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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 11-K
 ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 (Mark One)
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    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
 OR
 o
    
    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM  TO
 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-34209
  Monster Worldwide, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  Monster Worldwide, Inc.
622 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 PageNo.Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    
    
    3Financial Statements:Statements of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2010 and 2009
    
    
    4Statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
    
    
    5Notes to financial statements
    
    
    6Supplemental Schedule:Schedule of assets held for investment purposes at end of year
    
    
    15Signature
    
    
    16Exhibit 23.1
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401 (k) SAVINGS PLAN
 
 STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 December 31,2010
    
    
    2009AssetsInvestments at fair value:Mutual Funds:American Century Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund
    
    $
    3,617,098
    
    
    $
    3,086,014Growth Fund of America
    
    
    9,635,631
    *
    
    
    9,275,929
    *Baron Small Cap
    
    
    3,724,389
    
    
    
    2,830,811Columbia Value & Restructuring
    
    
    12,324,337
    *
    
    
    9,679,960
    *Goldman Sachs High Yield Institutional Shares
    
    
    2,660,892
    
    
    
    1,644,679JP Morgan Diversified Mid Cap Growth
    
    
    4,394,554
    
    
    
    3,302,591Laudus International MarketMasters Fund
    
    
    15,724,523
    *
    
    
    12,451,174
    *Oakmark Equity Income Fund
    
    
    18,985,522
    *
    
    
    15,881,371
    *Oppenheimer International Bond Y
    
    
    703,482
    
    
    
    Oppenheimer Developing Markets A
    
    
    9,393,975
    *
    
    
    6,885,659
    *Perkins Mid Cap Value T
    
    
    11,106,069
    *
    
    
    9,541,957
    *PIMCO Total Return Fund
    
    
    9,494,781
    *
    
    
    8,144,936
    *Royce Total Return Investment Fund
    
    
    3,241,365
    
    
    
    2,435,258Schwab S&P 500 Investor SHS
    
    
    13,780,778
    *
    
    
    11,463,580
    *Vanguard REIT Index Investor SHS
    
    
    743,962
    
    
    
    402,434Third Avenue Real Estate Value
    
    
    1,499,068
    
    
    
    1,752,531Common/collective trusts:Schwab Stable Value Fund
    
    
    12,250,203
    *
    
    
    11,851,982
    *Monster Worldwide, Inc. Equity Unit Fund
    
    
    10,176,864
    *
    
    
    8,067,389
    *Personal Choice Retirement Accounts
    
    
    757,625
    
    
    
    661,929Total investments
    
    
    144,215,118
    
    
    
    119,360,184Noninterest bearing cash
    
    
    
    
    
    
    1,102Receivables:Employers contributions
    
    
    331
    
    
    
    Participant contributions
    
    
    661
    
    
    
    Dividends
    
    
    48,036
    
    
    
    39,241Notes receivable and accrued interest from participants
    
    
    2,106,691
    
    
    
    2,068,417Total receivables
    
    
    2,155,719
    
    
    
    2,107,658Total assets
    
    
    146,370,837
    
    
    
    121,468,944LiabilitiesAccrued expenses
    
    
    44,000
    
    
    
    42,000Net assets available for benefits at fair value
    
    
    146,326,837
    
    
    
    121,426,944Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts
    
    
    (308,106
    )
    
    
    (81,218
    )Net assets available for benefits
    
    $
    146,018,731
    
    
    $
    121,345,726
 *
    
    Represents 5% or more of the net assets available for benefits. See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401 (k) SAVINGS PLAN
 
 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 Year Ended December 31,2010
    
    
    2009Additions:Interest, capital gains, dividends, and other income
    
    $
    2,561,756
    
    
    $
    2,170,818Contributions:Participants
    
    
    13,934,070
    
    
    
    14,796,680Employer
    
    
    742,364
    
    
    
    1,648,32214,676,434
    
    
    
