(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 05, 2001 ) TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: "TMPW"; ASX: "TMP"), the leading global provider of career services and solutions, including the pre-eminent Internet career portal, Monster®.com, today announced that Steve Mullinjer, Managing Partner of TMP Worldwide Executive Search Hong Kong office, has won the coveted "Headhunter of the Year" award. The award is to be presented by the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), a Hong Kong based integrated Asian Internet and financial publishing company.

Commenting on his award, Mr. Mullinjer said, "Competition was fierce for this award, and I am honored to have won it. I believe our success can be attributed to our excellent executive search team in Asia and to the TMP Worldwide "Intern to CEO" model. No other global recruiting company can offer both elite retained executive search and the scope of complementary services as does TMP Worldwide. I am proud to serve as the Managing Partner of the Hong Kong office and look forward to achieving the same level of excellence in the year 2001."

John McLaughlin, Managing Director of Asia Pacific, said, "Steve is eminently deserving of the recognition by the FIA. To win an award such as this means that an individual has earned the respect of his colleagues in financial services and the admiration of his clients, to whom he has provided outstanding service. Importantly, he has done this in a year when he was also responsible for managing our Hong Kong office, as well as strengthening our expertise throughout Asia. We are indeed proud of all that he has accomplished."

About Mr. Mullinjer

In addition to his strength as a financial services recruiter, Mr. Mullinjer also has solid industrial and energy sector client relationships with an outstanding record for growing the business in the Asia/Pacific region. Mr. Mullinjer has successfully completed assignments for CEOs, managing directors, and regional heads of business in Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, India and China. His particular expertise for China-related searches is due to his seven years living and working in China, where he developed significant joint venture experience in a number of China's key markets.

Steve Potter, CEO of TMP Worldwide Executive Search, said, "The FIA Award is important to all of us at TMP Worldwide Executive Search. We believe that this is an indicator of the quality and excellence that our recruiters deliver in all of our markets across all industries and functions. We congratulate Steve on a job well done."

Before joining TMP Worldwide in early 2000, Mr. Mullinjer had been a Partner and Director with Heidrick & Struggles, following his tenure with Russell Reynolds. His early career included working for Pacific Dunlop Asia as a group sales and marketing manager in China, as product manager with IBM LTD China, and several posts with IBM LTD Australia.

A native of Australia, Mr. Mullinjer holds numerous degrees, including a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Law and a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Queensland; a Bachelor of Chinese with honors from the Beijing Language Institute, PRC; and a Master of Letters with honors in Chinese Economics and Joint Ventures Management from the Australian National University. Mr. Mullinjer also speaks and writes Mandarin Chinese.

About FIA

The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) is an integrated Asian Internet and financial publishing company. It is also a leading regional provider of interactive CD-ROM, conference, investor relations and consultancy services to all participants in the wholesale financial markets. Rapid growth - based on its commitment to the highest standards of client service and its determination to become the pre-eminent source of Asian financial information - has been FIA's hallmark since incorporation in September 1997.

FIA stresses that for the FIA Year 2000 Distinction Award, objective third-party input was sought in all phases of nomination and selection.

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 www.tmp.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 www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

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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