Monster Government Solutions Names John D. Fink as Chief Financial Officer

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2006--Monster Government Solutions, a subsidiary of Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST), announced today the appointment of John D. Fink as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fink, who holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant, will be responsible for finance, administration of human resources and accounting information systems.

Mr. Fink comes to Monster Government Solutions from Bristen Consulting where he served as a principal of the management consulting firm providing strategic, operational and financial management services. Prior to this, Mr. Fink was with Headstrong, Inc., a management and technology consulting firm, where he provided expertise relating to business process performance management and implementation of enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management systems.

"John Fink's professional experience, which spans more than two decades, makes him ideally suited to lead the financial and human resources operations of Monster Government Solutions' growing business serving the human capital needs of federal, state and local governments," said Phillip Bond, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for Monster Worldwide and General Manager of Monster Government Solutions. "We're excited to have him join our team."

Throughout his career, Mr. Fink has also held positions with Intelligent Interactions Corporation, where he served as Chief Financial Officer, and Network Equipment Technologies, where he served as director of finance and administration for a subsidiary dedicated to the federal government market.

Mr. Fink holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Maryland at College Park and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.

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 and recruitment resource. The company also owns TMP Worldwide, one of the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency networks. Headquartered in New York with approximately 4,800 employees in 26 countries, Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ:MNST) is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ-100 Index. More information about Monster Worldwide is available at www.monsterworldwide.com.

Monster(R) is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource. A division of Monster Worldwide, Monster was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, USA. Monster has 26 local language and content sites in 24 countries worldwide. Monster is known for connecting quality job seekers at all levels with leading employers across all industries and offers employers innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. More information is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER. To learn more about Monster's industry-leading employer products and services, please visit http://recruiter.monster.com.

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