Monster Government Solutions to Improve Hiring for U.S. Coast Guard

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004--Monster Government Solutions - a division of Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST - News) - today announced that it has won a contract worth an estimated $2.6M, assuming all options are exercised, to provide an automated web-based staffing, recruiting and classification service for the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Civilian Human Resources. As part of this deal, Monster Government Solutions will provide its fully web-based QuickHire Xi and QuickClassification products. The award is integral to Monster Government Solutions' efforts to aggressively expand its presence throughout the Federal government. Monster Government Solutions already counts over 100 government agencies as customers, including several key agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.

Hiring a world class workforce has risen to the top of the agenda for the US Coast Guard, which has over 7,000 civilian employees across 100 locations nationwide. Just last year, 50,000 applicants vied for about 1000 positions. "The Coast Guard is determined to set the standard as an employer of choice by using innovative recruiting tools," said Winston Casey, program manager for strategic planning and applications with the Coast Guard's office of civilian personnel.

"We are pleased to join forces with the U.S. Coast Guard to improve its management of human capital by making the hiring process more efficient and effective," said Brent Pearson, SVP and General Manager of Monster Government Solutions. According to Pearson, "we are confident that our commitment to customer satisfaction as well as our flexibility and open relationship with our customers helped to differentiate our approach."

About Monster Worldwide

Founded in 1967, Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the parent company of Monster®, 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 4,300 employees in 20 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST - News) is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.

About Monster Government Solutions

A wholly owned subsidiary of Monster Worldwide, Inc., Monster Government Solutions, LLC delivers recruitment solutions for the hiring needs of government agencies. Serving more than 100 government agencies, Monster Government Solutions (MGS) takes full advantage of the products and services offered by Monster Worldwide, its divisions and subsidiaries, including Monster, the leading global online careers site; TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications, one of the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency networks; and QuickHire, LLC, a leading provider of Web hiring technology and a subsidiary of MGS. Monster Government Solutions has offices in the Washington, D.C. and Boston metropolitan areas.

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Contact:
Monster Government Solutions
Director of Marketing
Tony Lopresti, 703-269-0191
Tony.lopresti@monster.com

Source: Monster Government Solutions, LLC