Monster.com Poll Finds That Even Though Adults Did Not Fulfill Childhood Dreams, Kids Are Optimistic for Their Future Careers

Poll Results Kick-Off Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2001

WASHINGTON, and MAYNARD, Mass., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A Web poll of over 2,300 young people and adults indicates that most young people (65%) believe they can grow up to be anything they want to be, while a majority of adults (52%) do not work in the professions they dreamt about as children. The poll was conducted on Monster.com's Virtual Job Shadowing site at http://www.jobshadow.monster.com . The site, which officially launches on February 2nd, gives young people access to "career mentors" online in support of Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2001. Monster is the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide (Nasdaq: TMPW) (ASX: TMP).

In the poll, young people were asked:

Do you believe that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up?
  65% Yes. If I work hard enough, I can achieve my dreams.
  18% I could work hard and still fail to achieve my dreams.
  17% Maybe. It's tough to say at my age what the future will bring.

Adults were asked:

Is your current career what you dreamed about when you were a kid?
  52% No. Not at all.
  23% Yes, somewhat. It is similar to some ideas I had as a kid.
  13% I didn't dream about my future when I was a kid.
  12% Yes, definitely. I have fulfilled my dreams.

"Many students do not have clear career paths mapped out when they are younger; many just have ideas in their heads," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of Monster.com. "That's why it is important that young people get exposure to workplace experiences at an early age, through initiatives such as Job Shadow Day, so that they can discover what kinds of education and experience they need to make their dreams come true."

Monster.com is the host of Virtual Job Shadowing, a year-round initiative to give young people access to "career mentors" via the Internet (www.jobshadow.monster.com). The project is part of Monster.com's $1.2 million commitment as national sponsor of Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2001, a nationwide effort, beginning on February 2nd, to provide over one million young people with job shadowing opportunities. Job Shadow Day is a collaboration of America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth, the National School-to-Work office, Junior Achievement and the American Society of Association Executives.

Virtual Job Shadowing will feature profiles of a wide variety of "career" mentors -- working professionals from a graphic designer to a financial analyst to a CEO, who will share their experiences with young people via the Internet. The site will include regularly scheduled chats with mentors as well as career counselors. The lesson plan, which will be available online, will include such elements as an interest inventory, activities on identifying which careers best fit students' interests, and how to use the Virtual Job Shadowing site to calculate what kinds of education you need for a chosen career.

One of the goals of this year's Job Shadow Day is to increase the number of businesses participating to 100,000 for 2001, from 75,000 in 2000. As part of its sponsorship, Monster.com ran a television ad during the month of January promoting the initiative. Virtual Job Shadowing will also appear on both the official Job Shadow Day Web site (www.jobshadow.org ) and on Monster.com (www.jobshadow.monster.com), which will give students access to real-life mentors and career information in order to explore a variety of careers. For additional information, visit the National Job Shadow Day Web site at http://www.jobshadow.org.

About Monster.com

Monster.com (www.monster.com), headquartered in Maynard, Mass., the flagship brand of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide, is the leading global career portal on the Web, and recorded over 16.2 million unique visits during the month of December 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, Spain, and Luxembourg. More information about Monster.com is available at http://www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., now with more than 8,750 employees in 31 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 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. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at http://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. SOURCE Job Shadow Coalition

CONTACT: Kevin Mullins of Monster.com, 978-461-8751; or Ed Grocholski, 202-452-9475, for Job Shadow Coalition/