HOTJOBS COM LTD, S-1/A, 1999-07-30

HOTJOBS COM LTD
S-1/A, 1999-07-30
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 30, 1999

REGISTRATION NO. 333-80367
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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DELAWARE 7361 13-3931821
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Classification Code Number) Identification Number)
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24 WEST 40TH STREET, 14(TH) FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
(212) 302-0060
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
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MR. RICHARD S. JOHNSON
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.
24 WEST 40TH STREET, 14(TH) FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
(212) 302-0060
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of Agent for Service)
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Copies to:

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ALEXANDER D. LYNCH, ESQ. ANDREW M. TUCKER, ESQ.
BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP SHAW PITTMAN
1633 BROADWAY, 47TH FLOOR 1676 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE
NEW YORK, NY 10019 MCLEAN, VA 22102
(212) 581-1600 (703) 790-7900
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. / /

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. / / _____________

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / / _____________

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / / _____________

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
check the following box. / /
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED OFFERING PRICE(1) REGISTRATION FEE(2)
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.......................... $71,012,500 $19,742
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(1) Includes shares that the Underwriters have the option to purchase from the
Company solely to cover over-allotments, if any. Estimated pursuant to Rule
457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose
of computing the amount of the registration fee.

(2) Previously paid.

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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(A), MAY
DETERMINE.

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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY
NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER
TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND WE ARE NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
JULY 30, 1999

[LOGO]
4,750,000 SHARES
COMMON STOCK

This is HotJobs.com's initial public offering. We are offering 4,750,000
shares of common stock.

We expect the public offering price to be between $12.00 and $14.00 per share.
We expect that the common stock will be quoted on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol "HOTJ."

INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES RISKS WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN THE "RISK
FACTORS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 5 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF
THIS PROPSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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PROCEEDS,
BEFORE
PRICE TO UNDERWRITING EXPENSES,
PUBLIC DISCOUNT TO HOTJOBS
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Per Share $ $ $
Total $ $ $
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The underwriters may also purchase from HotJobs.com up to an additional
712,500 shares of common stock within 30 days from the date of this prospectus
to cover over-allotments.

DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN

BANCBOSTON ROBERTSON STEPHENS

SG COWEN

E*TRADE SECURITIES, INC.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS , 1999
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

THIS SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS. THIS SUMMARY IS NOT COMPLETE AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL OF THE
INFORMATION THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK. YOU
SHOULD READ THE ENTIRE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY, ESPECIALLY THE RISKS OF PURCHASING
OUR COMMON STOCK DISCUSSED UNDER "RISK FACTORS." REFERENCES IN THIS PROSPECTUS
TO "WE," "OUR" AND "US" REFER TO HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

OUR BUSINESS

We are a leading Internet-based recruiting solutions company. Our suite of
services leverages the Internet to provide a direct exchange of information
between job seekers and employers. We developed these services based on our
experience in the recruiting industry and our in-depth understanding of the
needs of job seekers and employers. By solving many of the problems associated
with traditional recruiting methods, we allow employers to more effectively
manage their recruiting processes to save time and money. More than 2,700
recruiters from over 1,650 member employers subscribe to our online employment
exchange, WWW.HOTJOBS.COM. We have added over 175 new memberships per month
since February 1999. Our member employers include: Amazon.com, Inc., America
Online, Inc., eBay Inc., The Home Depot, Inc., International Business Machines
Corporation, Merck & Co., Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Nike, Inc. and The Walt
Disney Company.

The majority of our revenues are recurring and are primarily derived from
employer memberships to our online employment exchange, WWW.HOTJOBS.COM. Our
employment exchange allows member employers to access our database of over
450,000 job seekers and provides member employers with the tools to post, track
and manage job openings in a real-time environment. We allow job seekers to
identify, research, apply to and evaluate job opportunities, while enabling them
to prevent unwanted access to their resumes. Headhunters are prohibited from
using our employment exchange, ensuring direct contact between job seekers and
member employers.

We also provide employers with additional recruiting solutions such as our
proprietary Softshoe recruiting software, our WorkWorld job fairs and online
advertising and consulting services. Softshoe is a private label job board and
applicant tracking system that enables companies to define, manage and analyze
their recruiting practices and share relevant recruiting information across
their organizations. Our Softshoe customers include: Coors Brewing Company,
DoubleClick, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Humana Inc., Lucent Technologies, Inc.
and Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. Our WorkWorld job fairs integrate with
WWW.HOTJOBS.COM, enabling job seekers and employers to interact online in
addition to providing direct physical interaction at the job fair.

Revenues from our services have grown rapidly, primarily driven by increased
employer memberships to our WWW.HOTJOBS.COM employment exchange. Our revenues
increased from approximately $749,000 for the period ended December 31, 1997, to
approximately $4.2 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. Our
revenues for the three months ended March 31, 1999 were approximately $2.7
million.

OUR MARKET OPPORTUNITY

According to industry sources, businesses in the U.S. spent in excess of $13
billion in 1997 to hire new employees by advertising job openings in newspapers
and by hiring headhunters. We believe that factors such as the increasing labor
shortage and employee turnover are forcing

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employers to increase spending for recruiting efforts in order to maintain and
grow their workforce. Prior to the advent of the Internet, companies relied on
traditional recruiting methods including newspaper advertisements and
headhunters. The emergence of the Internet has created an opportunity to connect
job seekers and employers more efficiently and cost effectively when compared to
traditional recruiting methods. We believe that most of the advantages offered
by Internet technology have not been fully applied to the recruiting market. We
believe that an opportunity exists for HotJobs.com to become the leader in
online recruiting solutions.

OUR SOLUTION

We believe that traditional recruiting methods are expensive and relatively
slow, and that our solution is more comprehensive and efficient than other
online recruiting services. Our solution:

- offers job seekers, free of charge, detailed and current information on a
large and growing list of employers and job openings and value-added tools
to help job seekers plan, execute, monitor and control their job searches;

- ensures privacy by allowing job seekers to restrict employers from
reviewing their resumes;

- excludes headhunters to ensure a direct exchange of information between
job seekers and employers;

- combines our WWW.HOTJOBS.COM employment exchange, Softshoe recruiting
software and WorkWorld job fairs to enable employers to reach job seekers
through multiple channels; and

- offers employers workflow management tools to streamline the recruiting
process.

OUR STRATEGY

Our objective is to become the leading provider of online recruiting
services worldwide. Key elements of our strategy include:

- build global brand awareness;

- accelerate new subscriber growth;

- continue to enhance site functionality and features;

- expand our relationship with employers;

- provide additional career channels in specific fields;

- expand international operations; and

- pursue strategic acquisitions.

CORPORATE INFORMATION

We were incorporated in Delaware on February 20, 1997 as Hot Jobs, Inc. We
changed our name to HotJobs.com, Ltd. on September 23, 1998. Our principal
executive offices are located at 24 West 40th Street, 14th Floor, New York, New
York 10018. Our telephone number at that location is (212) 302-0060 and our
website address is WWW.HOTJOBS.COM. INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OUR WEBSITE DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE PART OF THIS PROSPECTUS.

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THE OFFERING

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Common stock offered by us.......... 4,750,000 shares

Common stock to be outstanding after
the offering...................... 28,304,014 shares

Use of proceeds..................... For general corporate purposes, including increasing
our sales and marketing efforts; developing our
infrastructure, products and services; build-out of
additional office space; hiring additional personnel;
and possible acquisitions. See "Use of Proceeds."

Proposed Nasdaq National Market
symbol............................ HOTJ
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The foregoing information is based on the shares outstanding as of July 15,
1999. The total number of shares that we assume will be outstanding after the
offering:

- includes 3,934,014 shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion of
our Series A Preferred Stock upon closing of this offering at a conversion
price of approximately $4.12 per share;

- excludes 4,500,000 shares reserved for future grants under our stock
option/stock issuance plans;

- excludes 250,000 shares reserved for future issuances under our employee
stock purchase plan; and

- excludes 4,294,200 shares of common stock issuable at a weighted average
exercise price of approximately $0.61 per share upon exercise of stock
options outstanding at July 15, 1999, 3,492,000 of which are exercisable
upon completion of this offering.

See "Capitalization" for information with respect to our capitalization as
of March 31, 1999, our pro forma financial information and our pro forma
financial information as adjusted to reflect our capitalization after this
offering.

UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS:

- REFLECTS THE COMPLETION OF A 2,000-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT ON APRIL 9, 1999;

- REFLECTS THE AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF OUR SERIES
A PREFERRED STOCK INTO 3,934,014 SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK UPON THE
CLOSING OF THIS OFFERING;

- EXCEPT FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ASSUMES THE COMPLETION OF A
24-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING; AND

- ASSUMES NO EXERCISE OF THE UNDERWRITERS' OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION.

Softshoe-Registered Trademark- is a registered trademark of HotJobs.com,
Ltd. Each trademark, trade name or service mark of any other company appearing
in this prospectus belongs to its holder.

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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)

The following table sets forth certain summary financial data for
HotJobs.com. You should read this information together with the financial
statements and the notes to those statements appearing elsewhere in this
prospectus and the information under "Selected Financial Data" and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

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PERIOD FROM
FEBRUARY 20,
1997 (INCEPTION) THREE MONTHS ENDED
TO YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, -------------------------------
1997 1998 1998 1999
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(UNAUDITED)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues:
Service fees................................ $ 361 $ 3,038 $ 347 $ 1,960
Software license fees....................... 375 563 125 80
Job fair fees............................... -- -- -- 216
Other....................................... 13 550 80 395
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Total revenues.......................... 749 4,151 552 2,651
Cost of revenues............................. 12 506 78 589
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Gross profit............................ 737 3,645 474 2,062
Operating expenses:
Product development......................... 174 474 90 156
Sales and marketing......................... 431 3,085 524 3,229
General and administrative.................. 726 1,642 274 823
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Total operating expenses................ 1,331 5,201 888 4,208
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Loss from operations.................. (594) (1,556) (414) (2,146)
Net interest expense......................... -- 63 7 68
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Net loss.............................. $ (594) $ (1,619) $ (421) $ (2,214)
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Basic and diluted net loss per common
share....................................... $ (0.03) $ (0.08) $ (0.02) $ (0.11)
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Weighted average shares outstanding used in
basic and diluted net loss per common share
calculation(1).............................. 21,300,000 21,044,184 21,300,000 20,820,000
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PRO FORMA
PRO AS
ACTUAL FORMA(2) ADJUSTED(3)
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BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents.............................. $ 258 $ 16,458 $ 72,365
Working capital (deficit).............................. (5,091) 11,109 67,016
Total assets........................................... 4,125 20,325 76,232
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current
installments......................................... 317 317 317
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)................... (4,107) (4,107) 68,000
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(1) Assumes the completion of a 24-for-one stock split in connection with this
offering.

(2) Pro forma information gives effect to our issuance of 1,620,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock effective May 10, 1999, for cash proceeds of $16.2
million.

(3) Pro forma as adjusted information gives effect to the automatic conversion
of all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock into 3,934,014 shares of
common stock upon consummation of this offering and our sale of 4,750,000
shares to be sold in this offering assuming an initial public offering price
of $13.00 per share, less the underwriters' discounts and commissions and
estimated expenses of the offering.

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RISK FACTORS

AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD
CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THESE RISKS, TOGETHER WITH
THE OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO BUY OUR
COMMON STOCK. IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING RISKS ACTUALLY OCCUR, OUR BUSINESS,
FINANCIAL CONDITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS WOULD LIKELY SUFFER. IN THIS CASE,
THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK COULD DECLINE, AND YOU MAY LOSE ALL OR PART
OF THE MONEY YOU PAID TO BUY OUR COMMON STOCK.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION AND BUSINESS MODEL

WE HAVE A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY SO IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO EVALUATE
AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMPANY.

We were incorporated and began generating revenues in February 1997.
Accordingly, we have only a limited operating history for you to evaluate an
investment in our company. As a new company, we face risks and uncertainties
relating to our ability to successfully implement our strategy. You must
consider the risks, expenses and uncertainties that an early stage company like
ours faces. If we cannot address these risks and uncertainties or are unable to
execute our strategy, our company may not be successful, which could reduce the
value of your investment.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN PROFITABLE, AND WE EXPECT OUR LOSSES TO CONTINUE.

We have never been profitable. For the year ended December 31, 1998, we
incurred net losses from operations of approximately $1.6 million. For the
quarter ended March 31, 1999, we incurred net losses from operations of
approximately $2.2 million. As of March 31, 1999, we had an accumulated deficit
of approximately $4.4 million. We expect to continue to lose money in the
foreseeable future because we anticipate incurring significant expenses in
connection with building awareness of HotJobs.com and improving our products and
services. We forecast our future expense levels based on our operating plans and
our estimates of future revenues. We may find it necessary to accelerate
expenditures relating to our sales and marketing efforts or otherwise increase
our financial commitment to creating and maintaining brand awareness among
potential job seekers and employers. If our revenues grow at a slower rate than
we anticipate, or if our spending levels exceed our expectations or cannot be
adjusted to reflect slower revenue growth, we may not generate sufficient
revenues to achieve or sustain profitability. In this case, the value of your
investment could be reduced.

YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS AS AN INDICATION OF OUR
FUTURE RESULTS BECAUSE THEY ARE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT FLUCTUATIONS.
FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR OPERATING RESULTS OR THE FAILURE OF OUR OPERATING RESULTS TO
MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF PUBLIC MARKET ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS MAY NEGATIVELY
IMPACT OUR STOCK PRICE.

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future
due to a variety of factors that could affect our revenues or our expenses in
any particular quarter. Fluctuations in our quarterly operating results could
cause our stock price to decline.

You should not rely on quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our results of
operations as an indication of future performance. Factors that may affect our
quarterly results include:

- mismatches between resource allocation and consumer demand due to
difficulties in predicting consumer demand in a new market;

- the demand for and acceptance of our website, products, product
enhancements and services;

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- the timing, amount and mix of subscription, license and service payments;

- changes in general economic conditions, such as recessions, that could
affect recruiting efforts generally and online recruiting efforts in
particular;

- the magnitude and timing of marketing initiatives;

- the maintenance and development of our strategic relationships;

- the introduction, development, timing, competitive pricing and market
acceptance of our products and services and those of our competitors;

- the attraction and retention of key personnel;

- our ability to manage our anticipated growth and expansion;

- our ability to attract qualified job seekers; and

- technical difficulties or system downtime affecting the Internet generally
or the operation of our products and services specifically.

As a result of the factors listed above and because the online recruiting
market is new and it is difficult to predict customer demand, it is possible
that in some future periods our results of operations may be below the
expectations of public market analysts and investors. This could cause our stock
price to decline. In addition, we plan to significantly increase our operating
expenses to expand our sales and marketing, administration, consulting and
training, maintenance and technical support and research and development groups.
If revenues fall below our expectations in any quarter and we are unable to
quickly reduce our spending in response, our operating results would be lower
than expected and our stock price may fall.

OUR BUSINESS MODEL IS UNPROVEN AND MAY NOT BE ADAPTABLE TO A CHANGING MARKET.

If we are not able to anticipate changes in the online recruiting market or
if our business model is not successful, we may not be able to expand our
business or to successfully compete with other companies, which could reduce the
value of your investment. Our current business model depends on recurring
revenue from employers using our website and hosting fees associated with our
application software. Our revenue model and profit potential are unproven. If
current employers decide to discontinue our service and we are unable to replace
them with new employers, our revenues could decrease. It is possible that we
will be required to further adapt our business model in response to additional
changes in the online recruiting market or if our current business model is not
successful.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO GROW OUR BUSINESS AND ANY
ADDITIONAL FINANCING MAY BE ON TERMS ADVERSE TO YOUR INTERESTS.

