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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
TMP Worldwide Inc.
New York, New York
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the previously filed
Registration Statements (Nos. 333-81843, 333-63631, 333-50699 and 333-18937) of
TMP Worldwide Inc. and Subsidiaries of our reports dated June 26, 2000, relating
to the supplemental consolidated financial statements and schedule of TMP
Worldwide Inc. and Subsidiaries appearing in the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated July 21, 2000.
/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
New York, New York
July 19, 2000