    16,445,002Rollovers in participant balances
    
    
    1,540,086
    
    
    
    1,022,387ERISA settlement (footnote 11)
    
    
    3,037,431
    
    
    
    Net appreciation in fair value of investments
    
    
    17,078,998
    
    
    
    25,413,381Total additions
    
    
    38,894,705
    
    
    
    45,051,588Deductions:Benefits paid to participants
    
    
    13,985,646
    
    
    
    8,937,098Assets transferred from Plan
    
    
    106,028
    
    
    
    Administrative expenses
    
    
    130,026
    
    
    
    185,828Total deductions
    
    
    14,221,700
    
    
    
    9,122,926Net increase
    
    
    24,673,005
    
    
    
    35,928,662Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year
    
    
    121,345,726
    
    
    
    85,417,064Net assets available for benefits, end of year
    
    $
    146,018,731
    
    
    $
    121,345,726
 See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
 
 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 1. Description of Plan
   General
  Plan Amendments
      Contributions
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
   Participants Accounts
  Vesting
  Forfeitures
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 Payment of Benefits
  Notes Receivable from Participants
  Plan AccountingDefined Contribution Plans
 Administrative Expenses
  Risks and Uncertainties
  2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 Basis of Accounting
  Use of Estimates
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 Improving
Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820) Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
 Reporting Loans to Participants by Defined
Contribution Pension Plans
 Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
  Fair Value Measurements
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  Fair Value Measured and Recorded at
    
    
    Total Fair ValueDecember 31, 2010 Using Input Type
    
    
    as of December 31,Level 1
    
    
    Level 2
    
    
    Level 3
    
    
    2010Investments at fair value:Mutual funds:Growth Fund
    
    $
    44,426,345
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    44,426,345International Growth Fund
    
    
    26,617,566
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    26,617,566Balanced Fund
    
    
    18,985,522
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    18,985,522Fixed Income Fund
    
    
    16,476,253
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    16,476,253Index Fund
    
    
    14,524,740
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    14,524,740Total mutual funds
    
    
    121,030,426
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    121,030,426Common/collective trusts:Schwab Stable Value Fund
    
    
    
    
    
    
    12,250,203
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    12,250,203Monster Worldwide, Inc. Equity Unit Fund
    
    
    
    
    
    
    10,176,864
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    10,176,864Other
    
    
    757,625
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    757,625Total investments (excluding cash and
cash equivalents)
    
    $
    121,788,051
    
    
    $
    22,427,067
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    144,215,118Fair Value Measured and Recorded at
    
    
    Total Fair ValueDecember 31, 2009 Using Input Type
    
    
    as of December 31,Level 1
    
    
    Level 2
    
    
    Level 3
    
    
    2009Investments at fair value:Mutual funds:Growth Fund
    
    $
    37,066,506
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    37,066,506International Growth Fund
    
    
    21,089,364
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    21,089,364Balanced Fund
    
    
    15,881,371
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    15,881,371Fixed Income Fund
    
    
    12,875,629
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    12,875,629Index Fund
    
    
    11,866,014
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    11,866,014Total mutual funds
    
    
    98,778,884
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    98,778,884Common/collective trusts:Schwab Stable Value Fund
    
    
    
    
    
    
    11,851,982
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    11,851,982Monster Worldwide, Inc. Equity Unit Fund
    
    
    
    
    
    
    8,067,389
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    8,067,389Other
    
    
    661,929
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    661,929Total investments (excluding cash and
cash equivalents)
    
    $
    99,440,813
    
    
    $
    19,919,371
    
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    119,360,184
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  Mutual Funds  Growth
 Mutual Funds  International
 Mutual Funds  Balanced
 Mutual Funds  Fixed Income
 Mutual Funds  Index
 Schwab Stable Value Fund  Common/Collective Trust Funds 
 Monster Worldwide, Inc. Equity Unit Fund 
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  Average Yields
    
