Monster.com Maintains Leadership Position in Career Category

Month's Site Traffic Confirms Monster.com as Industry Leader

Monster.com Obtains 55.1% of Career Eyeball Minutes

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001--Building on the record-setting start to 2001, Monster(R).com continued its success throughout the month of February. Monster.com, the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), today announced that recent Media Metrix site traffic numbers validate its placement as the leader in the online careers category. According to independent research, Monster.com recorded 55.1% of career eyeball minutes during February and was the 64th most visited domain overall on the Internet.

According to independent research conducted by Media Metrix for the month of February, Monster.com is the number one destination for career seekers. Monster.com maintained its stronghold this month with an average of 28.6 page views per user and a power ranking** of 188.8 -- more than five times that of its closest competitor's power ranking of 36.3. Monthly unique visitors to Monster.com increased from 3.57 million a year ago to 5.66 million for February 2001, an increase of 59%. Additionally, the total resumes in the resume database have nearly tripled in the last year, from three million resumes in February 2000 to 8.8 million total resumes today.

"Monster.com has continued to grow in 2001, as traffic figures for the month of February attest," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of Monster.com. Not only is Monster.com the 64th most visited site on the Internet, it also garnered a phenomenal 55.1% of career eyeball minutes. This is the result of job seekers continuing to turn to Monster.com as the place to go for great job opportunities, and for employers to find the talented candidates they need to fill those great jobs."

New to Monster.com

• Monster.com's Olympic Sponsorship

-Monster.com recently announced its partnership with World Champion skier, Daron Rahlves. Rahlves, who won the gold medal at this year's World Championships in Austria in the super giant slalom, will serve as a Monster.com spokesperson for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

-Monster.com also launched the Team 2002 Online Community (www.saltlake2002.com), an Olympic Volunteer web site designed to retain and administer the training program for Olympic volunteer staff.

• Monster.com Expands Into India

On March 5th, Monster.com announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region with Monsterindia.com, becoming the 15th global Monster.com site.

• Monster.com and AOL Dreamjobs Promotion

Monster.com and America Online (AOL) have created the "Dream Job for a Day" sweepstakes, which lasts until March 15th. Users of AOL, AOL.COM, CompuServe, Netscape, Digital City and ICQ will have the opportunity to enter to win a day in one of 12 "dream jobs" from the fields of entertainment, sports and business.

• Monster Diversity Chats

In continued growth of the newly launched Equal Opportunity Zone, Monster.com is conducting several chats in the coming weeks with equal advocacy leaders:

Monday, March 19th

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., President and Founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition

Tuesday, March 20th

Greg Louganis, four-time Olympic gold medalist in diving

4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 21st

The Honorable Alexis M. Herman, U.S. Secretary of Labor (1997-2001)

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday, March 23rd

Henry Cisneros, the first Hispanic mayor of a major American city and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

About Monster.com

Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers Web site, 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, and India. 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.

*'Reach,' which equals the percentage of the total Internet population who accessed Monster.com in the month of January.

**'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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