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For Immediate Release
June 6, 2001

HEADHUNTER.NET AND JOBSDB.COM FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Creates Largest Online Recruitment Provider Servicing U.S. and Pan Asian Region

Atlanta-based online recruiting site, Headhunter.net (NASDAQ: HHNT), and JobsDB.com, the largest Pan Asian interactive recruitment network, announced today a strategic partnership designed to strengthen each other’s international presence. The partnership provides companies with direct access to U.S. and Pan Asian job seekers including candidates in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia.

Through the Headhunter.net and JobsDB.com partnership, companies will also benefit from the 200 combined alliances including Yahoo!, MSN, SingNet, and more that attract millions of job seekers.

"The expansion of the new economy into global markets has created a demand for quality candidates both here and abroad," said Ron Self, COO for Headhunter.net. "Through our partnership with JobsDB.com, Headhunter.net gains additional revenue opportunities and a strong foothold in this key geographic area while expanding our client’s global reach to this rapidly growing and competitive market."

The partnership between Headhunter.net and JobsDB.com is a testament to the rapid growth attributed to the online Asian market. According to Standard Media International, close to 173 million people in the Asia-Pacific region will go online this year. By 2003 the Asia-Pacific region will account for 37 percent of the world’s online population. Additionally, according to Workforce Magazine, many U.S. based firms caught in the talent crunch are extending their searches outside America to find workers.

"The alliance is a milestone for our business development," said Nelson Poon, COO for JobsDB.com. "This exciting move will enable our clients to reach the vast profile of job seekers in North America, which is especially useful for companies who require professionals with international experience and exposure."

About Headhunter.net
Headhunter.net (www.Headhunter.net) is a leading national online recruiting and job awareness network, empowering candidates and corporations to manage the job search process. The site features more than one million resumes and over 250,000 jobs representing 10,000 of the nation’s top employers across virtually every industry. Attracting more than 6 million job seeker visits a month, Headhunter.net distinguishes itself by providing job seekers privacy when searching and applying for jobs, and allows job seekers and job posters to manage and track the visibility and performance of their listings. In addition to its Atlanta headquarters, Headhunter.net has offices in Annapolis, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tampa and Washington, DC.

About JobsDB.com
JobsDB.com (http://www.jobsdb.com/) is Asia Pacific’s leading online recruitment network with the widest coverage. By harnessing the speed and global reach of the Internet, JobsDB.com’s powerful recruitment platform allows employers and jobseekers to interact directly for fast, efficient and cost effective recruitment. Established in mid 1998, with its headquarter in Hong Kong, JobsDB.com has expanded into 11 territories with offices in Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States. Plans are underway to enter China in 2001.

JobsDB.com’s database hosts over 850,000 job seeker profiles, attracts over 4.5 million visitors per month and is now being used by more than 40,000 organizations including multinational and Fortune 500 companies.

Forward Looking Statements
Some of the preceding statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Examples of words indicating forward-looking statements include "believes", "expects" and "will". These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance, but are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment which may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Please see Headhunter.net’s Form 10-K, as amended, for a list of such uncertainties and factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Issued on behalf of JobsDB.com
For further information, please contact Helen Lo and Mary Chiang,
Mary Chiang Associates Ltd., 2866 2866.