We may need additional financing to continue to grow our business. If
additional financing is not available when required or is not available on
acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund our expansion, successfully promote
our brand name, develop or enhance our products and services, take advantage of
business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could
reduce the value of your investment. If we are able to raise additional funds
and we do so by issuing equity securities, you may experience significant
dilution of your ownership interest and holders of these securities may have
rights senior to those of the holders of our common stock. If we obtain
additional financing by issuing debt securities, the terms of these securities
could restrict or prevent us from paying dividends and could limit our
flexibility in making business decisions.

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We currently anticipate that the net proceeds from this offering, together
with available funds, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated needs for at
least the next 12 months. Because we expect to generate losses for the
foreseeable future, income from our operations may not be sufficient to meet our
needs after that period. We expect to raise additional funds in the future in
order to fund our anticipated growth, more aggressive marketing programs or the
acquisition of complementary businesses, technologies and services. Obtaining
additional financing will be subject to a number of factors including:

- market and economic conditions;

- our financial condition and operating performance; and

- investor sentiment.

These factors may make the timing, amount, terms and conditions of
additional financing unattractive for us.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR MARKETS AND STRATEGY

THE INTERNET IS NOT A PROVEN RECRUITING MEDIUM.

If we are unable to compete with traditional recruiting and job seeking
methods, our business and results of operations and the value of your investment
could be materially adversely affected. The future of our business is dependent
on the acceptance by job seekers and employers of the Internet as an effective
job seeking and recruiting tool. Of the 6 million businesses in the U.S.,
Forrester Research, Inc. estimates that only 15,000 businesses currently recruit
online. The online recruiting market is new and rapidly evolving, and we do not
yet know how effective online recruiting is compared to traditional recruiting
methods. The adoption of online recruiting and job seeking, particularly among
those that have historically relied upon traditional recruiting methods,
requires the acceptance of a new way of conducting business, exchanging
information, advertising and applying for jobs. Many of our potential employer
customers have little or no experience using the Internet as a recruiting tool,
and only select segments of the job seeking population have experience using the
Internet to look for jobs. As a result, we cannot be sure that we will be able
to effectively compete with traditional recruiting and job seeking methods.

WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO EXECUTE OUR BUSINESS MODEL IF USE OF THE INTERNET GROWS.

If Internet usage does not continue to grow, we may not be able to meet our
business objectives, which could decrease the value of your investment. Internet
usage may be inhibited by any of the following factors:

- the Internet infrastructure may not be able to support the demands placed
on it, or its performance and reliability may decline as usage grows;

- websites may not be able to provide adequate security and authentication
of confidential information contained in transmissions over the Internet;
and

- the Internet industry may not be able to adequately respond to privacy
concerns of potential users.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AWARENESS OF OUR BRAND NAME.

We believe that continuing to build awareness of our HotJobs.com brand name
is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our business. Brand
recognition is a key differentiating factor among providers of online recruiting
services, and we believe it could become more

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important as competition in the online recruiting market increases. In order to
maintain and build brand awareness, we must succeed in our marketing efforts,
provide high quality services and increase the number of high quality job
seekers using WWW.HOTJOBS.COM. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain
our brand, incur significant expenses in promoting our brand and fail to
generate a corresponding increase in revenue as a result of our branding
efforts, or encounter legal obstacles which prevent our continued use of our
brand name, our business and the value of your investment could be materially
adversely affected.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCE NEW OR ENHANCED PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES.

The failure of any new or enhanced products and services to achieve market
acceptance and generate revenue could result in a material adverse effect on our
business and the value of your investment. We expect to introduce enhanced
products and services in order to generate additional revenues, attract and
retain more employers, attract more job seekers to our website and respond to
competition. Any new or enhanced product or service we introduce that is not
favorably received could damage our reputation and the perception of our brand
name.

WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTRACT JOB SEEKERS OR EMPLOYERS IF WE DO NOT
CONTINUALLY ENHANCE AND DEVELOP THE CONTENT AND FEATURES OF OUR PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES. To remain competitive, we must continually improve the
responsiveness, functionality and features of our products and services and
develop other products and services that are attractive to job seekers and
employers. We may not succeed in developing or introducing features, functions,
products or services that job seekers and employers find attractive. This could
reduce the number of job seekers and employers using WWW.HOTJOBS.COM and
materially adversely affect our business and the value of your investment.

WE MAY LOSE BUSINESS IF WE FAIL TO KEEP PACE WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING
TECHNOLOGIES AND CUSTOMER NEEDS. Our success is dependent on our ability to
develop new and enhanced software, services and related products to meet rapidly
evolving technological requirements for online recruiting software and
solutions. Our current technology may not meet the future technical requirements
of employers. Trends that could have a critical impact on our success include:

- rapidly changing technology in online recruiting;

- evolving industry standards, including both formal and DE FACTO standards
relating to online recruiting;

- developments and changes relating to the Internet;

- competing products and services that offer increased functionality; and

- changes in employer and job seeker requirements.

If we are unable to timely and successfully develop and introduce new
products and enhancements to existing products in response to our industry's
changing technological requirements, our business and the value of your
investment could be materially adversely affected.

OUR BUSINESS AND GROWTH WILL SUFFER IF WE ARE UNABLE TO HIRE AND RETAIN HIGHLY
SKILLED PERSONNEL.

Our future success depends on our ability to attract, train, motivate and
retain highly skilled employees. Competition for highly skilled employees is
intense, particularly in the Internet industry. We may be unable to retain our
skilled employees or attract, assimilate and retain other highly skilled
employees in the future. We have from time to time in the past experienced, and

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we may experience in the future, difficulty in hiring and retaining highly
skilled employees with appropriate qualifications. If we are unable to hire and
retain skilled personnel, our growth may be restricted, the quality of our
products and services reduced and the value of your investment reduced.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE OUR EXPANDING OPERATIONS.

If we are not able to expand our operations in an efficient manner, our
expenses could grow disproportionately to revenues or our revenues could decline
or grow more slowly than expected, either of which could have a material adverse
effect on our business and the value of your investment. We have recently
experienced a period of rapid growth. In order to execute our business plan, we
must continue to grow significantly. We had 15 employees in January 1998. As of
June 30, 1999, the number had increased to 107. We expect that the number of our
employees will continue to increase for the foreseeable future. This growth has
placed, and our anticipated future growth combined with the requirements we will
face as a public company, will continue to place, a significant strain on our
management, systems and resources. We expect that we will need to continue to
improve our financial and managerial controls and reporting systems and
procedures. We will also need to continue to expand and maintain close
coordination among our technical, accounting, finance and sales and marketing
organizations. We may not succeed in these efforts.

INTENSE COMPETITION MAY RENDER OUR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS UNCOMPETITIVE OR
OBSOLETE.

Due to competition, we may experience reduced margins on our products and
services, loss of market share or less use of WWW.HOTJOBS.COM by job seekers and
employers. If we are not able to compete effectively with current or future
competitors as a result of these and other factors, our revenues could be
materially adversely affected.

The market for online recruiting solutions is intensely competitive and
highly fragmented. We compete with companies, including recruiting search firms,
that offer a single database job board solution, such as Monster.com, as well as
newspapers, magazines and other traditional media companies that provide online
job search services, such as CareerPath.com. We also compete with large Internet
information hubs, or portals, such as Excite@Home. We may experience competition
from potential customers to the extent that they develop their own online
recruiting offerings internally. In addition, we compete with traditional
recruiting services, such as headhunters, for a share of employers' total
recruiting budgets. We expect to face additional competition as other
established and emerging companies, including print media companies and
headhunters with established brands, enter the online recruiting market.

Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating
histories, significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other
resources and larger customer bases than we do. In addition, current and
potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative
relationships to expand their businesses or to offer more comprehensive
solutions.

LOSS OF ANY OF OUR KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR
BUSINESS.

Our future success depends to a significant extent on the continued service
and coordination of our management team, particularly Richard S. Johnson, our
President and Chief

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Executive Officer. The loss or departure of any of our officers or key employees
could materially adversely affect our ability to implement our business plan. We
do not maintain key person insurance for any member of our management team. In
addition, certain members of our management team have joined us within the last
year. These individuals have not previously worked together and are becoming
integrated into our management team. If our key management personnel are not
able to work together effectively or successfully, our business could be
materially adversely affected.

WE MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION.

We may not be able to successfully execute our business plan in foreign
markets. If revenue from international ventures is not adequate to cover our
investment in those ventures, our total revenues and the value of your
investment could be materially adversely affected.

We believe that our employers are increasingly attempting to fill positions
in international markets and that job seekers are increasingly seeking positions
in international markets. We believe that expansion into international markets
through a combination of internal business expansion, strategic alliances and
potential acquisitions will increase the number of job seekers who post their
resumes on WWW.HOTJOBS.COM and will increase the number and variety of jobs
available to our job seekers. Our future international operations might not
succeed for a number of reasons including:

- difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;

- competition from local recruiting services;

- operational issues such as longer customer payment cycles and greater
difficulties in collecting accounts receivable;

- seasonal reductions in business activity;

- language and cultural differences;

- legal uncertainties inherent in transnational operations such as export
and import regulations, tariffs and other trade barriers;

- taxation issues;

- unexpected changes in trading policies, regulatory requirements and
exchange rates;

- issues relating to uncertainties of laws and enforcement relating to the
protection of intellectual property; and

- general political and economic trends.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE ACQUISITIONS OF OR INVESTMENTS IN OTHER
COMPANIES.

Though we have no present understanding or agreement relating to any
acquisition of or investment in another company or its business, our business
strategy includes the pursuit of acquisitions. In executing this strategy, we
may be unable to identify suitable acquisition candidates. If we make an
acquisition of a company, we could have difficulty assimilating the acquired
company's operations and personnel. If we make other types of acquisitions, we
could have difficulty in assimilating any acquired products, services, personnel
and technologies into our operations. These difficulties could disrupt our
ongoing business, distract our management and employees, increase our expenses
and charges and materially adversely affect our revenues and the value of your
investment.

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RISKS RELATED TO THE INTERNET AND OUR TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

WE MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED VISITOR TRAFFIC, REDUCED REVENUE AND HARM TO OUR
REPUTATION IN THE EVENT OF UNEXPECTED NETWORK INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY SYSTEM
FAILURES.

Our servers and software must be able to accommodate a high volume of
traffic. We have experienced system interruptions in the past, and we believe
that these interruptions will continue to occur from time to time in the future.
Any system failure, including network, software or hardware failure, that causes
an interruption in the delivery of our products and services or a decrease in
responsiveness of our services could result in reduced visitor traffic, reduced
revenue and could materially adversely affect our reputation and brand. We
believe that visitor traffic is also dependent on the timing and magnitude of
our advertising. We have experienced monthly fluctuations in visitor traffic,
including short term reductions. Any substantial increase in demands on our
servers will require us to expand and adapt our network infrastructure. If we
are unable to add additional software and hardware to accommodate increased
demand, we could experience unanticipated system disruptions and slower response
times. Any catastrophic failure at our co-location facility could prevent us
from serving our web traffic for up to several days, and any failure of our
Internet service provider may adversely affect our network's performance. Our
clients may become dissatisfied by any system failure that interrupts our
ability to provide our products and services to them or results in slower
response times. We do not maintain business interruption insurance and our other
insurance may not adequately compensate us for any losses that may occur due to
any failures in our system or interruptions in our service.

BREACHES OF OUR NETWORK SECURITY COULD BE COSTLY.

Because we host all of the HotJobs.com-related data for our customers, we
may be liable to any of those customers that experience losses due to our
security failures. As a result, we may be required to expend capital and
resources to protect against or to alleviate security breaches, which could have
a material adverse effect on our financial condition and the value of your
investment. A significant barrier to confidential communications over the
Internet has been the need for security. We may incur significant costs to
protect against the threat of security breaches or to alleviate problems caused
by these breaches. If unauthorized persons penetrate our network security, they
could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions in our
services. Misappropriation of our proprietary information or interruptions of
our services could result in reduced visitor traffic. Reduced visitor traffice
may result in fewer job seekers posting their resume to our WWW.HOTJOBS.COM
employment exchange which, in turn, may discourage employers from subscribing to
the employment exchange. We generate a substantial portion of our revenue from
these subscription fees.

COMPUTER VIRUSES MAY CAUSE OUR SYSTEMS TO INCUR DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS WHICH
COULD REDUCE DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICE AND DAMAGE OUR REPUTATION.

Computer viruses may cause our systems to incur delays or other service
interruptions. In June 1999, we detected a virus on a file server which supports
our office equipment. The inadvertent transmission of computer viruses could
expose us to a material risk of loss or litigation and possible liability.
Moreover, if a computer virus affecting our system is highly publicized, our
reputation could be materially damaged and our visitor traffic may decrease. Any
of these events could reduce the value of your investment.

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WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THIRD PARTY TECHNOLOGY UPON WHICH WE DEPEND.

We license technology that is incorporated into our services and related
products from third parties including Oracle Corporation for database technology
and Thunderstone Software-EPI, Inc. for full-text indexing. In light of the
rapidly evolving nature of Internet technology, we may increasingly need to rely
on technology from other vendors. Technology from our current or other vendors
may not continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at
all. If we lose the ability to access this technology, are unable to gain access
to additional products or are unable to integrate new technology with our
existing systems, we could experience delays in our development and introduction
of new services and related products or enhancements until equivalent or
replacement technology can be accessed, if available, or developed internally,
if feasible. If we experience these delays, our revenues could be reduced and
the value of your investment could be materially adversely affected.

WE COULD LOSE SUBSTANTIAL REVENUES OR INCUR SIGNIFICANT COSTS DUE TO YEAR 2000
ISSUES.

Computer systems and software must accept four digit entries to distinguish
21st century dates from 20th century dates. As a result, many software and
computer systems may need to be upgraded in order to be year 2000 compliant or
risk system failure or miscalculations causing disruptions of normal business
activities. Significant uncertainties exist in the software industry concerning
the potential effects associated with the failure of computer systems and
software to be year 2000 compliant.

OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MAY NOT BE YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT. Year 2000
problems could materially adversely affect our current products and services and
the WWW.HOTJOBS.COM website. We have completed an assessment of the year 2000
readiness of our products and services. We believe that all of the products and
services we currently offer were year 2000 compliant at the time of installation
or launch. We have conducted tests internally to validate the compliance of
these products. We cannot be certain, however, that these tests have detected
all potential year 2000 problems. To address potential disruptions, we maintain
off-site backup data for our databases, and we are developing a redundant,
outsourced data center to protect against the failure of the WWW.HOTJOBS.COM
website and its associated hardware. However, these precautions may not be
sufficient to prevent a failure of our products and systems. Any business
disruption due to a failure of our products or systems to be year 2000 compliant
could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and the value of your
investment.

OUR INTERNAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT. Year 2000
problems could materially adversely affect our internal computer systems. We
have reviewed year 2000 compliance statements made by the vendors of our
software systems, such as accounting and database management systems, and we
have completed an assessment of the year 2000 readiness of our internal systems.
Based on this review and assessment, we currently believe that our internal
software systems are year 2000 compliant. We cannot be certain, however, that we
are aware of all potential year 2000 problems. The failure of our internal
systems could disrupt our business. To address these potential disruptions, we
maintain off-site backup data for our internal systems and databases. However,
these precautions may not be sufficient to prevent a failure of our internal
systems. Any business disruption caused by the failure of our internal systems
to be year 2000 compliant could have a material adverse effect on our revenues
and results of operations.

