An agreement announced yesterday makes Monster the exclusive provider of careers listings and tools on US news site msnbc.com. The deal will give Monster access to msnbc's 35m unique visitors.

"Joining forces with msnbc.com builds upon our business strategy of expanding the points of distribution for our market-leading career management resources through strategic alliances," said Joan Blackwood, senior vice president of marketing at Monster.

The careers centre link under marketplace now goes directly to a co-branded page which is "powered by Monster," msnbc.monster.com. It will online tools including a resume builder and a salary information center.