Job Search Pioneers CareerBuilder and Monster File for Bankruptcy Less than a Year After Merger: 'Challenging and Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment'
Sherin Shibu
created: June 24, 2025, 3:02 p.m. | updated: June 25, 2025, 3:48 p.m.
After decades in business as separate entities, the recently merged company CareerBuilder + Monster has filed for bankruptcy.
Chapter 11 allows a company to continue operating while it reorganizes its finances and develops a plan to repay its creditors.
"Our business has been affected by a challenging and uncertain macroeconomic environment," Jeff Furman, CEO of CareerBuilder + Monster, said in a press release.
Related: CEO of Tesla Rival Drops Salary to $1 to Cover Bankruptcy CostsCareerBuilder + Monster is also undertaking restructuring efforts across its U.S. businesses.
Meanwhile, LinkedIn says it is "the world's largest professional network" with more than one billion users in 200 countries.
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