OUR EMPLOYERS' AND JOB SEEKERS' SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE YEAR 2000 COMPLIANT. It
is possible that our employers will experience problems with their Internet
sites or internal computer systems due to software that is not year 2000
compliant, which could lead to disruptions in their ability to use the services
of WWW.HOTJOBS.COM. If employers are not able to use our services for

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a period of time, they may cease using our services. Also, if a substantial
number of employers are unable to use our services for a long period of time,
the quality and quantity of jobs available at WWW.HOTJOBS.COM may decrease,
which could discourage qualified job seekers from using our services. Similarly,
if a substantial percentage of job seekers are unable to access our services due
to failures in their computer systems, recruiters may find our services less
valuable and reduce or discontinue their use of our products. If either
employers or job seekers experience sustained difficulty in accessing our
products and services due to year 2000 complications, our results of operations
could be materially adversely affected.

YEAR 2000 CONCERNS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PURCHASING PATTERNS OF
EMPLOYERS. Due to year 2000 concerns, many employers that are customers or
potential customers may choose to devote resources to year 2000 compliance
efforts that might otherwise be used to begin or expand online recruiting
efforts. In addition, employers may elect to spend a greater portion of their
recruiting budgets on traditional recruiting methods rather than risk disruption
in their recruiting in the event of technical difficulties related to year 2000
problems.

YEAR 2000 PROBLEMS COULD DECREASE USE OF THE INTERNET. Increasing usage of
the Internet is necessary for us to achieve our business objectives. Any
disruptions caused by year 2000 problems could decrease Internet usage
generally, which could cause a reduction in our revenues.

WE COULD BE SUBJECT TO YEAR 2000-RELATED LITIGATION. The failure of our
currently supported products and services to be fully year 2000 compliant could
result in claims by or liability to employers or, possibly, job seekers. We host
all of the HotJobs.com-related data for all of our customers. As a result, any
year 2000-related failure of our systems could destroy a large amount of
proprietary data that our customers rely on for their recruiting efforts. If we
are the subject of any claims related to or are liable for losses resulting from
year 2000-related systems failures, the value of your investment could be
materially adversely affected.

RISKS RELATED TO LEGAL UNCERTAINTY

WE MAY BECOME SUBJECT TO BURDENSOME GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND LEGAL
UNCERTAINTIES AFFECTING THE INTERNET WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS.

To date, governmental regulations have not materially restricted use of the
Internet in our markets. However, the legal and regulatory environment that
pertains to the Internet is uncertain and may change. Uncertainty and new
regulations could increase our costs of doing business, prevent us from
delivering our products and services over the Internet or slow the growth of the
Internet. In addition to new laws and regulations being adopted, existing laws
may be applied to the Internet. New and existing laws may cover issues which
include:

- user privacy;

- civil rights and employment claims;

- consumer protection;

- libel and defamation;

- copyright, trademark and patent infringement;

- pricing controls;

- characteristics and quality of products and services;

- sales and other taxes; and

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- other claims based on the nature and content of Internet materials.

In addition, any imposition of state sales and use taxes imposed on the
products and services sold over the Internet may decrease demand for products
and services that we sell over the Internet. The U.S. Congress has passed
legislation which limits for three years the ability of states to impose any new
taxes on Internet-based transactions. Failure by Congress to renew this
legislation and the subsequent imposition of state taxes on Internet-based
transactions could adversely affect our future operating results which could
result in a decline in our stock price.

WE MAY BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN A U.S. TRADEMARK REGISTRATION FOR OUR BRAND OR TO
PROTECT OUR OTHER PROPRIETARY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

FAILURE TO OBTAIN FEDERAL TRADEMARK REGISTRATION FOR WWW.HOTJOBS.COM COULD
DISRUPT OUR PROMOTION OF THE HOTJOBS.COM BRAND. Our success depends to a
significant degree upon the protection of our proprietary technology, including
our Softshoe software and our "HotJobs.com" brand name. To date, we have not
been successful in our efforts to secure a federal registration for
"www.hotjobs.com." In addition, in May 1998, another pending trademark
applicant, who has since abandoned its application, made claims regarding prior
use and ownership of "hotjobs" as a trademark. Adverse outcomes to these or
similar claims or any related litigation, should it occur, could result in us
being limited or prohibited from further using the "www.hotjobs.com" mark and
related derivative marks in the future. If we are unable to secure the rights to
use the www.hotjobs.com mark and related derivative marks, a key element of our
strategy of promoting "HotJobs.com" as a global brand could be disrupted and, as
a result, the value of your investment could be reduced. See
"Business--Intellectual Property."

FAILURE TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS COULD PERMIT OTHERS TO
APPROPRIATE OUR PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY. The unauthorized reproduction or other
misappropriation of our proprietary technology could enable third parties to
benefit from our technology and brand name without paying us for them. If this
were to occur, our market position and operating results could be materially
adversely affected. The steps we have taken to protect our proprietary rights
may not be adequate to deter misappropriation of proprietary information. We may
not be able to detect unauthorized use of our proprietary information or take
appropriate steps to enforce our intellectual property rights. In addition, the
validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property in
Internet-related industries is uncertain and still evolving. The laws of other
countries in which we may market our services in the future are uncertain and
may afford little or no effective protection of our intellectual property. If we
resort to legal proceedings to enforce our intellectual property rights, the
proceedings could be burdensome and expensive. The proceedings also could
involve a high degree of risk.

DEFENDING AGAINST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS COULD BE TIME
CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE, AND WE MAY BE LIABLE FOR INFRINGING ON THE INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS. IF WE ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN DEFENDING AGAINST THESE
CLAIMS, WE COULD BE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES AND THE DISRUPTION OF OUR
BUSINESS.

We cannot be certain that our products, content and brand names do not or
will not infringe valid patents, copyrights or other intellectual property
rights held by third parties. We expect that infringement claims in our markets
will increase in number as more participants enter the markets. We may be
subject to legal proceedings and claims from time to time relating to the
intellectual property of others in the ordinary course of our business. We may
incur substantial expenses in defending against these third party infringement
claims, regardless of their merit. Successful infringement claims against us may
result in monetary liability or a material disruption in the conduct of our
business.

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WE MAY BE LIABLE AS A RESULT OF INFORMATION RETRIEVED FROM OR TRANSMITTED OVER
THE INTERNET.

We may be sued for defamation, civil rights infringement, negligence,
copyright or trademark infringement, personal injury, product liability or other
legal claims relating to information that is published or made available on
WWW.HOTJOBS.COM and the other sites linked to it. These types of claims have
been brought, sometimes successfully, against online services in the past. We
could also be sued for the content that is accessible from WWW.HOTJOBS.COM and
through links to other Internet sites or through content and materials that may
be posted by members in chat rooms or on bulletin boards. We also offer email
services, which may subject us to potential risks, such as liabilities or claims
resulting from unsolicited email or spamming, lost or misdirected messages,
security breaches, illegal or fraudulent use of email or interruptions or delays
in email service. Our insurance does not specifically provide for coverage of
these types of claims and therefore may not adequately protect us against these
types of claims. In addition, we could incur significant costs in investigating
and defending such claims, even if we ultimately are not liable. If any of these
events occur, our financial condition and the value of your investment could be
materially adversely affected.

RISKS RELATED TO THIS OFFERING, OUR STOCK PRICE AND CORPORATE CONTROL

WE MAY USE THE PROCEEDS OF THIS OFFERING IN WAYS WITH WHICH YOU MAY NOT AGREE.

Our management will have broad discretion with respect to the expenditure of
the net proceeds of this offering, including discretion to use the proceeds in
ways with which stockholders may disagree. Investors will be relying on the
judgment of our management regarding the application of the proceeds of this
offering.

OUR STOCK PRICE MAY EXPERIENCE EXTREME PRICE AND VOLUME FLUCTUATIONS, AND
INVESTORS IN OUR STOCK MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESELL THEIR SHARES AT OR ABOVE THE
OFFERING PRICE.

We cannot predict the extent to which investors' interest in us will lead to
the development of a trading market in our common stock or how liquid the market
might become. If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you
will pay a price that was not established in a competitive market, but was
negotiated between us and the underwriters. The price of the common stock that
will prevail in the market after the offering may be higher or lower than the
price you paid. The stock market in general and the market prices of shares in
newly public technology companies, particularly those such as ours that offer
Internet-based products and services, have been extremely volatile and have
experienced fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to
the operating performance of such companies. The market price of our common
stock could be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to
many factors, some of which are largely beyond our control. These factors
include:

- quarterly variations in our results of operations;

- adverse business developments;

- changes in financial estimates by securities analysts;

- investor perception of us and online recruiting services in general;

- announcements by our competitors of new products and services; and

- general economic conditions both in the U.S. and in foreign countries.

In the event of fluctuations in the market price of our common stock, you
may be unable to resell your shares at or above the offering price.

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IF OUR STOCK PRICE IS VOLATILE, WE MAY BECOME SUBJECT TO SECURITIES LITIGATION
WHICH IS EXPENSIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A DIVERSION OF RESOURCES.

Securities class action litigation has often been brought against companies
that experience volatility in the market price of their securities. Litigation
brought against us could result in substantial costs to us in defending against
the lawsuit and a diversion of management's attention that could cause the value
of your investment to be materially adversely affected.

FUTURE SALES OF OUR COMMON STOCK AFTER THIS OFFERING MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR
STOCK PRICE.

Following the offering, we will have a large number of shares of common
stock outstanding and available for resale beginning at various points in time
in the future. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of
sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market following
this offering, or the perception that such sales could occur. These sales also
might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a
time and at a price that we deem appropriate. The shares of our common stock
currently outstanding will become eligible for sale without registration
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, subject to certain conditions of
Rule 144. Certain holders of our common stock also have certain demand and
piggyback registration rights enabling them to register their shares under the
Securities Act for sale. In connection with this offering, our senior officers
and directors and certain of our stockholders, who will hold a total of
26,204,904 shares of common stock after the offering, have agreed, subject to
certain exceptions, not to sell their shares for 180 days after the date of this
prospectus without the consent of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR A THIRD PARTY TO ACQUIRE OUR COMPANY WHICH COULD DEPRESS
OUR STOCK PRICE.

Delaware corporate law, our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, which will become effective upon the closing of this
offering and our 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan contain provisions that
could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control
of HotJobs.com or our management that stockholders may consider favorable or
beneficial. These provisions could discourage proxy contests and make it more
difficult for you and other stockholders to elect directors and take other
corporate actions. These provisions could also limit the price that investors
might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. These
provisions include:

- authorization to issue "blank check" preferred stock, which is preferred
stock that can be created and issued by the board of directors without
prior stockholder approval, with rights senior to those of common stock;

- a staggered board of directors, so that it would take three successive
annual meetings to replace all directors;

- prohibition of stockholder action by written consent;

- advance notice requirements for the submission by stockholders of
nominations for election to the board of directors and for proposing
matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at a meeting;

- immediate vesting of options issued under the Stock Award Plan and the
1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan in connection with a change of
control; and

- the payment of a cash distribution for surrendered options with limited
stock appreciation rights upon the successful completion of a hostile
tender offer for more than 50% of our outstanding voting stock.

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See "Description of Capital Stock--Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and
our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws" for a more
complete description of these provisions.

OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EXISTING STOCKHOLDERS, WHOSE INTERESTS MAY
DIFFER FROM OTHER STOCKHOLDERS, WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXERCISE SIGNIFICANT
CONTROL OVER US.

Our executive officers and directors and entities affiliated with them will,
in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 55.1% of our common stock
following this offering. These stockholders will be able to exercise significant
influence over all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the
election of directors and the approval of significant corporate transactions,
including a change of control of HotJobs.com. The interests of these
stockholders may differ from the interests of our other stockholders.

YOU WILL SUFFER IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION OF THE VALUE OF YOUR
INVESTMENT.

The initial public offering price per share will exceed our net tangible
book value per share. Accordingly, investors purchasing shares in this offering
will incur immediate and substantial dilution in their investments. See
"Dilution" for a calculation of the extent to which your investment will be
diluted. To the extent outstanding options to purchase common stock are
exercised, your investment will be further diluted.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Many statements made in this prospectus under the captions "Prospectus
Summary," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business" and elsewhere are
forward-looking statements that are not based on historical facts. Because these
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including those
discussed under "Risk Factors."

The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus are based on events
through the date on which the statements are made.

MARKET DATA

This prospectus contains market data related to our business and the
Internet. This market data includes projections that are based on a number of
assumptions. The assumptions include the following:

- no catastrophic failure of the Internet will occur;

- the number of people online and the total number of hours spent online
will increase significantly over the next five years; and

- Internet security and privacy concerns will be adequately addressed.

If any one or more of these assumptions turns out to be incorrect, actual
results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions. The
Internet-related markets may not grow over the next three to four years at the
rates projected by these market data, or at all. The failure of these markets to
grow at these projected rates may have a material adverse effect on our business
and the market price of our common stock.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The net proceeds from the sale of the 4,750,000 shares of common stock,
assuming an initial public offering price of $13.00 per share, less underwriting
discounts and estimated offering expenses, are estimated to be approximately
$55.9 million, or $64.5 million if the underwriters' overallotment option is
exercised in full.

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate
purposes, including:

- increasing our sales and marketing efforts;

- developing our infrastructure, products and services;

- build-out of additional office space; and

- hiring additional personnel.

In addition, we may use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or invest
in complementary businesses, technologies, services or products; however, we
have no commitments or agreements, and we are not involved in any negotiations
with respect to any such transaction.

As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify the particular uses for
the net proceeds to be received upon completion of the offering. We are using
the proceeds from the sale of the Series A Preferred Stock for these purposes.
Accordingly, management will have significant flexibility in applying the net
proceeds of this offering.

Pending any use, we will invest the net proceeds of this offering in
short-term, investment grade, interest-bearing securities.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock or
preferred stock since inception and do not expect to pay any cash dividends for
the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any,
to finance the expansion of our business. The payment of dividends will be at
the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon factors such as
future earnings, capital requirements, our financial condition and general
business conditions.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of March 31, 1999:

(1) on an actual basis;

(2) on a pro forma basis to reflect:

- the filing of an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to
provide for authorized capital stock of 50,000,000 shares of common
stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock;

- the issuance of 1,620,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in
consideration for cash proceeds of $16.2 million; and

(3) on a pro forma as adjusted basis to reflect:

- the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock into 3,934,014 shares of common stock upon the closing
of this offering;

- our sale of 4,750,000 shares to be sold in this offering at an assumed
initial public offering price of $13.00 per share, less the
underwriters' discounts and commissions; and

- the estimated expenses of this offering.

The table excludes:

- 250,000 shares reserved for future issuance under our employee stock
purchase plan;

- 4,500,000 shares reserved for future grants under our stock option/stock
issuance plans; and

- 3,564,000 shares of common stock issuable at a weighted average exercise
price of approximately $0.04 per share upon exercise of stock options
outstanding at March 31, 1999, 3,384,000 of which are exercisable upon
completion of this offering.

