Monster.ca Continues To Lead Career Web site Market; Monster.ca Sees Record Traffic and Hits 600,000 Resumes in Its Database

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2001--Monster.ca, Canada's leading career management portal and part of the global Monster(R) network of TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ:TMPW), continues to lead the online career market as it saw record traffic of 1.6 million visits during the month of March and reached a milestone of 600,000 resumes in its database.

Monster.ca's leading position is confirmed by Media Metrix' March Digital Media Report (based on at-home Internet use), the meter-based Internet and digital media audience measurement service for Canada. The figures show that during the month of March, Monster.ca had over 584, 000 unique visitors(1) and a 4.4% reach(2), which makes Monster.ca the most visited career Web site in Canada.

"The Media Metrix ranking confirms the wide appeal of Monster.ca. Our success is due to the quality of our offering combined with our bold promotional campaigns and key partnerships. We've effectively targeted a broad base of job seekers across the country," said Gabriel Bouchard, Vice President and General Manager for Monster.ca.

"The traffic growth that has put us in the number one position is highly significant for our customers. It means that when they post a job on Monster.ca, they have access to more visitors than with any other Canadian employment Web site," added Bouchard.

Monster.ca is not only experiencing continuous traffic growth, it is also continuing to see record numbers of resumes in its database, the largest in Canada, which has now reached 600,000 resumes. "Our focus on the resumes in our database is key to our growth strategy and distinguishes us from our competitors who tend to focus more heavily on job postings. We believe that the quantity and the quality of the resumes on Monster.ca will keep recruiters coming back to us, driving our growth," concluded Bouchard. Unlike traditional resumes, Monster.ca provides "job seeker profiles," a detailed, standardized format that allows recruiters to search quickly and easily for candidates that meet their criteria.

About Monster.ca

Monster.ca, Canada's leading career management portal, is a bilingual, user-friendly tool that is revolutionizing job seeking and recruitment. Free for job seekers, it provides them with greater control over their job search and career development. It allows employers and recruiters to find candidates more cost-efficiently, effectively and rapidly. Monster.ca has a database of over 600,000 resumes, the largest in Canada. Monster posts approximately 400,000 jobs, from entry-level to executive level. Built on robust, innovative technology, the portal also includes guides to careers and educational programs, comparative salary tables, a virtual job interview and online forums. Headquartered in Montreal, Monster.ca is the Canadian member of the global Monster Career Network that operates in fifteen countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Monster.ca is a registered trademark of TMP Worldwide.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 9,500 employees in 32 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search and Executive Selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.

(1) Unique Visitors (000) - The estimated number of different persons (in thousands) who visited any content of a Domain a Digital Media Application, a Global Domain, a Property, or a Category during the course of the reporting period.

(2) Digital Media Reach % - The percentage of projected persons who visited a specific Domain, Digital Media Application Global Domain, Property, or Category among the total number of projected persons using any Digital Media during the course of the reporting period.

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