The Monster Board Makes Relocating A Breeze

MAYNARD, Mass.- October 20, 1998 - The Monster Board, part of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ: "TMPW"), today announced that the company is making its Internet career services more widely available to people "on the move." Through a strategic alliance with RealSelect, Inc., which operates leading real estate Web sites Realtor.com and Homebuilder.com, people using the Internet to search for homes in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico will have immediate access to The Monster Board's more than 50,000 job listings. Additionally, The Monster Board announced an alliance with The Ameritechsm Internet Yellow Pages (http://yp.ameritech.net), making its career service available to hundreds of thousands of people who visit the site to search for business listings and shopping information each day.

"Relocation is not always a choice or something for which people have the luxury of time to plan," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of TMP Interactive and founder of The Monster Board. "The Monster Board is an excellent, and sometimes overlooked, resource for individuals and couples planning to relocate because of its timeliness and because the ubiquity of the Internet empowers them to quickly connect with career opportunities, regardless of geographic location."

"We receive a lot of 'fan mail' from people who were looking for new jobs in cities to which their spouses had been transferred, telling us how effortlessly they were able to land a great job using The Monster Board -- without incurring a lapse in income," Taylor added.

For example, upon deciding to relocate from Washington, DC, to Ohio, Nolan Bagadiong used The Monster Board to find a position as a Senior LAN Specialist at Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio.

"The Monster Board provided me with an incredible opportunity to look for a job in Ohio while I was still living in Washington, DC," Bagadiong said. "The whole procedure was virtually a breeze because I used The Monster Board's Personal Job Search Agent to narrow down my job search and alert me via e-mail to the kinds of opportunities in the Cincinnati area that might interest me. Ultimately, I found a rewarding job with a great company."

The Monster Board's new alliances with Realtor.com, Homebuilder.com and Ameritech complement the site's ongoing alliance with Rent.net, making career information more readily available to people trying to relocate.

RealSelect, Inc., located in Westlake Village, California operates Realtor.com, the official Internet site of the National Association of REALTORS®, and Homebuilder.com, the official Internet site of the National Association of Home Builders. Realtor.com features over 1.3 million existing and new home listings and real estate agent and broker services. As a result of the agreement with The Monster Board, Realtor.com's nearly 4 million monthly visitors will have free and instant access to The Monster Board's job listings, resume-building and posting capabilities and career advice. Additionally, RealSelect's Homebuilder.com, which specializes in new homes, lots and plans offered by home builders, will offer its visitors immediate access to The Monster Board's job listings and career services.

As a result of the alliance with Ameritech, people who visit The Ameritechsm Internet Yellow Pages to look for shopping and retail information will be able to use The Monster Board to search for career opportunities across geographies. The Ameritechsm Internet Yellow Pages is an online yellow pages directory and shopping resource for consumers and businesses.

The Monster Board (www.monster.com) is the most successful career center on the World Wide Web, connecting top employers with job seekers online. The site receives more than 2.5 million visits per month by people accessing the site to look for job opportunities and gather information on furthering their careers, and by hiring managers seeking qualified candidates. With positions ranging from intern to CEO, The Monster Board aims to be the "career site for life," helping people manage their career progression. Relevant Knowledge's September ratings reported that The Monster Board continues to remain the Web's top ranked career site.

The Monster Board is the flagship product of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ: "TMPW"), the most comprehensive provider of traditional and online career solutions and the world's largest yellow page advertising agency. More information about The Monster Board is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

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