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Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share; 1,620,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
actual; 1,620,000 shares issued and outstanding pro forma and no shares
issued and outstanding pro forma as adjusted............................ -- 16,200 --

Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 2,000,000 shares authorized
actual and 10,000,000 shares authorized pro forma and pro forma as
adjusted; no shares issued and outstanding actual, pro forma and pro
forma as adjusted..................................................... -- -- --
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized actual and
50,000,000 shares authorized pro forma and pro forma as adjusted;
20,820,000 shares (post-splits) issued and outstanding actual;
20,820,000 shares issued and outstanding pro forma; 29,504,014 shares
issued and outstanding pro forma as adjusted.......................... 208 208 295
Additional paid-in capital................................................ 112 112 72,132
Accumulated deficit....................................................... (4,427) (4,427) (4,427)
--------- ----------- -------------
Total stockholders' equity (deficit).................................... (4,107) (4,107) 68,000
--------- ----------- -------------
Total capitalization.................................................. $ (3,790) $ 12,410 $ 68,317
--------- ----------- -------------
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</TABLE>

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DILUTION

Our pro forma net tangible book value at March 31, 1999 was $12.1 million,
or approximately $0.49 per share, as adjusted to give effect to our pro forma
capitalization and the automatic conversion of all of the outstanding Series A
Preferred Stock into our common stock upon consummation of this offering. Pro
forma net tangible book value per share represents the amount of our total pro
forma tangible assets reduced by the amount of our pro forma total liabilities
and divided by the pro forma number of shares of common stock outstanding.
Assuming the sale by us of the 4,750,000 shares offered hereby at an assumed
initial public offering price of $13.00 per share, the automatic conversion of
all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock into our common stock and the
exercise of 3,384,000 stock options which will become exercisable upon
completion of this offering, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and
commissions and estimated offering expenses, our pro forma net tangible book
value at March 31, 1999 would have been $68.1 million, or approximately $2.07
per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book
value of approximately $1.58 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate
dilution in pro forma net tangible book value of approximately $10.93 per share
to new investors. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Assumed initial public offering price per share....................... $ 13.00
Pro forma net tangible book value per share at March 31, 1999....... $ 0.49
Increase in pro forma net tangible book value attributable to new
investors......................................................... $ 1.58
---------
Adjusted pro forma net tangible book value per share after this
offering............................................................ $ 2.07
---------
Dilution per share to new investors................................... $ 10.93
---------
---------
</TABLE>

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma as adjusted basis at March
31, 1999, after giving effect to this offering, the differences between existing
stockholders and investors in this offering with respect to the number of shares
of common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid with respect to
us and the average price paid per share:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION
-------------------------- --------------------------- AVERAGE PRICE
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE
------------- ----------- -------------- ----------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Existing stockholders......................... 24,754,014 75.3% $ 16,200,004 20.7% $ 0.65
Options exercisable upon completion of this
offering.................................... 3,384,000 10.3 148,625 0.2 0.04
New investors................................. 4,750,000 14.4 61,750,000 79.1 13.00
------------- ----- -------------- ----- -------
Total....................................... 32,888,014 100.0% $ 78,098,629 100.0% $ 2.38
------------- ----- -------------- ----- -------
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</TABLE>

The foregoing table and calculation assumes the exercise of 3,384,000
outstanding stock options which will become exercisable upon completion of this
offering. At March 31, 1999, there were 3,564,000 shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of outstanding options at a weighted average exercise
price of approximately $0.04 per share.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)

The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and the notes to those statements appearing elsewhere in
this prospectus and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations." The statement of operations data for the period from
February 20, 1997 (inception) through December 31, 1997 and for the year ended
December 31, 1998, are derived from our audited financial statements included
elsewhere in this prospectus. The statement of operations data for each of the
three-month periods ended March 31, 1998 and 1999, and the balance sheet data at
March 31, 1999, are derived from unaudited interim financial statements of
HotJobs.com included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited financial
statements have been prepared on substantially the same basis as the audited
financial statements and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of operations for such periods. Historical results
are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future, and
results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the
entire year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD FROM
FEBRUARY 20,
1997 (INCEPTION) THREE MONTHS ENDED
TO YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, ----------------------------
1997 1998 1998 1999
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues:
Service fees................................... $ 361 $ 3,038 $ 347 $ 1,960
Software license fees.......................... 375 563 125 80
Job fair fees.................................. -- -- -- 216
Other.......................................... 13 550 80 395
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Total revenues............................... 749 4,151 552 2,651
Cost of revenues................................ 12 506 78 589
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Gross profit................................. 737 3,645 474 2,062
Operating expenses:
Product development............................ 174 474 90 156
Sales and marketing............................ 431 3,085 524 3,229
General and administrative..................... 726 1,642 274 823
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Total operating expenses..................... 1,331 5,201 888 4,208
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Loss from operations....................... (594) (1,556) (414) (2,146)
Net interest expense............................ -- 63 7 68
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Net loss................................... $ (594) $(1,619) $ (421) $(2,214)
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Basic and diluted net loss per common share..... $(0.03) $ (0.08) $(0.02) $ (0.11)
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Weighted average shares outstanding used in
basic and diluted net loss per common share
calculation (1)................................ 21,300,000 21,044,184 21,300,000 20,820,000
---------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
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</TABLE>

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(1) Assumes the completion of a 24-for-one stock split in connection with this
offering.

(2) Pro forma information gives effect to our issuance of 1,620,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock effective May 10, 1999, for cash proceeds of $16.2
million.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE NOTES TO THOSE
STATEMENTS APPEARING ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. THIS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. OUR
ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED IN THE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THOSE DISCUSSED IN "RISK FACTORS" AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

OVERVIEW

We are a leading provider of comprehensive recruiting solutions that
leverage the Internet to exchange information more efficiently between job
seekers and employers. The majority of our revenues are recurring and are
derived primarily from employer memberships to our WWW.HOTJOBS.COM employment
exchange. We also provide additional recruiting solutions to employers such as
our proprietary Softshoe recruiting software, our WorkWorld job fairs, online
advertising and consulting services.

Founded in February 1997, we began operations with seven employees and we
had grown to 107 employees as of June 30, 1999. Our early operating activities
related primarily to the development of the necessary technological
infrastructure for the operation of WWW.HOTJOBS.COM. In February 1997, we
commercially launched our WWW.HOTJOBS.COM employment exchange. In September
1997, we began selling our Softshoe software. During 1998, we experienced
significant increases in our revenue from sales of memberships to our employment
exchange and license and hosting fees for our Softshoe software. In early 1999,
we introduced our WorkWorld job fairs and expanded our marketing programs to
increase awareness of the HotJobs.com brand. In May 1999, we raised $16.2
million in a private placement of our convertible preferred stock.

We classify our revenues as follows:

- Service fee revenue, consisting of subscription fees paid by employers for
memberships to our WWW.HOTJOBS.COM employment exchange and software
hosting fees paid by customers of our Softshoe software. We sell
memberships to each employer on a per recruiter basis and bill the
employer monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. Membership
entitles each recruiter to post a specific number of jobs on
WWW.HOTJOBS.COM simultaneously. Software hosting fees consist of recurring
monthly fees to maintain an employer's Softshoe database as well as the
hosting of a miscellaneous proprietary software product.

- Software license revenue, consisting of one-time license fees paid by our
Softshoe customers.

- Job fair revenue, consisting of fees from employers that rent booths at
our WorkWorld job fairs.

- Other revenue, consisting of fees derived from single-ad job postings on
WWW.HOTJOBS.COM, banner advertising, which we sell on a monthly and
extended-term basis, and other Softshoe-related services, including system
customization and resume scanning services, which we bill on a monthly and
extended-term basis, and the license of a miscellaneous proprietary
software product.

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We recognize revenue as follows:

- SERVICE FEE REVENUE. We provide subscriptions for membership to our
employment exchange for a minimum term of three months and a maximum term
of 24 months. We recognize subscription revenue over the subscription
term. We provide hosting services to Softshoe customers on a monthly
basis, and we recognize hosting revenue in the month we provide the
service. These hosting fees are contracted separately from the software
license.

- SOFTWARE LICENSE REVENUE. We recognize software license revenue in
accordance with Statements of Position 97-2 and 98-9 issued by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Under these
pronouncements, revenue is recognized upon the substantial completion and
delivery of the related software, assuming that the fee is fixed and
determinable, and that collectibility is probable.

- JOB FAIR REVENUE. We recognize job fair revenue in the month in which the
job fair takes place.

- OTHER REVENUE. We recognize revenue related to these services over the
period of delivery of service. Other revenue also includes fees from the
license of a miscellaneous proprietary software product in 1998, which we
recognized in accordance with Statements of Position 97-2 and 97-9. Other
revenue also includes barter revenue, which consists of fees generated
from exchanges of services with other vendors. We recognize barter revenue
over the period that we receive the benefit.

We classify our cost of revenue and operating expenses as follows:

- COST OF REVENUE. Cost of revenue consists of compensation associated with
network operations staff, technology support contract fees, Internet
access, job fair expenses, resume scanning services, barter expenses and
depreciation expense.

- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE. Product development expense consists
primarily of costs associated with the compensation of product development
personnel. Our product development expenses constitute all of our research
and development expenditures.

- SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSE. Sales and marketing expense consists
primarily of advertising and promotional expenses, public relations
expenses, conference expenses, printing fees, sales and marketing
compensation, including base salary and sales commissions, and
telemarketing communications expenses. Sales commissions have remained
relatively constant as a percentage of revenues, and we expect this to
continue. However, the timing and magnitude of marketing initiatives have
caused, and will continue to cause, fluctuations in sales and marketing
expense as a percentage of revenues.

- GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. General and administrative expense
consists primarily of compensation for administrative and executive staff,
fees for professional services, bad debt expense and general office
expense.

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The following table sets forth, as a percentage of total revenues, the
results of our operations for the period ended December 31, 1997, the year ended
December 31, 1998 and the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1999.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD FROM THREE MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 20,
1997 (INCEPTION) YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
TO DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, ------------------------
1997 1998 1998 1999
------------------- ----------------- ----- -----
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Service fees............................................... 48% 73% 63% 74%
Software license fees...................................... 50 14 23 3
Job fair fees.............................................. -- -- -- 8
Other...................................................... 2 13 14 15
--- --- --- ---
Total revenues........................................... 100 100 100 100
Cost of revenues............................................. 2 12 14 22
--- --- --- ---
Gross profit............................................. 98 88 86 78

Operating expenses:
Product development........................................ 23 11 16 6
Sales and marketing........................................ 57 74 95 122
General and administrative................................. 97 40 50 31
--- --- --- ---
Total operating expenses................................. 177 125 161 159
--- --- --- ---
Loss from operations................................... (79) (37) (75) (81)
Net interest expense......................................... -- 2 1 3
--- --- --- ---
Net loss............................................... (79)% (39 )% (76 )% (84 )%
--- --- --- ---
--- --- --- ---
</TABLE>

We have incurred substantial losses in every fiscal period since our
inception. For the year ended December 31, 1998, we incurred net losses of
approximately $1.6 million. For the quarter ended March 31, 1999, we incurred
net losses of approximately $2.2 million. As of December 31, 1998, and March 31,
1999, we had accumulated deficits of approximately $2.2 million and $4.4
million, respectively. Our net losses and resulting accumulated deficit are
primarily due to the costs we incurred to develop our online employment exchange
and software products in advance of substantial revenue and to expand our sales
and marketing programs.

We intend to devote significant resources to advertising and brand marketing
programs designed to attract new employers to subscribe to WWW.HOTJOBS.COM. As
of June 30, 1999, we spent approximately $3.5 million of the $16.2 million we
raised in May 1999 on our advertising and brand marketing programs. We
anticipate increasing advertising spending in specific periods in the future.
This will result in sales and marketing expenses increasing as a percentage of
total revenues in these periods. As of June 1, 1999, we had commitments of
approximately $10.9 million for various advertising campaigns over the next
three years. These commitments include broadcasting, print, online and outdoor
advertising. We expect growth in the number of member employers of
WWW.HOTJOBS.COM to result in substantial growth in subscription fees, both in
terms of dollar amount and as a percentage of total revenue. Our strategy
contemplates that revenue from employer memberships will likely be the single
largest source of revenue for us in the immediate future.

As a result of our expansion plans and our expectation that operating
expenses will increase significantly in the next several years, especially in
the areas of sales and marketing and brand promotion, we expect to incur
additional losses from operations for the foreseeable future. To the extent that
(1) increases in our operating expenses precede and are not subsequently
followed by commensurate increases in revenue, or (2) we are unable to adjust
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expense levels accordingly, our operating losses may exceed our expectations for
those periods. We cannot be sure that we will ever achieve or sustain
profitability.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION

The Company will record deferred compensation of $4.2 million in the first
six months of 1999, representing the difference between the exercise price of
stock options granted and the fair value for accounting purposes of the
underlying common stock at the date of the grant. The $4.2 million deferred
compensation cost will be amortized over the vesting period of the options. We
currently expect to amortize the following amounts of deferred compensation as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING:
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Six months ended June 30, 1999................................................. $100,000
Nine months ended September 30, 1999........................................... $1.2
million
Year ended December 31, 1999................................................... $1.4
million
Year ended December 31, 2000................................................... $900,000
Year ended December 31, 2001................................................... $900,000
Year ended December 31, 2002................................................... $700,000
Year ended December 31, 2003................................................... $300,000
</TABLE>

QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 COMPARED TO QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1998

REVENUES

Our total revenues increased to $2.7 million for the quarter ended March 31,
1999, from $552,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The increase in our
total revenues was primarily due to an increase in service fees.

SERVICE FEES. Service fee revenue increased to $2.0 million for the quarter
ended March 31, 1999, from $347,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1998.
This increase resulted primarily from an increase in the number of employers
subscribing to WWW.HOTJOBS.COM and, to a lesser extent, an increase in the
hosting fees generated by a larger number of licensees of our Softshoe
software.

SOFTWARE LICENSE FEES. Software license revenue decreased 36%, to $80,000
for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, from $125,000 for the quarter ended
March 31, 1998. This decrease was due primarily to the fact that the
Softshoe software we licensed in the first quarter of 1999 required less
customization than the Softshoe software we licensed in the first quarter of
1998.

JOB FAIR FEES. Job fair revenue increased to $216,000 for the quarter ended
March 31, 1999, from $0 for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. We held our
first job fair in February 1999.

OTHER FEES. Other revenue increased to $395,000 for the quarter ended March
31, 1999, from $80,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. This increase
primarily relates to a barter transaction for advertising.

COST OF REVENUES

Our cost of revenues increased to $589,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
1999, from $78,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. As a percentage of
revenue, cost of revenues increased to 22% for the quarter ended March 31, 1999,
from 14% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. This increase resulted primarily
from costs associated with the launch of our WorkWorld job fairs as well as an
increase in our network operations staff.

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OPERATING EXPENSES

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE. Product development expense increased 73%, to
$156,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, from $90,000 for the quarter
ended March 31, 1998. This increase resulted primarily from increased
salaries and related expenses associated with hiring additional technology
personnel required to enhance the content and features of our products and
services.

SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSE. Sales and marketing expense increased to $3.2
million for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, from $524,000 for the quarter
ended March 31, 1998. The increase in sales and marketing expense was
primarily due to the expansion of the HotJobs.com marketing campaign,
including approximately $2.0 million for a television advertisement during
the Super Bowl in January 1999. In addition, sales and marketing expense
increased due to the hiring of additional sales and marketing personnel.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. General and administrative expense
increased to $823,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1999, from $274,000
for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. General and administrative expense
increased primarily due to increased salaries and related expenses
associated with hiring additional administrative personnel.

NET INTEREST EXPENSE

Net interest expense increased to $68,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
1999, from $7,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1998. This increase resulted
from increased borrowings, as well as increased capital expenditures under
capital leases.

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 COMPARED TO PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997

REVENUES

Our total revenues increased to $4.2 million for the year ended December 31,
1998, from $749,000 for the period ended December 31, 1997. The increase in our
total revenues was primarily due to an increase in service fees and other fees
associated with the sale of miscellaneous proprietary software.

SERVICE FEES. Service fee revenue increased to $3.0 million for the year
ended December 31, 1998, from $361,000 for the period ended December 31,
1997. This increase resulted primarily from an increase in the number of
employers subscribing to WWW.HOTJOBS.COM and, to a lesser extent, an
increase in the hosting fees generated from a larger number of licensees of
our Softshoe software.

SOFTWARE LICENSE FEES. Software license revenue increased 50%, to $563,000
for the year ended December 31, 1998, from $375,000 for the period ended
December 31, 1997. This increase was due to an increase in the number of
customers who purchased licenses for our Softshoe software.

JOB FAIR FEES. We held our first WorkWorld job fair in 1999. Therefore, we
did not generate any job fair revenue in either 1998 or 1997.

