New Source Of Career Information Now Available To Healthcare And Technology Professionals

MAYNARD, Mass. – October 6, 1998 – The Monster Board, part of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ: "TMPW"), today announced that the company has enhanced its online career services in the healthcare and information technology industries. Through new strategic alliances with Neoforma, Inc.'s new E-community (www.neoforma.com) and CMP Media's Planet IT (www.planetit.com), The Monster Board will reach new communities of job seekers with healthcare and information technology backgrounds – a significant distinction in today's job economy, which is experiencing labor shortages in both industries. Additionally, visitors looking for career information via The Monster Board's Technology channel on www.monster.com will have instant access to Planet IT's library of IT-related news, research and product information.

"The Monster Board's five specialty channels focus on human resources, self-employment, entry-level, healthcare and technology, catering exclusively to professionals and employers in these red-hot industries," said Jeff Taylor, CEO of TMP Interactive and founder of The Monster Board. "The addition of the neoforma.com and Planet IT communities to The Monster Board will bring together trained professionals with the thousands of specialized jobs that can be accessed via the Monster Healthcare and Monster Technology channels."

Launched yesterday, neoforma.com is the first E-community for global healthcare professionals, including healthcare providers, hospital administrators and professionals, as well as materials managers, facility designers and planners. At neoforma.com, healthcare professionals around the world can find information about medical product and service vendors, industry news, professional societies, charitable medical organizations, and now, under the agreement with The Monster Board, up-to-date career information. The agreement gives neoforma.com visitors free and instant access to The Monster Board's thousands of healthcare job listings which also are accessible via the Monster Healthcare channel on www.monster.com.

CMP Media's Planet IT (www.planetit.com) is an exclusive online community where IT executives collaborate, exchange ideas, and find the critical technology and business information they need – all in one place. Planet IT has seven charter sponsors – Microsoft, IBM, Gateway, Information Builders, EDS, 3Com Corp., and Seagate – and is expected to reach 50,000 members by the first quarter of 1999. As a result of the agreement, The Monster Board will provide thousands of IT job listings and resume-building and -posting capabilities to planetit.com visitors. Additionally, all the technology-related content on Planet IT will be easily accessible via the Monster Technology channel on www.monster.com.

The Monster Board (www.monster.com) is the most successful career center on the World Wide Web, connecting top employers with job seekers online. The site receives more than 2.5 million visits per month by people accessing the site to look for job opportunities and gather information on furthering their careers, and by hiring managers seeking qualified candidates. With positions ranging from intern to CEO, The Monster Board aims to be the "career site for life," helping people manage their career progression. Relevant Knowledge's August ratings reported that The Monster Board continues to remain the Web's top ranked career site.

The Monster Board is the flagship product of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ: "TMPW"), the most comprehensive provider of traditional and online career solutions and the world's largest yellow page advertising agency. More information about The Monster Board is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

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