Monster.com Strengthens Lead in Career Category; Monster.com Achieves All-Time High 58.2 Percent of Career Eyeball Minutes

Recent Awards and Acquisitions Confirm Monster.com as Industry Leader and Innovator

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2001--Monster.com(R), the leading global online careers site and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: "TMPW"), today announced that Media Metrix site traffic results for the month of June and recently-awarded Internet honors confirm Monster.com's position as the leading global online careers site. Yahoo! Internet Life magazine selected Monster.com as the best site to "Get a Job" in its "50 Most Incredibly Useful Sites" issue for July 2001, while Monster.com was also recognized as "Company of the Year" during the 4th Annual MIMC (Massachusetts Interactive Media Counsel) Interactive Leadership Awards held in June.

According to independent research conducted by Media Metrix, Monster.com is the number one destination for career seekers and the 49th most visited property* overall on the Internet. Monster.com maintained its stronghold this month with a reach** of 7.3 percent, an average of 31.1 pages viewed per user, and a power ranking*** of 227, more than six times that of its closest competitor's power ranking of 34.6. Monthly unique visitors to Monster.com increased from 4.4 million during June 2000 to 6.5 million for June 2001, an increase of 48% percent. Monster further demonstrated its strength in the online careers industry with a record high 58.2% of career eyeball minutes.

"Monster.com has continued to thrive and excel upon its status as the industry leader, exhibiting continued strong site traffic, according to June's Media Metrix results, as well as strategies that make Monster.com the place to go for all career-related information and services," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of Monster.com. "Our recent partnership with the Department of Labor is an example of how we are utilizing our tools, offerings, and extensive database to assist people worldwide with their career management needs, while the recent acquisition of FastWeb enables us to assist the college-bound high school student with their scholarship needs, as they prepare to embark onto college and a future career."

New to TMP Worldwide/Monster.com

• FastWeb -

On July 12th, TMP Worldwide/Monster.com announced that it acquired FastWeb, the nation's largest and leading scholarship website. The acquisition further positions Monster.com as a comprehensive source for career and education information to help guide high school students through college before they embark on the next chapter in their lives and careers.

• HotJobs.com -

On June 29th, TMP Worldwide announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire HotJobs.com, Ltd., a leading recruitment company whose services include the HotJobs.com consumer job board. TMP intends to maintain HotJobs.com as a stand-alone site and brand. Monster and HotJobs will be a formidable combination in the online recruitment industry, with a total of more than 14 million resumes and more than 650,000 jobs.

• Department of Labor Partnership -

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) and Monster.com announced on June 28th the details of an ongoing partnership that will examine and analyze workforce trends and statistics. The highlights of this landmark partnership are the sharing of aggregate data on employment trends, and the development of a global standard to classify jobs and the skills that are required to succeed in those occupations.

• ChiefMonster Virtual Interview -

June 28th marked the launch of the ChiefMonster Virtual Interview tool. The ChiefMonster Virtual Interview features intriguing questions geared toward interviews at the senior executive level. It invites ChiefMonster members to proceed through several sample interview questions, each of which features three sample answers with radio buttons. Members are given feedback on the answers they select, whether the answer is "the best" or "not the best." The ChiefMonster Virtual Interview is accessible via the Power Tools menu via http://www.chiefmonster.com/.

About Monster.com

Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 26.9 million unique visits during the month of May 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. In June 2001, TMP Worldwide was added to the S&P 500 Index. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.

*Property' represents all Monster.com-owned domains.

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

***'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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