OTHER FEES. Other revenue increased to $550,000 for the year ended December
31, 1998, from $13,000 for the period ended December 31, 1997. The increase
is primarily due to the sale of a miscellaneous proprietary software product
and an increase in fees related to customizing Softshoe applications.

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COST OF REVENUES

Our cost of revenues increased to $506,000 for the year ended December 31,
1998, from $12,000 for the period ended December 31, 1997. As a percentage of
revenue, cost of revenues increased to 12% for the year ended December 31, 1998,
from 2% for the period ended December 31, 1997. This increase resulted primarily
from an increase in our network operations staff as well as an increase in
depreciation expense.

OPERATING EXPENSES

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE. Product development expense increased to
$474,000 for the year ended December 31, 1998, from $174,000 for the period
ended December 31, 1997. This increase resulted primarily from increased
salaries and related expenses associated with hiring additional technology
personnel required to enhance the content and features of our products and
services.

SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSE. Sales and marketing expense increased to $3.1
million for the year ended December 31, 1998, from $431,000 for the period
ended December 31, 1997, and increased as a percentage of revenue to 74% for
the year ended December 31, 1998 from 58% for the period ended December 31,
1997. The increase in sales and marketing expense was primarily due to costs
associated with advertising and increases in sales compensation and
commissions related to an increase in the number of our sales and marketing
personnel.

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. General and administrative expense
increased to $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1998, from
$726,000 for the period ended December 31, 1997. General and administrative
expense increased primarily due to increased salaries and related expenses
associated with hiring additional personnel.

NET INTEREST EXPENSE

Net interest expense increased to $63,000 for the year ended December 31,
1998, from $0 for the period ended December 31, 1997. This increase resulted
from increased borrowings, as well as increased capital expenditures under
capital leases.

TAXES

At December 31, 1998, we had a net operating loss carryforward of $3.1
million. This carryforward is available to offset future taxable income and
expires at various dates through 2018. We have recorded a valuation allowance of
an equal amount to fully offset the deferred tax benefit. The valuation
allowance increased approximately $431,000 for the year ended December 31, 1998.

UNAUDITED QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth a summary of our quarterly results for 1998
and the first quarter of 1999. This information was derived from unaudited
interim financial statements that, in the opinion of management, have been
prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements contained elsewhere
in this prospectus and include all adjustments, consisting of only normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of such information when
read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto. The results
of operations for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results of
operations for any future period.

Our revenue has increased in each consecutive quarter since inception as a
result of increased market acceptance of our employment exchange service and
Softshoe software

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product. Product development expense has steadily decreased as a percentage of
revenue due to a faster increase in revenue relative to product development
expense. Sales and marketing expense increased between the fourth quarter of
1998 and the first quarter of 1999, primarily as a result of increased
advertising expenditures. Sales commissions have remained relatively constant as
a percentage of revenues, and we expect this to continue. However, the timing
and magnitude of marketing initiatives have caused, and will continue to cause,
fluctuations in sales and marketing expense as a percentage of revenues. General
and administrative expense has increased in every quarter since inception due to
an increase in personnel, facilities and increased spending on internal
operational and financial infrastructure.

In light of the evolving nature of our business and limited operating
history, we believe that period to period comparisons of our historical
operating results may not be meaningful and should not be relied upon as
indications of future performance. Although we have experienced sequential
quarterly revenue growth since inception, our historical revenue growth rates
are not necessarily indicative of future revenue growth rates.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
QUARTER ENDED
-------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPT 30, DEC 31, MARCH 31,
1998 1998 1998 1998 1999
----------- ----------- ----------- --------- -----------

<CAPTION>
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Service fees........................................... $ 347 $ 627 $ 914 $ 1,150 $ 1,960
Software license fees.................................. 125 125 70 243 80
Job fair fees.......................................... -- -- -- -- 216
Other.................................................. 80 90 245 135 395
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Total revenues..................................... 552 842 1,229 1,528 2,651
Cost of revenues......................................... 78 89 139 200 589
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Gross profit....................................... 474 753 1,090 1,328 2,062

Operating expenses:
Product development.................................... 90 112 140 132 156
Sales and marketing.................................... 524 629 754 1,178 3,229
General and administrative............................. 274 280 375 713 823
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Total operating expenses........................... 888 1,021 1,269 2,023 4,208
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Loss from operations............................. (414) (268) (179) (695) (2,146)
Net interest expense..................................... 7 5 15 36 68
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Net loss......................................... $ (421) $ (273) $ (194) $ (731) $ (2,214)
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
QUARTER ENDED
-------------------------------------------------------------
MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPT 30, DEC 31, MARCH 31,
1998 1998 1998 1998 1999
----------- ----------- ----------- --------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUES:
Revenues:
Service fees........................................... 63% 74% 74% 75% 74%
Software license fees.................................. 23 15 6 16 3
Job fair fees.......................................... -- -- -- -- 8
Other.................................................. 14 11 20 9 15
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Total revenues..................................... 100 100 100 100 100
Cost of revenues......................................... 14 11 11 13 22
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Gross profit....................................... 86 89 89 87 78

Operating expenses:
Product development.................................. 16 13 12 9 6
Sales and marketing.................................. 95 75 61 77 122
General and administrative........................... 50 33 31 46 31
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Total operating expenses........................... 161 121 104 132 159
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Loss from operations............................. (75) (32) (15) (45) (81)
Net interest expense..................................... 1 1 1 3 3
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
Net loss......................................... (76)% (33 )% (16 )% (48)% (84 )%
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
----------- ----------- ----- --------- -----------
</TABLE>

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Since inception, we have financed our activities primarily through funding
from OTEC, Inc., as well as proceeds from our line of credit and cash from
operations. As of December 31, 1998, OTEC owned approximately 23% of the voting
stock of HotJobs.com. Richard S. Johnson, our Chief Executive Officer and
President, formerly served as President of OTEC and currently is a director and
one of its two stockholders. See "Related Party Transactions--Transactions
Involving OTEC." During 1998, OTEC provided us with approximately $3.7 million
to fund our operations. In addition, effective May 10, 1999, we raised $16.2
million from the sale of our Series A Preferred Stock in a private placement. In
June 1999, we used a portion of these proceeds to repay OTEC in full.

Net cash used in operating activities was $2.1 million during 1998 and
$431,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. We have had significant negative
cash flows from operating activities in each fiscal and quarterly period to
date. Net cash used in operating activities resulted primarily from our net
operating losses, adjusted for certain non-cash items, and a higher level of
accounts receivable due to increased sales which were partially offset by
increases in accounts payable, accrued expenses and deferred revenues.

Net cash used in investing activities was $497,000 during 1998 and $128,000
for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. We used net cash in investing activities
primarily for equipment purchases and leasehold improvements. During 1998 and
the quarter ended March 31, 1999, we acquired additional equipment under capital
leases with a value of $201,000 and $378,000, respectively.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $2.8 million during 1998 and
$651,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. Net cash was provided by
financing activities primarily from borrowings under our line of credit and
OTEC's line of credit. In May 1999, we received $16.2 million in cash proceeds
from a private placement of our convertible preferred stock.

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As of March 31, 1999, we had a cash balance of $258,000 and our principal
obligations consisted of borrowings of $180,000 under our $500,000 line of
credit and advances from OTEC of approximately $4.4 million, the latter of which
was repaid in full in June 1999 from the proceeds of our May 1999 private
placement. In addition, we had approximately $502,000 of obligations under
capital leases. As of May 31, 1999, we had $180,000 outstanding under our line
of credit.

We believe that the net proceeds of this offering, together with our
existing cash and cash equivalents, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated
cash requirements for working capital and capital expenditures for the next 12
months. Our capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including
market acceptance of our products and services, the amount of our resources we
devote to WWW.HOTJOBS.COM and expansion of our operations and the amount of our
resources we devote to promoting awareness of the HotJobs.com brand. Consistent
with our growth, we have experienced a substantial increase in our sales and
marketing expenses, capital expenditures and operating lease arrangements since
inception, and we anticipate that these increases will continue for the
foreseeable future. In addition, we will continue to evaluate possible
investments in businesses, products and technologies, the consummation of any of
which would increase our capital expenditures.

Although we currently believe that we have sufficient capital resources to
meet our anticipated working capital and capital expenditure requirements beyond
the next 12 months, unanticipated events and opportunities may require us to
sell additional equity or debt securities, increase our current line of credit
or establish new credit facilities to raise capital in order to meet our capital
requirements. If we sell additional equity or convertible debt securities, the
sale could dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders. If we issue debt
securities, increase our credit facility or establish a new credit facility, our
fixed obligations could increase and result in operating covenants that would
restrict our operations. We cannot be sure that any such financing will be
available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us.

YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

Many currently installed computer systems and software products are coded to
accept or recognize only two-digit entries in the date code field. These systems
and software products will need to accept four-digit entries to distinguish 21st
century dates from 20th century dates. As a result, computer systems and
software used by many companies and governmental agencies may need to be
upgraded to comply with such year 2000 requirements or risk system failure or
miscalculations causing disruptions of normal business activities.

STATE OF READINESS. We have made a preliminary assessment of the year 2000
readiness of our information technology ("IT") systems, including the hardware
and software that enable us to provide and deliver our products and services.
Our year 2000 readiness plan consists of:

- quality assurance testing of our internally developed proprietary
software;

- contacting third-party vendors and licensors of material software and
services that are both directly and indirectly related to the delivery of
our products and services;

- assessing our repair and replacement requirements; and

- creating contingency plans in the event of year 2000 failures.

We performed a year 2000 simulation on our software during the second
quarter of 1999 to test system readiness, and found no anomalous behavior in our
systems. We have been informed by all 12 of our material software component
vendors and our Internet service provider that the products we use are currently
year 2000 compliant. We purchased all of our software

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and hardware within the past two years, and therefore we do not have legacy
systems that have been historically identified to have year 2000 issues. We have
applied all known vendor patches for relevant software to come to compliance
with vendor defined year 2000 standards. Although we will complete a test of all
of our systems, we have not hired any third parties to verify our vendors'
compliance.

We are currently assessing our non-IT systems and will seek assurance of
year 2000 compliance from providers of material non-IT systems. Until testing is
complete and we contact these vendors and providers, we will not be able to
completely evaluate whether our IT systems or non-IT systems will need to be
revised or replaced.

PRODUCTS. Under most of our Softshoe license agreements, we warrant that
our Softshoe software is free from programming defects arising from year 2000
issues. Our obligation is to remedy the defect or replace the product. We
believe our Softshoe product is free of year 2000 defects.

COSTS. To date we have not incurred any material costs in identifying or
evaluating year 2000 compliance issues. Based on our assessment to date, we do
not anticipate that costs associated with remediating our non-compliant IT
systems or non-IT systems will be material. We expect that our existing
employees or consultants will perform any significant work pertaining to year
2000 compliance.

RISKS. We are not currently aware of any year 2000 compliance problems
relating to our technology or our IT or non-IT systems that would have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial
condition. However, we may discover year 2000 compliance problems in our
technology that will require substantial revisions. In addition, we may need to
revise or replace third party software, hardware or services incorporated into
our material IT and non-IT systems, all of which could be time consuming and
expensive. If we fail to fix our technology or to fix or replace third party
software, hardware or services on a timely basis, the result could be lost
revenues, increased operating costs, the loss of customers and other business
interruptions, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, the failure
to adequately address year 2000 compliance issues in our technology and our IT
and non-IT systems could result in claims of mismanagement, misrepresentation or
breach of contract and related litigation, which could be costly and
time-consuming to defend. In addition, we cannot assure you that governmental
agencies, utility companies, Internet access companies, third party service
providers and others outside our control will be year 2000 compliant. The
failure by such entities to be year 2000 compliant could result in a systemic
failure beyond our control, such as a prolonged Internet, telecommunications or
electrical failure, which could also prevent us from delivering our products and
services to our customers, decrease the use of the Internet or prevent users
from accessing the websites of companies with whom we have entered into business
alliances, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results
of operations and financial condition.

CONTINGENCY PLAN. As discussed above, we are engaged in an ongoing year
2000 assessment and are developing contingency plans in case of year 2000
disruptions. We will take into account the results of our year 2000 simulation
testing and the responses received from third party vendors and service
providers in determining the nature and extent of any contingency plans. We
believe that we will complete our system tests and contingency plan by September
15, 1999.

WORST CASE SCENARIO. Based on our assessment completed to date, we believe
that the reasonably likely worst case scenario with respect to year 2000 issues
could be:

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- portions of WWW.HOTJOBS.COM may be down while programmers fix our systems
or the systems of ISPs or other third parties;

- temporary data loss could occur while back-up copies of data are retrieved
from tape;

- lengthy outages could occur while programmers work to repair or restore
corrupted or missing database files; and

- our internal corporate, billing and accounting system may be down while
programmers fix our system.

Although these events could have an adverse effect on our business in the
short term, we do not believe that year 2000 issues will materially and
adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition over
the long term. While we will have system engineers on-site over the year 2000
date change, we can give no assurance that all expectations will be realized.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131, Disclosures about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, which supersedes SFAS No. 14,
Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise. This statement
changes the way that public business enterprises report segment information,
including financial and descriptive information about their selected segment
information. Under SFAS No. 131, operating segments are defined as revenue-
producing components of the enterprise which are generally used internally for
evaluating segment performance. SFAS No. 131 became effective for HotJobs.com
fiscal year ending December 31, 1997, and we have determined that under the
guidelines of SFAS No. 131 we did not have any separately reportable business
segments as of December 31, 1998.

In February 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
issued Statement of Position 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software
Developed or Obtained for Internal Use. SOP 98-1 establishes the accounting for
costs of software products developed or purchased for internal use, including
when such costs should be capitalized. We do not expect SOP 98-1, which is
effective January 1, 1999, to have a material effect on our financial condition
or results of operations.

In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities," which establishes accounting and reporting
standards for derivative instruments, including derivative instruments embedded
in other contracts, and for hedging activities. SFAS No. 133 is effective for
all fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning June 15, 2000. This statement is
not expected to affect us because we currently do not engage or plan to engage
in derivative instruments or hedging activities.

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BUSINESS

GENERAL

The majority of our revenues are recurring and are primarily derived from
employer memberships to our online employment exchange, WWW.HOTJOBS.COM.
Headhunters are prohibited from using our employment exchange, ensuring direct
contact between job seekers and member employers. We also provide employers with
additional recruiting solutions such as our proprietary Softshoe recruiting
software, our WorkWorld job fairs and online advertising and consulting
services.

INDUSTRY BACKGROUND

RECRUITING MARKET

We believe that companies cannot be competitive without implementing
successful recruiting practices. According to industry sources, businesses in
the U.S. spent in excess of $13 billion in 1997 to hire new employees by
advertising job openings in newspapers and by hiring headhunters.

We believe that several factors are causing an increase in spending on
recruiting efforts:

INCREASED LABOR SHORTAGE. We believe that demographic trends such as the
aging of the Baby Boomers and decreasing birth rates, together with the
continued growth in the U.S. economy, are combining to cause a tight labor
market. For example, according to a 1998 recruiting survey prepared by
Interbiznet.com, over 60% of the recruiters surveyed experienced labor
shortages. As a result, the recruiting process now focuses less on selecting
qualified employees from a ready pool of candidates and more on managing a
scarce resource.

INCREASED EMPLOYEE TURNOVER. We believe that employees currently change
jobs more often than they have in the past and that even satisfied employees are
increasingly investigating job opportunities. According to the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics, the average person entering the workforce today will work for
between eight and ten different employers. This makes it more difficult for
employers to retain qualified, experienced individuals and increases the number
of hirings that must occur each year in order to maintain or grow an employer's
workforce.

INCREASED URGENCY TO REDUCE TIME TO HIRE. Forrester Research, Inc.
estimates that unemployment among "knowledge workers" is less than 1% relative
to overall unemployment of 4.3%. Because of the shortage in highly skilled job
seekers, qualified candidates must be hired quickly or they may be lost to
competitors. The ability to quickly hire qualified employees may have a
significant influence on the future success of a company.

