Monster Government Solutions Enters into Joint Marketing and Vendor Agreement with the International Public Management Association for Human Resources

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2005--Monster Government Solutions, a division of Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST), announced today that it has entered into a joint marketing and vendor agreement with the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR), a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to providing resources and advocacy for public human resource professionals at all levels.

As part of the joint marketing and vendor agreement, Monster Government Solutions is hosting a career site for all IPMA-HR members on IPMA-HR's Web site located at http://www.ipma-hr.org. This career site allows all IPMA-HR members to post job openings to the IPMA-HR Web site and on Monster.com for a 60-day period at a specially discounted price.

IPMA-HR and Monster Government Solutions will also be working together to develop joint educational events as part of the relationship. The first event scheduled is a March 10 audio conference discussing workforce planning to be presented by Monster Government Solutions executives Roger Campbell and Ed Powell.

"There are demographic challenges facing the public sector as a growing number of employees become eligible for retirement while employers face a future labor shortage," said Neil Reichenberg, IPMA-HR executive director. "We feel through this relationship with Monster Government Solutions, as a leading provider of HR solutions for government, enables us to deliver higher quality to our members within this area."

Monster Government Solutions will also be a platinum sponsor of IPMA-HR's annual International Training Conference and exhibit at a number of other IPMA-HR events throughout the year including IPMA-HR's Federal Section Conference and IPMA-HR Assessment Council (IPMAAC) Conference.

"Monster Government Solutions has extensive experience developing human capital solutions for the federal government and we believe our joint efforts can help us better share some of these best practices with the many state and local government members of IPMA-HR," said Chris McCarrick, General Manager of Monster Government Solutions.

About IPMA-HR

IPMA-HR is a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to providing resources and advocacy for public human resource professionals at all levels. Comprised of four regions and more than 50 chapters, IPMA-HR represents more than 11,000 individuals and 1,200 agencies in local, state and federal levels of government worldwide. IPMA-HR provides a focus and forum for the discussion and exchange of views and best practices among public sector human resource professionals throughout the United States and abroad.

About Monster Government Solutions

A wholly owned subsidiary of Monster Worldwide, Inc., Monster Government Solutions applies the proven expertise essential to solving the human capital challenges facing government agencies. Through our Performance Continuum(TM), we offer a host of solutions from planning and recruitment to assessment, staffing and hiring, including QuickHire, our enterprise hiring management system. Monster Government Solutions serves more than 100 government agencies and has offices in the Washington, D.C. and Boston metropolitan areas. More information about Monster Government Solutions is available at www.monstergovernmentsolutions.com.

About Monster Worldwide

Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of Monster(R), the leading global online careers property. The company also owns TMP Worldwide, the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and one of the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency networks. TMP Worldwide is also a provider of direct marketing services. Headquartered in New York with approximately 5,000 employees in 26 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST) is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.

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CONTACT: Monster Government Solutions
Renee Henrich, 703-269-0054
renee.henrich@monster.com
or
IPMA-HR
Peter Melkonian, 703-549-7100
pmelkonian@ipma-hr.org

SOURCE: Monster Government Solutions