that right here on Blogtrepreneur.  What we haven’t written about is the possibility of finding that perfect opportunity that is not necessarily tied to entrepreneurship.

And not covering that aspect makes a certain amount of sense.  After all, we’re dedicated to inspiring and teaching people who are interested in building their own businesses.  So why are we covering a subject sponsored by Monster.com, the leading online job matching engine?  The answer is simple really: We are passionate about helping people live the life of their dreams.  For many, that involves entrepreneurship, and we strongly feel that having an entrepreneurial spirit is a great way to accomplish your dreams, whatever they are.  For some though, their dreams can be accomplished by working for a company, rather than owning it.

A great example of this can be found in the story of Greg Drevenstedt.  Greg used Monster.com to find his dream career with Rider Magazine as a Road Test Editor.  His “job” is to trek across the globe testing and rating the hottest motorcycles and riding equipment.  Greg takes his findings and turns them into stories for the magazine, and he also shoots video about his experiences.  So Greg isn’t the owner of the Rider Magazine, but there is no doubt that he’s doing what he loves to do on a daily basis, and that’s what matters most.  And Greg isn’t the only job seeker who is living his dream through working for someone else.  There are plenty of other inspiring stories, just like Greg’s, from people who tracked down their ideal career with Monster.com, at www.success.monster.com – like the lady whose new job title is Head Blogger for Alicia Keyes’ website!

Tell your own Monster story
If you’ve landed your own dream job, of if you have some valuable career search tips to share with others looking for a job, you can win some great prizes by sharing your story. There are two ways to win, and the prizes are well worth the time.  Here’s the low-down on Monster.com’s Share Your Success Promotion:

Monster Success Stories Sweepstakes
Submit text, photo, or video of your successful job search or hire using Monster.com, and you could win a laptop computer, a printer/scanner combo, and a $5,000 pre-paid gift card to be used toward a new professional wardrobe!

Monster Tips for Success Sweepstakes
Submit a text, photo or video of your best tip to getting the job you want and you could win a $250 pre-paid gift card, a professionally written resume from Monster’s Resume Writing Service, and a Personal Salary Report from Salary.com!

There you have it – Blogtrepreneur’s first ever post on the virtues of getting a job.  Of course, we’re not encouraging anyone to give up the dream of being an entrepreneur.  Rather, we’re telling you to go out and live your dreams, whatever they are.  And with some of the incredible career success stories over at Monster.com, we can’t blame a person for achieving their dream while working for someone else.  After all, we know that success is defined by each individual, and in the end, it just comes down to being able to do what you want!