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Prior to the advent of the Internet, companies traditionally relied on a
combination of five recruiting methods. These five methods include newspaper
classifieds and other print advertisements, traditional job fairs, on-campus
recruiting, internal referral programs and headhunters. The key limitations of
each of these methods include:

NEWSPAPER CLASSIFIEDS AND OTHER PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS

- multiple intermediaries including media buyers and media placement agents
are typically involved before an advertisement is placed;

- several weeks to several months may pass from the time a job is advertised
to the time the recruiter can respond to resumes in which he or she is
interested; and

- it is typically cost prohibitive to provide a full description of either
the employer or the job opportunity and to advertise jobs nationally.

TRADITIONAL JOB FAIRS

- employers have limited time to meet with job seekers whom they have not
pre-screened; and

- job seekers often must visit each company's booth prior to determining the
specific jobs that are available.

ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING

- the number of candidates requesting interviews typically exceeds the
employers' available time slots; and

- employers must visit multiple campuses and have limited time to meet with
all qualified candidates.

INTERNAL REFERRAL PROGRAMS

- incentive programs may divert an employee's attention away from performing
his or her job, thereby reducing productivity; and

- referring employees may be more concerned about the quantity than the
quality of referrals.

HEADHUNTERS

- placement fees are costly and employers only have access to limited
applicant pools; and

- job seekers generally receive limited information about the specific
companies and positions for which they apply and do not have direct
contact with the employer.

ONLINE RECRUITING MARKET

The emergence of the Internet has created an opportunity to connect job
seekers with employers more efficiently and cost effectively when compared to
traditional recruiting methods. Online recruiting can automate the recruiting
process, providing more informative and responsive real-time interaction between
job seekers and employers, and has the potential to lower the cost and time to
hire. Job seekers are empowered with access to an aggregation of information
about employment opportunities worldwide not previously available to them in one
place. We believe that a significant online recruiting marketplace will emerge
as more job seekers and employers embrace the advantages the Internet brings to
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addition, Internet-based solutions may replace more expensive client/server
recruiting software and change the way companies manage and distribute
information about job seekers throughout their organizations.

International Data Corporation estimates that the total number of individual
Internet users worldwide will grow from approximately 69 million in 1997 to 320
million in 2002. As Internet usage becomes more widespread, companies from a
broad range of industries are expected to conduct an increasing percentage of
their recruiting over the Internet. Of the 6 million businesses in the U.S.,
Forrester estimates that only 15,000 businesses currently recruit online, but
this figure is estimated to increase to 124,000 by 2003. Forrester forecasts
that by 2003, most large companies, 60% of medium-sized companies and 20% of
small companies will use the Internet for recruiting purposes.

MARKET OPPORTUNITY

We believe that most of the advantages offered by Internet technology have
not been fully applied to the recruiting market. While online job boards have
improved the aggregation of job postings and job seekers, they have not
fundamentally improved workflow throughout the recruiting process. Additionally,
few web-based commercial software applications are available to help employers
manage their internal recruiting processes. We also believe that most employers
are in the early stages of understanding how to use the Internet to increase
their competitiveness in recruiting.

We believe that many of the current online recruiting offerings suffer from
the following limitations:

- LACK OF PRIVACY. Most online recruiting solutions do not allow job seekers
to restrict access to their resumes. We believe that many experienced
professionals will not post their resumes on a job board if there is a
chance that they may be detected by their current employers.

- HEADHUNTER POSTINGS. Many of the current online recruiting offerings give
headhunters complete access to their sites, resulting in a high cost
intermediary between employers and job seekers. In addition, employers
have to compete with headhunters for the job seekers they are looking to
hire. Job seekers do not know whether the jobs to which they are applying
are from actual employers or are merely ads placed by headhunters looking
for applicants for whom they can charge a fee.

- LACK OF SCREENING PROCESS. Many of the current online job boards offer no
or only limited testing and screening capabilities. Many sites stress the
size of their resume database and the number of people who visit the site
each month. This focus on quantity rather than quality results in the
recruiter receiving an excessive amount of unwanted resumes.

- LACK OF FUNCTIONALITY. Many online job boards serve only to attract
candidates without providing employers with the tools they need to manage
the recruiting process within their organizations. Additionally, these job
boards generally lack the ability to help employers compile and analyze
job seeker data.

- UNFAVORABLE PRICING MODEL. Most recruiting websites charge companies to
list openings for a fixed period of time on a price-per-ad basis. We
believe that this is inefficient for companies with ongoing recruiting
needs. Jobs that have been filled remain posted, attracting unwanted
applicants, while unfilled jobs need to be posted again and again until a
person is hired.

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Because our recruiting solution does not suffer from these limitations, we
believe that an opportunity exists for HotJobs.com to become the leader in
online recruiting solutions.

THE HOTJOBS.COM SOLUTION

We provide comprehensive online recruiting solutions for employers and job
seekers. Our solutions include our online employment exchange, WWW.HOTJOBS.COM,
our browser-based proprietary recruiting software, Softshoe, and our WorkWorld
job fairs. Additionally, we provide strategic consulting and development
services focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruiting
process for employers. As companies increasingly utilize the Internet to improve
their recruiting processes, we believe that our solution enables our customers
to leverage the lower cost and real-time communication enabled by the Internet
while retaining many of the positive attributes of traditional recruiting
methods.

BENEFITS TO JOB SEEKERS

Our WWW.HOTJOBS.COM employment exchange empowers job seekers to find
employment opportunities posted directly by employers at no cost to the job
seeker. Key features of our solution for job seekers include:

- DIRECT ACCESS TO A LARGE AND GROWING LIST OF EMPLOYERS. Our
WWW.HOTJOBS.COM site offers job seekers direct access to job postings from
over 1,650 member employers. Unlike most online recruiting services, we
exclude headhunters from our site to ensure direct contact between our job
seekers and member employers. Job seekers can search for and apply to
specific job openings or submit their resumes to our resume database,
providing our member employers with access to their resumes unless blocked
by the job seeker.

- PRIVACY. Through the use of the HotBlock feature, job seekers can prevent
the viewing of their resumes. With this feature, job seekers can eliminate
unwanted solicitations and avoid detection by their current employers.

- PERSONALIZATION. We enable job seekers to set up their own career home
page, My HotJobs, free of charge and provide them with tools to manage
their job searches. We also provide job seekers with the ability to set up
personal job search agents, enabling them to create customized and
automated searches based on their specifications, such as job type or
geographic preference. This service also provides job seekers with email
notification during a specified period of time of any new jobs added to
the system which match the job seeker's specifications.

- DETAILED, CURRENT INFORMATION. We provide in-depth company and job
descriptions, enabling job seekers to apply for those jobs for which they
are most qualified and minimizing the need for additional research.
Additionally, each job posting includes a date stamp, giving the job
seeker information about the age of a particular job posting.

- JOB SEARCH TOOLS. We provide job seekers with the ability to store job
search information, including a "shopping cart" to store multiple job
search results as well as cover letter storage related to specific job
inquiries. Additionally, job seekers can keep track of currently active
jobs for which they have applied and can analyze the effectiveness of
their job searches by tracking the number of times their resumes appear in
an employer's search and are subsequently viewed.

- CAREER RESOURCES. We provide job seekers with career resources, including
a bookstore, original editorial content and job seeker message boards.

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BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS

We provide employers with a comprehensive Internet-based recruiting solution
focused on reducing the cost and time to hire a new employee. This comprehensive
solution includes WWW.HOTJOBS.COM, our online employment exchange, our Softshoe
recruiting software, our WorkWorld job fairs and related advertising and
consulting services. We developed our solution to provide employers with access
to a high quality pool of job seekers and the tools necessary to manage the
workflow involved in the recruiting process. Key features of our solution for
employers include:

- FLEXIBLE PRICING MODEL. We offer employers a fully automated,
cost-efficient means to recruit job seekers online. Our pricing model
allows employers to choose between different levels of service to meet
their needs. Depending upon the employer's requirements, employers may
choose to pay periodic subscription fees to become a member of our online
employment exchange based on the number of the employer's recruiters that
have access to the exchange, to utilize our online software on a
subscription fee basis or to purchase customized consulting services.

- DIRECT ACCESS TO A LARGE NUMBER OF JOB SEEKERS. Through our employment
exchange, we offer member employers access to our growing job seeker
database which currently contains more than 450,000 resumes. We do not
allow headhunters to search our resume database or to place job
advertisements on our job board. By limiting access only to member
employers, we provide direct access to our pool of job seekers and
eliminate competition for candidates from headhunters.

- REAL-TIME JOB POSTING, TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS. We provide member
employers the ability to post, track and manage job openings in a
real-time environment. Our solution enables a member employer to remove a
posting once a position has been filled and replace it with a new posting.
We believe that this reduces unnecessary expenditures of time and money
experienced in traditional recruiting methods.

- REDUCE UNWANTED RESUMES. Because we do not charge on a per-word basis, our
solution allows employers to provide in-depth job descriptions, allowing
candidates to self-select jobs for which they are qualified. Additionally,
employers can pre-screen applicants using online testing and remove a job
posting as soon as it is filled. We believe these functions minimize the
receipt by employers of unqualified or untimely resumes.

- VALUE ADDED RECRUITING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. In addition to our online
employment exchange, we provide our proprietary browser-based recruiting
software to help employers better manage the entire recruiting process.
Softshoe provides private label job board and applicant tracking
capabilities, enabling employers to coordinate online and traditional
recruiting methods and to share information throughout their entire
organization. This enables improved coordination and communication among
recruiters, hiring managers and executive management.

- DISTRIBUTION OF JOB POSTINGS. Through our relationships with third-party
websites, we are able to offer our member employers the ability to place
their HotJobs.com job postings onto high-traffic third party web sites
including Yahoo!, Alta Vista, Usenet and America's Job Bank at no
additional cost. We have also entered into arrangements with theglobe.com,
Inc., E*Trade Group Inc., About.com, Inc. and TechRepublic, Inc. providing
direct access to WWW.HOTJOBS.COM from their sites.

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THE HOTJOBS.COM STRATEGY

Our objective is to become the leading global provider of online recruiting
services. Key elements of our strategy include:

- BUILD GLOBAL BRAND AWARENESS. We believe that it is essential to establish
a strong global brand. We utilize an aggressive marketing program
involving print, radio, outdoor, online and television marketing to
promote HotJobs.com. For example, in January 1999, we aired a television
commercial during the Super Bowl which resulted in a 117% increase in
traffic to our site in the following month. We intend to expand our use of
public relations, strategic alliances and other marketing programs
designed to promote our global brand and build loyalty among our member
employers and job seekers.

- ACCELERATE NEW SUBSCRIBER GROWTH. We intend to accelerate the growth of
our subscriber base by rapidly expanding the size of our sales force and
locating it in select markets throughout the U.S. Generally, we have found
that we are more successful in obtaining member employers in markets in
which we have a local presence, providing us with a better understanding
of a market's particular recruiting needs.

- CONTINUE TO ENHANCE SITE FUNCTIONALITY AND FEATURES. We intend to provide
the best available tools to empower job seekers and employers to more
effectively manage their job seeking and recruiting processes. We are
developing product and service enhancements aimed at both member employers
and job seekers to continue to improve our user interface, searching
capabilities, workflow and collaboration, data visualization,
navigability, reporting and forecasting. In addition, we intend to enhance
content for job seekers. We believe that these enhancements will increase
interest in and traffic to our website.

- EXPAND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MEMBER EMPLOYERS. We focus significant sales
efforts on expanding our relationship with member employers by offering
additional products and services. These efforts include the sale of
additional subscriptions to WWW.HOTJOBS.COM, Softshoe recruiting software,
participation in our WorkWorld job fairs and online advertising and
consulting services.

- PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAREER CHANNELS IN SPECIFIC FIELDS. We intend to
increase the appeal and ease of use of WWW.HOTJOBS.COM for job seekers by
offering career channels in specific fields such as healthcare, legal
services and biotechnology.

- EXPAND INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS. We intend to expand our international
operations to attract new job seekers and member employers in new markets
and to allow us to better serve our global member employers. We plan to
accomplish this by opening facilities, making acquisitions and effecting
strategic alliances, investments or licensing arrangements that enhance
our appeal to unique communities of job seekers. By opening international
offices, we believe we will be better positioned to acquire new job
seekers and member employers in those countries. The Company recently
entered into a lease for office space in Sydney, Australia, and is
currently recruiting a local sales force. The Company intends to launch
its Australian operations at the Internet World Show in Sydney, Australia
which will begin on August 2, 1999.

- PURSUE STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS. From time to time, we evaluate acquisition
and investment opportunities in complementary businesses, products and
technologies. We explore opportunities that may accelerate our growth; add
new content, advertisers, member employers and job seekers; develop new
technologies; and penetrate new markets. Presently, we do not have any
commitments or understandings for acquisitions or investments and we are
not presently engaged in negotiations.

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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

WWW.HOTJOBS.COM

Our WWW.HOTJOBS.COM employment exchange creates a direct link between member
employers and job seekers. We empower both job seekers and member employers by
providing them with the tools and functionality they need to plan, execute,
monitor and control their employment searches.

Key features for job seekers and member employers are outlined below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JOB SEEKER FEATURES MEMBER EMPLOYER FEATURES
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<S> <C> <C>

PRICING - Free of charge - Recurring subscription fee

REACH - Searchable database with access to more than - Ability to search over 450,000 resumes
1,650 member employers
- Recorded over 2.0 million visits in June
1999

- Ability to post job listings to third party
sites, including Yahoo!, AltaVista, Usenet
and America's Job Bank, at no additional
cost

DIRECT EXCHANGE - Direct access to member employers; no - No headhunters may post jobs or search our
headhunter listings permitted resume database

CUSTOMIZATION - Personal Job Search Agent - Allows for a detailed job description and a
- Personal career home page full company profile
- Test module feature allows pre-screening of
candidates

REAL-TIME - Up-to-date job postings - Ability to remove job postings at any time
- Date stamping of all job postings - Date stamping of resumes
- Immediate receipt of resume submissions

PRIVACY - Ability to restrict access to their resume - Search and review job seeker resumes
anonymously

TRACKING AND - Automatic email notification confirming - Ability to respond directly to job seekers
MONITORING application receipt - Storage and management of job listings and
- Online "shopping cart" to store jobs resumes
- Ability to store resumes and cover letters - Ability to coordinate job postings for
- Archive job applications member employers with multiple accounts
- Multiple recruiters within an enterprise can
share notes on an applicant
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JOB SEEKER FEATURES MEMBER EMPLOYER FEATURES
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<S> <C> <C>
STATISTICS - Number of times resume has come up in a - Number of times a job posting comes up in a
search and subsequently been viewed and how search, is viewed and applied to by job
many jobs to which the job seeker has seekers
applied
COMMUNITY - Career resources, bookstore, original
editorial content and job seeker message
boards
</TABLE>

SOFTSHOE

Introduced in September 1997, our Softshoe recruiting software permits
employers to manage their enterprise-wide recruiting process by leveraging the
cost-efficiencies associated with the Internet. Softshoe provides employers with
the ability to create a private label, publicly-viewed job board and an internal
employee-only job board, to schedule and track the results of interviews and
other recruiting events and to prepare detailed analyses of the company's
recruiting efforts. Softshoe provides a browser-based interface that allows
multiple participants within an employer's organization to coordinate their
efforts in the recruiting process. These participants include recruiters,
administrators, executives and hiring managers, each of whom is able to access
different levels of information relevant to their involvement in the recruiting
process.

Softshoe provides extensive online reports that allow users to analyze
processes and statistical data to establish and refine strategic recruiting
initiatives. Examples of these reports include time to hire, number of hires,
source of applicants and equal opportunity employment data.

