Monster.com Launches in Italy; Monster.com Continues Successful European Expansion Program

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2001--Monster(R).com, the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), today announced the launch of its 16th global site - Monsteritalia.it. With the launch of Monsteritalia.it, Monster.com continues to extend the reach of its global online career management network across Europe. Monsteritalia.it offers job seekers and employers a multitude of resources and services and access to a worldwide database of more than 480,000 employment opportunities and more than nine million resumes.

"Italy is a key market in our successful and ongoing European expansion program," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of Monster.com. "We will provide Italian job seekers an advantage over other more traditional forms of job hunting, by granting them access to quality jobs, a vast array of career management tools, and access to our extensive and highly successful international network."

Monster.com's current local language and content sites in Europe include: the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, and Luxembourg. As with all of Monster's local language websites, Monsteritalia.it will include the following:

For job seekers:

• resume management

• personal job search agents

• chats and message boards

• privacy options

• expert advice on job seeking and career management

For Employers:

• cost-effective and efficient recruiting solutions

• online job postings

• complete company profiles

• resume screening, routing, and searching

"Monsteritalia.it is committed to building a leadership position in Italy. Monster.com's innovative technology provides job seekers with personalized interactive career management tools and online job agents to manage their job search activities," said Corado Tirassa, Managing Director, Monster Italy. "We see substantial opportunities for growth in Italy, as Monsteritalia.it is positioned to be a successful player in the region."

About Monster.com

Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 23.6 million unique visits during the month of February 2001 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, Spain, Luxembourg, India, and Italy. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

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.

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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