Monster.com Continues to Lead the Online Careers Industry

September Media Metrix Numbers & Nielsen//NetRatings Confirm Monster.com is Most Powerful Careers Web Site

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2000--Monster(R).com, the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ: "TMPW"; ASX: "TMP"), announced today that according to independent research, Monster.com has outpaced its competitors for the past 12 months in unique visitors. Monster.com also reached the 10 million job seeker accounts milestone, adding 4 million new accounts since March. To date, Monster.com boasts a resume database containing more than 6 million unique resumes and over 450,000 job opportunities from thousands of companies.

According to independent research conducted by Media Metrix, Monster.com is the number one destination for career seekers and the 82nd most visited domain overall on the Internet. Monster.com maintained its strong-hold this month, with a reach of 5.7 percent, an average of 38.6 pages viewed per user, and a power ranking(1) of 220

• more than 5 times that of its closest competitor's power ranking of

• 43. The number of page views per user remains at an all time high, evident of a positive consumer response to Monster's commitment to providing career focused services and content to its audience. Monthly unique visitors to Monster.com increased from 2.8 million a year ago to 4.4 million for September 2000.

"Monster.com continues to refine the way in which the world looks for employment. Our traffic, coupled with the fact that the number of job seeker accounts has more than doubled over the past year, shows that Monster has extended its reach to an increasing audience of career-minded individuals," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of Monster.com.

Nielsen//NetRatings provides monthly data on the number of Monster.com users who log on from home, and for those who log on at work, as well as a combined number for both at work and at home. According to independent research conducted by Nielsen//NetRatings, Monster.com was the "stickiest" careers site, outpacing its competitors with an average time spent per person of nearly 25 minutes in September. The number of unique visitors who logged onto Monster.com from home increased 87 percent from 1.8 million in October 1999 to 3.4 million in September 2000, more than double the unique audience of its nearest competition. Nielsen//NetRatings began tracking unique visitors who logged onto Monster.com from work in January 2000. Measuring at work users, the number of visitors has jumped nearly 12 percent from 1.9 million in January to 2.2 million in September. Nielsen//NetRatings' research shows that Monster achieved over 5.2 million unique visitors for both home and work in September

• nearly double the amount of its closest competitor.

About Monster.com

Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is a leading global careers Web site, recording over 15.3 million unique visits during the month of July 2000 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster.com global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Ireland and Spain. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER. Monster.com is the flagship brand of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: "TMPW"; ASX: "TMP").

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., now with more than 8,200 employees in 29 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest recruitment advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest search and selection agencies. TMP Worldwide Inc., 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.

(1)'Power ranking,' which equals 'reach' multiplied by 'unique pages per visitor per month,' represents aggregate job seeker activity in a given month.

Special Note: The above statements include forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to differ from these expectations include the following: risks associated with acquisitions, competition and seasonality. Additional factors are described in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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