    2010
    
    
    2009Based on actual earnings
    
    
    2.26
    %
    
    
    2.65
    %Based on interest rate credited to participants
    
    
    2.73
    %
    
    
    3.06
    %
 Benefits
  Party-in-Interest Transactions
  3. Plan Mergers
  4. Investments
  December 31,2010
    
    
    2009Mutual funds
    
    $
    14,319,078
    
    
    $
    23,168,360Common/collective trusts
    
    
    42,157
    
    
    
    (286,318
    )Monster Worldwide, Inc. Equity Unit Fund
    
    
    2,717,763
    
    
    
    2,531,339Total
    
    $
    17,078,998
    
    
    $
    25,413,381
 5. Income Tax Status
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 6. Trustee and Custodian
   7. Termination
  8. Amounts Due to Participants and Amounts Due From Employer
  9. Non-Exempt Transactions
  10. Supplemental Information
  11. ERISA Settlement
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 12. Reconciliation to Form 5500
   2010
    
    
    2009Net assets available for benefits, per the financial statements
    
    $
    146,018,731
    
    
    $
    121,345,726Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    
    
    308,106
    
    
    
    81,218Net assets available for benefits, per Form 5500
    
    $
    146,326,837
    
    
    $
    121,426,944
  2010
    
    
    2009Net increase in net assets, per the financial statements
    
    $
    24,673,005
    
    
    $
    35,928,662Reversal of prior year adjustment from contract value
to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment
contracts
    
    
    (81,218
    )
    
    
    525,563Current year adjustment from contract value to fair
value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    
    
    308,106
    
    
    
    81,218Net increase in net assets, per Form 5500
    
    $
    24,899,893
    
    
    $
    36,535,443
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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
 
 Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year
 EIN: 13-3906555
    
    Plan No. 002
 December 31, 2010Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar
    
    Description of investment including maturity date,party
    
    rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value
    
    Cost **
    
    Current valueMutual funds:American Century Inflation  Adjusted Bond Fund
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    $
    
    
    
    $
    3,617,098Growth Fund of America
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    9,635,631Baron Small Cap
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    3,724,389Columbia Value & Restructuring
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    12,324,337Goldman Sachs High Yield Institutional Shares
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    2,660,892JP Morgan Diversified Mid Cap Growth
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    4,394,554Laudus International MarketMasters Fund
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    15,724,523Oakmark Equity Income Fund
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    18,985,522Oppenheimer International Bond Y
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    703,482Oppenheimer Developing Markets A
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    9,393,975Perkins Mid Cap Value T
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    11,106,069PIMCO Total Return Fund
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    9,494,781Royce Total Return Investment Fund
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    3,241,365*
    
    Schwab S&P 500 Investor SHS
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    13,780,778Vanguard REIT Index Investor SHS
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    743,962Third Avenue Real Estate Value
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value
    
    
    
    
    
    
    1,499,068Common/collective trusts:*
    
    Schwab Stable Value Fund
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    12,250,203*
    
    Monster Worldwide, Inc. Equity Unit Fund
    
    Registered investment company. There is no
maturity date, rate of interest, collateral, par
or maturity value.
    
    
    9,755,667
    
    
    
    10,176,864Personal Choice Retirement Accounts
    
    Participant directed investment account. There is
no maturity date, rate of interest, collateral,
par or maturity value.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    757,625*
    
    Participant Loans
    
    Generally 5 years, at the prevailing interest rate
as determined by the Plans Administrator,
collateralized by participants account balance.
Interest rate ranges from 3.25% to 8.25%.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    2,102,271Total
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    146,317,389
 *
    
    A party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.**
    
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SIGNATURE
  MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. 401(k) SAVINGS PLANBy:
    /s/ VICTORIA FORTMANVictoria FortmanChair, Monster Worldwide, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan Committee   - 16 -




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EXHIBIT INDEX
 Exhibit IndexNo.
    
    Description23.1
    
    
    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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