TMP Worldwide Spin off, Hudson Highland Group, Schedules Conference Call and Web Cast To Preview Upcoming Roadshow

NEW YORK, Mar 17, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), the world's leading supplier of human capital solutions, including the pre-eminent Internet career portal Monster(R), today announced that Hudson Highland Group, Inc, consisting of TMP Worldwide's former units eResourcing and Executive Search, will conduct a live conference call and simultaneous web cast via the Internet to preview its upcoming roadshow presentation. TMP's spin off of Hudson Highland Group will be effective March 31, 2003.

Jon Chait, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Richard Pehlke, Executive Vice President and CFO; and Brendan Flood, SVP of Finance, Hudson Highland Group, will host the call and discuss the newly formed Company's market trends, basic strategy, and future outlook.

The conference call is scheduled for 9:00 AM EST on Tuesday, March 18, 2003. Individuals wishing to participate can join the conference call by dialing 1-888-849-9216 at 8:50 AM EST. For those outside the United States, please call in on 1-212-676-4916. The conference call can also be accessed through Yahoo! Finance at www.yahoo.com and the investor information section of TMP Worldwide's web site at www.tmp.com.

About Hudson Highland Group

Hudson Highland Group, Inc., delivers a full suite of recruitment, staffing and HR consulting services worldwide. Hudson Highland Group will be spun off from human capital solutions provider TMP Worldwide Inc. on March 31, 2003. The company consists of three divisions: TMP/Hudson Global Resources, TMP/Hudson Human Resource Consulting and TMP/Highland Partners. The two enterprises of TMP/Hudson Global Resources and TMP/Hudson Human Resource Consulting work together to assess, recruit, and develop talent to optimize their clients' businesses. At the top end of the recruitment services spectrum, TMP/Highland Partners recruits at the CEO, COO, CIO, CFO and Board of Director level, as well as senior level operations and staff positions. With an employee base of 4,000 covering 29 countries, Hudson Highland Group is dedicated to providing unparalleled service and value to clients and consumers.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 8,500 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 & Executive Selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the parent company of Monster, the leading global careers website, 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 490 of the Fortune 500 companies. TMP Worldwide is a member of the S&P 500 Index. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.

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