WORKWORLD AND OTHER SERVICES

We conduct a series of job fairs known as WorkWorld. Like WWW.HOTJOBS.COM,
these job fairs do not allow headhunters to participate. Unlike the traditional
job fair model which leaves recruiters with thousands of paper resumes to sort
through, our fairs are fully integrated into the WWW.HOTJOBS.COM system, placing
all job seekers' information online. Job seekers can log onto WorkWorld.com to
view a schedule of upcoming events and a list of participating employers and to
apply directly to available jobs. Recruiters can then schedule appointments with
candidates prior to the actual event. WorkWorld job fairs also serve to provide
a physical forum for our account executives to meet directly with employers.

We also offer consulting services to assist employers with automating the
recruiting and job advertising processes in areas including recruiting process
re-engineering and web page design, online advertising and customization.

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CUSTOMERS

As of May 31, 1999, our customer base included over 1,500 employers in
industries such as technology, financial services, health care, professional
services, retail and telecommunications. Some of our member employers include:

Amazon.com, Inc.
CNN
The Walt Disney Company
Merck & Co. Inc.
Nike, Inc.
The Home Depot, Inc.

America Online, Inc.
Cisco Systems
International Business
Machines Corporation
City of Palo Alto
E*Trade Group Inc.
Yankee Group

Central Intelligence Agency
eBay Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Procter & Gamble
Union Carbide Corporation
Young & Rubicam

As of May 31, 1999, the following clients used Softshoe to manage their
recruiting systems:

Coors Brewing Company
DoubleClick, Inc.
Ford Motor Company
Humana Inc.

Lucent Technologies
Tricon Global
Restaurants, Inc.

Wang Government Services
Division

For the period from February 20, 1997 to December 31, 1997, OTEC and Lucent
Technologies together accounted for approximately 63% of our revenues. For the
year ended December 31, 1998, OTEC accounted for 11% of our revenues.

SALES AND MARKETING

As of June 30, 1999, our direct sales force consisted of 44 account
executives located in New York, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago. We obtain new
corporate members primarily through telemarketing directly to employers as well
as leads generated from online inquiries and referrals. In addition, we solicit
employers through participation in human resource industry trade shows and
similar events. To encourage our account executives to maintain and build our
relationship with our member employers, we pay them a monthly commission that is
a fixed percentage of all periodic fees paid by the accounts with whom they have
established a relationship. This also creates an opportunity for account
executives to sell other components of our online recruiting solution such as
our Softshoe recruiting software, participation in our WorkWorld job fairs and
related advertising and promotional opportunities.

We utilize an aggressive marketing program involving print, radio, outdoor,
online and television advertising to promote WWW.HOTJOBS.COM as a leading
employment exchange. We also support a consistent direct marketing and
educational campaign to our member companies regarding online recruiting
developments and practices. We plan to continue to use key marketing events,
coupled with public relations efforts, to promote awareness of the HotJobs.com
brand.

In addition, we have developed co-promotional events and marketing campaigns
for both WWW.HOTJOBS.COM and WorkWorld. Some examples of these include: Jane
Magazine Fall College Tour and Experienceonline.com college career center tour.
Our July '99 WorkWorld job fair will be produced in conjunction with the
Internet World Summer '99 trade show conference.

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BUSINESS ALLIANCES

We have entered into the following alliances to expand our distribution
network, providing added value to our member employers, and increasing
recognition of the HotJobs.com brand:

THEGLOBE.COM, INC. We have entered into a co-branding agreement with
theglobe.com, Inc., an online network that fuses together lifestyle and
entertainment content and commerce with personal interaction. This alliance will
fully integrate HotJobs.com's employment opportunities within Careers,
theglobe.com's new sub-theme area. Users of theglobe.com will be able to create
resumes through theglobe.com's home page builder and post them at HotJobs.com's
co-branded service.

E*TRADE GROUP INC. We have entered into a co-branding agreement with
E*Trade Group Inc., a leading provider of online investing services. Under this
agreement, visitors to the "Community" page on www.etrade.com will have access
to "Hot Jobs of the Week," a feature of HotJobs.com that highlights certain job
opportunities. The agreement also calls for online and offline marketing
components, including banners and direct mail.

ABOUT.COM, INC. We have entered into a co-branding agreement and an
advertising agreement with About.com. Under the co-branding agreement, we will
build, maintain and host targeted, co-branded job listings sites which users of
About.com will be able to access from certain channels such as Business/Careers.
Under the advertising agreement, About.com has agreed to deliver advertising
impressions to us through such avenues as home page-links and banner ads.

TECHREPUBLIC, INC. We have entered into a co-branded job board and content
licensing agreement with TechRepublic. Under this agreement, we will design a
co-branded job board for TechRepublic which will include the basic functionality
of WWW.HOTJOBS.COM. The agreement provides that we will be the exclusive online
recruiting solutions provider for TechRepublic, and we will provide links to
TechRepublic content on our Website.

HotJobs.com enters into relationships that allow us to acquire editorial
content and/or web services that are relevant to our job seeker audience. These
include salary calculators, relocation services, company biographies and other
pertinent information.

Parties with whom we have entered into alliances may not perform their
obligations as agreed. Our business alliances generally do not establish minimum
performance requirements but instead rely on voluntary efforts. In addition,
most of our alliance agreements may be terminated by either party with little
notice.

TECHNOLOGY

We developed our technology to serve a large volume of web traffic in an
efficient, scalable and fault-tolerant manner. The system updates its data
files, providing useful search and statistical results to the user. We designed
the system to scale easily to support geometric growth without the need to
re-architect, or acquire hardware/software systems at a geometric rate.

We currently support our production servers in-house, but have signed
contracts to co-locate at Level(3), an Internet service provider. Level(3)'s
facility includes features such as:

- protection against a power loss;

- multiple pathways for data to be passed to the Internet;

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- arrangements with other ISPs to exchange data in order to allow a packet
of data to travel the shortest and least congested pathway;

- fire suppression; and

- physical space that allows us to grow without being limited by
"environmental" factors while simultaneously providing sufficient
bandwidth capacities.

As we expand our leased application hosting, we intend to increase our use
of the services provided by Level(3) or another co-location provider. Our
contract with Level(3) began on April 15, 1999 and has a one-year term with
month-to-month renewals thereafter. We pay monthly fees of $9,000 under the
agreement. Level(3) can discontinue service under certain circumstances,
including failure by us to pay our bills.

Our software is written using open standards, such as ANSI C, C++, ECMA-262
Script, and HTML, and interfaces with products from Oracle, Netscape
Communications, Inc. and Thunderstone. Our template-based page generation using
our proprietary tagging language allows for rapid deployment of user interface
changes without the necessity to recompile code. This also allows us to develop
co-branded sites rapidly without re-engineering.

We have standardized our hardware platform on Sun Microsystems servers,
Cisco routers, Foundry Networks switches and Boxhill disk arrays. Our network
topology is designed to sustain multiple failures by various components without
down-time.

COMPETITION

The market for online recruiting solutions is intensely competitive and
highly fragmented. We compete with companies, including recruiting search firms,
that offer a single database "job board" solution, such as Monster.com, as well
as newspapers, magazines and other traditional media companies that provide
online job search services, such as CareerPath.com. We also compete with large
Internet information hubs, or portals, such as Excite@Home. We may experience
competition from potential customers to the extent that they develop their own
online recruiting offerings internally. In addition, we compete with traditional
recruiting services, such as headhunters, for a share of employers' total
recruiting budgets. We expect to face additional competition as other
established and emerging companies, including print media companies and
headhunters with established brands, enter the online recruiting market.

Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating
histories, significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other
resources and larger client bases than we do. In addition, current and potential
competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative
relationships to expand their businesses or to offer more comprehensive
solutions.

We believe that there will be rapid business consolidation in the online
recruiting industry. Accordingly, new competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire
significant market share. In addition, new technologies will likely increase the
competitive pressures that we face. The development of competing technologies by
market participants or the emergence of new industry standards may adversely
affect our competitive position. Competition could result in reduced margins on
our products and services, loss of market share or less use of WWW.HOTJOBS.COM
by job seekers and employers. If we are not able to compete effectively with
current or future competitors as a result of these and other factors, our
business could be materially adversely affected.

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GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND LEGAL UNCERTAINTIES

There is an increasing number of laws and regulations pertaining to the
Internet, including laws or regulations relating to user privacy, liability for
information retrieved from or transmitted over the Internet, online content
regulation, user privacy and domain name registration. Moreover, the
applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues such as
intellectual property ownership and infringement, copyright, patent, trademark,
trade secret, obscenity, libel, employment and personal privacy is uncertain and
developing.

PRIVACY CONCERNS. Government agencies are considering adopting regulations
regarding the collection and use of personal identifying information obtained
from individuals when accessing web sites. While we have implemented and intend
to implement additional programs designed to enhance the protection of the
privacy of its users, these programs may not conform to any regulations adopted
by these agencies. In addition, these regulatory and enforcement efforts may
adversely affect the ability to collect demographic and personal information
from users, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to provide
advertisers with demographic information. The European Union (the "EU") has
adopted a directive that imposes restrictions on the collection and use of
personal data. The directive could impose restrictions that are more stringent
than current Internet privacy standards in the United States. The directive may
adversely affect the activities of entities such as HotJobs.com that plan to
engage in data collection from users in EU member countries.

DOMAIN NAMES. Domain names are the user's Internet "addresses." The current
system for registering, allocating and managing domain names has been the
subject of litigation and of proposed regulatory reform. Although we have
applied to register "HotJobs.com" as a trademark, third parties have and may
continue to bring claims for infringement against us for the use of this
trademark. In the event those claims are successful, we would lose the ability
to use the HotJobs.com domain name. There can be no assurance that our domain
name will not lose its value, or that we will not have to obtain entirely new
domain names in addition to or in lieu of our current domain names if reform
efforts result in a restructuring in the current system.

JURISDICTIONS. Due to the global nature of the Internet, it is possible
that, although our transmissions over the Internet originate primarily in New
York City, the governments of other states and foreign countries might attempt
to regulate our business activities. In addition, because our service is
available over the Internet in multiple states and foreign countries, these
jurisdictions may require us to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation
in each of these states or foreign countries, which could subject us to taxes
and other regulations.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our success depends to a significant degree upon the protection of our
proprietary technology, including Softshoe recruiting software and the
HotJobs.com brand name. The unauthorized reproduction or other misappropriation
of our proprietary technology could enable third parties to benefit from our
technology without paying us for it. If this were to occur, our business could
be materially adversely affected. We rely upon a combination of patents,
copyright, trade secret and trademark laws and non-disclosure and other
contractual arrangements to protect our intellectual property rights. The steps
we have taken to protect our proprietary rights, however, may not be adequate to
deter misappropriation of proprietary information.

We may not be able to detect unauthorized use of our proprietary information
or take appropriate steps to enforce our intellectual property rights. In
addition, the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual
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uncertain and still evolving. The laws of other countries in which we may market
our services in the future are uncertain and may afford little or no effective
protection of our intellectual property.

We filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to register the trademark
"www.hotjobs.com" for "providing a Web site in the field of employment
opportunities and career placement which offers the exchange of information."
The PTO initially refused registration, citing a prior existing U.S. trademark
registration. Additionally, the PTO also informed us that, if we overcome its
objection relating to the existing trademark and our application proceeds, it
may refuse to register our mark because of a likelihood of confusion with two
other prior pending trademark applications. We have entered into a written
consent agreement with the prior registrant in which the registrant consents to
our use and registration of our mark on grounds that there is no likelihood of
confusion between the two marks. In addition, one of the two pending trademark
applications cited against us has since been abandoned, removing that as a
potential block to our registration. Despite the consent agreement, we cannot
guarantee that we will be successful in overcoming the PTO's refusal to register
our mark because of the prior registration. In addition, we cannot assure you
that that we can overcome the PTO's potential refusal to register our mark
because of the other prior pending application, and thus we may be prevented
from securing a federal registration for "www.hotjobs.com." In addition, in May
1998, the trademark applicant who has since abandoned its application made
claims regarding prior use and ownership of "hotjobs" as a trademark. We
investigated these claims and have not found any verifiable basis for these
claims. We responded to that effect on June 1, 1998 and have not received any
further correspondence. Adverse outcomes to these claims or any related
litigation, should it occur, could result in us being limited or prohibited from
further using the "www.hotjobs.com" mark and related derivative marks in the
future. We are not able at this time to evaluate the likelihood of any
subsequent actions related to those claims or an unfavorable outcome in the
event such claims are reasserted, or to estimate the amount or range of any
related potential loss.

We currently hold a trademark registration in the United States for
Softshoe. Effective trademark protection may not be available in all countries
in which we intend to conduct business. Policing unauthorized use of our marks
is also difficult and expensive. In addition, it is possible that our
competitors will adopt product or service names similar to ours, impeding our
ability to build brand identity and possibly leading to customer confusion.

EMPLOYEES

As of June 30, 1999, we had 107 full-time employees, of whom 71 worked in
sales, marketing, client services, and business development, 18 in product
development and 18 were involved in finance, administration, and corporate
operations. From time to time, we employ independent contractors and consultants
to support research and development, marketing and sales, and business
development. None of our employees are represented under collective bargaining
agreements. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.

FACILITIES

Our principal executive offices are currently located in approximately 9,900
square feet of office space in New York, New York under a lease that expires in
March 2004, but can be terminated by either party with 90 days notice after July
31, 1999. In March 1999, we leased approximately 1,280 square feet of office
space in San Francisco, California under a five-year lease expiring in 2004. We
intend to expand our sales, marketing and technology operations and therefore
may require additional facilities in the future.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no material legal proceedings pending or, to our knowledge,
threatened against us.

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MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth, as of March 31, 1999, the name, age and
position within HotJobs.com of each of our directors and executive officers.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AGE POSITION
- --------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Richard S. Johnson..................... 38 President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
Stephen W. Ellis....................... 48 Chief Financial Officer and Director
Dimitri J. Boylan...................... 38 Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Director
George J. Nassef, Jr................... 34 Chief Information Officer
John A. Hawkins........................ 38 Director
John G. Murray......................... 36 Director
Kevin P. Ryan.......................... 35 Director
</TABLE>

RICHARD S. JOHNSON founded HotJobs.com in February 1997 and has served as
our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors
since inception. From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Johnson served as President of OTEC,
Inc., a New York-based recruiting firm focusing on IT professionals. Mr. Johnson
co-founded OTEC in 1988 and remains one of its directors and principal
stockholders. Mr. Johnson received his bachelor's degree from Bucknell
University. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management
and of New York's New Media Association.

STEPHEN W. ELLIS has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 1999,
and as a director since May 1999. From March 1998 through December 1998, Mr.
Ellis served as the Chief Financial Officer for Biztravel.com, an Internet-based
travel services company. Prior to that, from March 1997 through February 1998,
Mr. Ellis was the Chief Financial Officer for Metromedia Fiber Network (NASDAQ:
MFNX), a facilities-based fiber optic/telecom services company. Mr. Ellis also
served as an executive officer of Data Broadcasting Corporation (NASDAQ: DBCC),
a financial market-data company, first as Chief Financial Officer from 1992 to
1995 and then as Executive Vice President, Finance through March 1997. Mr. Ellis
holds a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a
Master of Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School
of Business. Mr. Ellis is a Certified Public Accountant. He also is on the board
of directors of the following private companies: FSA Capital, Inc., TreeSource,
Inc. and US Medical Network, LLC.

DIMITRI J. BOYLAN has served as our Chief Operating Officer since March
1998, and as our Vice President of Sales and Marketing from February 1997 until
March 1998. Mr. Boylan has also served as a director since May 1999. From
October 1990 until October 1997, Mr. Boylan served as the managing director of
recruiting for OTEC. Mr. Boylan earned a master's degree from the University of
Illinois and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

GEORGE J. NASSEF, JR. has served as our Chief Information Officer since June
1999. From December 1998 to June 1999, Mr. Nassef was president of his own
consulting business related to Internet technologies. From February 1997 until
December 1998, Mr. Nassef served as Chief Information Officer of Biztravel.com,
an Internet-based travel services company. From January 1996 until February
1997, Mr. Nassef held positions with The SABRE Group, most recently as Managing
Director of Platform Technologies. From August 1987 until January 1996, Mr.
Nassef held systems engineering positions with American Airlines' Data
Processing Division. Mr. Nassef holds a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M
University.

JOHN A. HAWKINS has served as a director since May 1999. In 1995, Mr.
Hawkins co-founded Generation Partners L.P., a private equity fund. From 1987
until 1995, Mr. Hawkins was a General Partner of Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., a
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in information technology investments including data communications and
telecommunications, software and the Internet. Mr. Hawkins graduated with a
bachelor's degree from Harvard College and received his Master of Business
Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. Mr. Hawkins
currently serves on the boards of P-COM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMS), PixTech (NASDAQ:
PIXT), Enso Audio Imaging Corporation, Dover Pacific Computing, Inc., High End
Systems, Inc. and Linguateq, Inc.

JOHN G. MURRAY has served as a director since May 1999. Since June 1998, Mr.
Murray has been a Managing Director of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., formerly
BT Alex. Brown Incorporated, specializing in the venture capital service sector.
From January 1994 to June 1998, Mr. Murray served as a principal of BancBoston
Robertson Stephens, specializing in the venture capital service sector. Mr.
Murray received his bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence University and his
Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of Finance.

KEVIN P. RYAN has served as a director since June 1999. Mr. Ryan has served
as Chief Operating Officer of DoubleClick, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCLK) since April 1998
and as President since July 1997. From June 1996 to April 1998, Mr. Ryan served
as DoubleClick's Chief Financial Officer. From January 1994 to June 1996, Mr.
Ryan served as Senior Vice President, Business and Finance for United Media, a
licensing and syndication company representing comics, columnists and wire
services to over 2,000 newspapers around the world. From April 1991 to December
1993, Mr. Ryan served as Senior Manager, Finance for Euro Disney, and from
August 1985 to September 1989, Mr. Ryan was an investment banker for Prudential
Investment Corporation in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Mr.
Ryan received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his Master of
Business Administration from INSEAD.

CLASSES OF DIRECTORS

In accordance with the terms of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation, our board of directors has been divided into three classes,
denominated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Members of each class hold
office for staggered three-year terms. At each annual meeting of our
stockholders commencing in 2000, the successors to the directors whose terms
expire at that meeting will be elected to serve until the third annual meeting
after their election or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
Messrs. Ryan and Murray are Class I directors whose terms expire at the 2000
annual meeting of stockholders. Messrs. Ellis and Hawkins are Class II directors
whose terms expire at the 2001 annual meeting of stockholders. Messrs. Johnson
and Boylan are Class III directors whose terms expire at the 2002 annual meeting
of stockholders. With respect to each class, a director's term will be subject
to the election and qualification of their successors, or their earlier death,
resignation or removal. These provisions, when taken in conjunction with other
provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizing
the board of directors to fill vacant directorships, may delay a stockholder
from removing incumbent directors and simultaneously gaining control of the
board of directors by filling the vacancies with its own nominees.

BOARD COMMITTEES

Our Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending to
the Board the compensation arrangements provided to the management of
HotJobs.com and administers our stock option plans. The members of the
Compensation Committee are Messrs. Ellis, Murray and Hawkins.

Our Audit Committee reviews our annual audit and meets with our independent
auditors to review our internal controls and financial management practices. The
members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Ellis, Hawkins and Ryan.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

We do not currently compensate our directors for attending board of director
or committee meetings, but we reimburse directors for their reasonable travel
expenses incurred in connection with attending these meetings. Each nonemployee
director will receive options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock at
the initial public offering price under our 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance
Plan upon completion of this offering. Beginning with our annual meeting of
stockholders in 2000, each of these directors will receive an annual grant of
options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock so long as he or she has served
on the board for at least 6 months.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, the Compensation Committee
of the board of directors consisted of Richard S. Johnson. No interlocking
relationship exists between Mr. Johnson or any other member of our board of
directors and any members of the board of directors or compensation committee of
any other company, and no such interlocking relationship has existed in the
past.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

Richard S. Johnson, Stephen W. Ellis, Dimitri J. Boylan and George J.
Nassef, Jr. each has an employment agreement with us.

TERM. The agreement of each of Messrs. Johnson, Ellis and Boylan became
effective on May 6, 1999 and expires on May 5, 2002 and will automatically renew
for additional one-year terms after that date unless HotJobs.com gives the
executive written notice of its desire not to renew the agreement at least six
months prior to the expiration of the initial or any additional term. Mr.
Nassef's employment agreement became effective on June 18, 1999 and shall
continue until terminated by him or by us.

SALARY. The annual salary for each of these executives is as follows: Mr.
Johnson, $200,000; Mr. Ellis, $175,000; Mr. Boylan, $175,000; and Mr. Nassef,
$175,000. Also, each of these executives is entitled to an annual bonus
determined by the Compensation Committee of the board of directors. The annual
salary of each of Messrs. Johnson, Ellis and Boylan will increase by a minimum
of 10% each year.

STOCK OPTION GRANTS. Mr. Ellis received stock options to purchase 360,000
shares of our common stock, 15,000 of which vest monthly beginning on June 5,
1999 and ending on May 6, 2000 and an additional 90,000 of which vest on each of
May 6, 2001 and May 6, 2002. On the closing of this offering, however, 180,000
of these shares will vest automatically and the remaining shares will vest on
May 6, 2001 and 2002 as stated above. Mr. Nassef received stock options to
purchase 180,000 shares of our common stock, 4,992 of which vest monthly from
July 18, 1999 through April 18, 2000; 5,040 of which vest on May 18, 2000 and
June 18, 2000; and an additional 60,000 of which vest on each of June 18, 2001
and 2002. On the closing of this offering, however, 90,000 of these shares will
vest automatically; 30,000 shares will vest on June 18, 2001 and 60,000 shares
will vest on June 18, 2002.

TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS. We can terminate these employment agreements
with or without cause by delivering written notice to the executive. Each
executive may terminate his employment agreement with or without good reason by
delivering written notice to us. Upon termination of the agreements of each of
Messrs. Johnson, Ellis and Boylan by us without cause or by the executive for
good reason, the executive is entitled to the greater of his annual salary for
the remainder of the term of the agreement or one year of salary and all options
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immediately exercisable. Upon termination of Mr. Nassef's employment agreement
by us without cause or by Mr. Nassef for good reason, Mr. Nassef is entitled to
six months of salary.

NONCOMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Each of the executives with an
employment agreement has agreed not to compete with us, solicit our suppliers or
employees or reveal our confidential information during the term of his
employment agreement and for two years thereafter. In addition, each executive
is bound by a proprietary inventions agreement which prohibits the executive
from, among other things, disseminating or using confidential information about
our business or clients in any way that would be adverse to us.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth summary information concerning all
compensation we paid our Chief Executive Officer during the year ended December
31, 1998. We did not pay any other executive officer over $100,000 in 1998.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

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LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION ------------------
------------------------ SHARES UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION SALARY($) BONUS($) OPTIONS(#) COMPENSATION
- -------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------------ --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Richard S. Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer........... $ 182,000 -- -- --
</TABLE>

OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR/OPTION EXERCISES AND HOLDINGS

Mr. Johnson did not own any options or stock appreciation rights in 1997 or
1998. In 1999, we granted Mr. Johnson options to purchase 240,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of approximately $0.05 and options to purchase
120,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of approximately $3.38.

1999 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN

The 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan is intended to serve as our equity
incentive program in the future. The 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
became effective upon its adoption by our board of directors and approval by our
stockholders on June 30, 1999. We have authorized 4,500,000 shares of common
stock for issuance under the 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan. We have not
granted any options under this plan to date; however, upon completion of this
offering we expect to grant each of our non-employee directors options to
purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock under the plan. In no event may any
one participant in the 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan receive option
grants or direct stock issuances for more than 1,000,000 shares in the aggregate
per calendar year.

The 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan has three separate programs:

- the discretionary option grant program under which eligible individuals in
our employ or service (including officers, non-employee board members and
consultants) may be granted options to purchase shares of our common
stock;

- the stock issuance program under which such individuals may be issued
shares of common stock directly, through the purchase of such shares or as
a bonus tied to the performance of services; and

- the automatic option grant program under which option grants will
automatically be made at periodic intervals to eligible non-employee board
members.

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The discretionary option grant and stock issuance programs will be
administered by our compensation committee. This committee will determine which
eligible individuals are to receive option grants or stock issuances, the time
or times when such option grants or stock issuances are to be made, the number
of shares subject to each such grant or issuance, the exercise or purchase price
for each such grant or issuance, the status of any granted option as either an
incentive stock option or a non-statutory stock option under the federal tax
laws, the vesting schedule to be in effect for the option grant or stock
issuance and the maximum term for which any granted option is to remain
outstanding. Neither the Compensation Committee nor the board will exercise any
administrative discretion with respect to option grants made under the automatic
option grant program for the non-employee board members.

The exercise price for the options may be paid in cash or in shares of our
common stock valued at fair market value on the exercise date. The option may
also be exercised through a same-day sale program without any cash outlay by the
optionee. In addition, the Compensation Committee may allow a participant to pay
the option exercise price or direct issue price (and any associated withholding
taxes incurred in connection with the acquisition of shares) with a
full-recourse, interest-bearing promissory note.

In the event that we are acquired, whether by merger or asset sale or
board-approved sale by the stockholders of more than 50% of our voting stock,
each outstanding option under the discretionary option grant program which is
not to be assumed by the successor corporation or otherwise continued will
automatically accelerate in full, and all unvested shares under the
discretionary option grant and stock issuance programs will immediately vest,
except to the extent the repurchase rights with respect to those shares are to
be assigned to the successor corporation or otherwise continued in effect. The
Compensation Committee may grant options under the discretionary option grant
program which will accelerate in the acquisition even if the options are assumed
or which will accelerate if the optionee's service is subsequently terminated.
The Compensation Committee may also grant options and issue shares which
accelerate in connection with a hostile change in control effected through a
successful tender offer for more than 50% of our outstanding voting stock or by
proxy contest for the election of board members or the options and shares may
accelerate upon a subsequent termination of the individual's service.

Stock appreciation rights may be issued under the discretionary option grant
program which will provide the holders with the election to surrender their
outstanding options for an appreciation distribution from us equal to the fair
market value of the vested shares subject to the surrendered option less the
aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. Such appreciation distribution
may be made in cash, in shares of our common stock or in a combination of cash
and shares of our common stock.

The Compensation Committee has the authority to cancel outstanding options
under the discretionary option grant in return for the grant of new options for
the same or different number of option shares with an exercise price per share
based upon the fair market value of the common stock on the new grant date.

Limited stock appreciation rights will automatically be included as part of
each grant made under the automatic option grant program and may be granted to
one or more officers as part of their option grants under the discretionary
option grant program. Options with such a limited stock appreciation right may
be surrendered to us upon the successful completion of a hostile tender offer
for more than 50% of our outstanding voting stock. In return for the surrendered
option, the optionee will be entitled to a cash distribution from us in an
amount per surrendered option share equal to the highest price per share of
common stock paid in connection with the tender offer less the exercise price
payable for such share.

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Under the automatic option grant program, each individual who first joins
the board after the effective date of this offering as a non-employee board
member who is not affiliated with a significant stockholder of HotJobs.com will
automatically be granted an option for 20,000 shares of our common stock at the
time of his or her commencement of board service. In addition, on the date of
each annual stockholders meeting, beginning with the 2000 meeting, each
nonemployee director who is to continue to serve as a non-employee board member
will receive an option grant to purchase 5,000 shares of our common stock,
provided he or she has served on the board for at least 6 months. However, each
outstanding option will immediately vest upon an acquisition or change in
control or the death or disability of the optionee while serving as a board
member.

The board may amend or modify the 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan at
any time, subject to any required stockholder approval. The 1999 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan will terminate no later than June 30, 2009.

STOCK AWARD PLAN

Our Stock Award Plan has served as our equity incentive program to date. The
Stock Award Plan became effective upon its adoption by our board of directors
and approval by our stockholders on April 1, 1998. Since June 30, 1999, we no
longer grant options under our Stock Award Plan.

We have granted under our Stock Award Plan options to purchase 4,294,200
shares at a weighted average exercise price of approximately $0.61, of which
3,492,000 will be exercisable upon completion of this offering and the remainder
vest over a period of three or four years. The options that are not immediately
exercisable upon the consummation of this offering accelerate upon a change of
control.

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan will become effective immediately upon the
execution of the underwriting agreement for this offering. The plan is designed
to allow our eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock, at
semi-annual intervals, through periodic payroll deductions. A total of 250,000
shares of common stock will be available for issuance under the plan.

The plan will have a series of successive offering periods, each with a
maximum duration of 24 months. However, the initial offering period will begin
on the day the underwriting agreement is executed in connection with this
offering and will end on the last business day in July 2001. The next offering
period will begin on the first business day in August 2001, and subsequent
offering periods will be set by our Compensation Committee.

Individuals who are eligible employees on the start date of any offering
period may enter the plan on that start date or on any subsequent semi-annual
entry date (generally February 1 or August 1 each year). Individuals who become
eligible employees after the start date of the offering period may join the plan
on any subsequent semi-annual entry date within that period.

A participant may contribute up to 15% of his or her cash earnings through
payroll deductions and the accumulated payroll deductions will be applied to the
purchase of shares on the participant's behalf on each semi-annual purchase date
(the last business day in January and July each year). The purchase price per
share will be 85% of the lower of the fair market value of our common stock on
the participant's entry date into the offering period or the fair market value
on the semi-annual purchase date. The first purchase date will occur on the last
business day in January 2000. In no event, however, may any participant purchase
more than 1,400 shares, nor may all participants in the aggregate purchase more
than 62,500 shares on any one semi-annual purchase date. Should the fair market
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semi-annual purchase date be less than the fair market value on the first day of
the offering period, then the current offering period will automatically end and
a new offering period will begin, based on the lower fair market value.

The board may at any time amend or modify the plan. The plan will terminate
no later than the last business day in July 2009.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

SERIES A PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Effective May 10, 1999, we sold 1,620,000 shares of our Series A Preferred
Stock at a price of $10.00 per share. Upon consummation of this offering, all of
the Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into an aggregate of
3,934,014 shares of common stock. The purchasers of Series A Preferred Stock
included the following directors, executive officers and holders of 5% or more
of our common stock on a fully-converted basis:

- FSA Capital, Inc. purchased 42,189 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for
$421,890. Stephen W. Ellis, our Chief Financial Officer and a director, is
a director of FSA Capital, Inc.

- Generation Capital Partners L.P. and affiliated investment entities
("Generation Partners") purchased in the aggregate 1,054,714 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock for $10,547,140. Generation Partners owns more
than 5% of our stock. John A. Hawkins, one of our directors, is a Managing
Partner of an affiliate of Generation Partners.

- John G. Murray, one of our directors, purchased 18,750 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock for $187,500. In connection with the Series A Preferred
Stock financing, GreenAcre Ventures LLC, of which Mr. Murray is a managing
member, purchased 170,592 shares of our common stock from two of our
employees.

- Kevin P. Ryan, one of our directors, purchased 21,094 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock for $210,940.

In connection with our private placement, we entered into a stockholders'
agreement with the investors in our Series A Preferred Stock and our current
stockholders. In accordance with this agreement, John A. Hawkins, a designee of
Generation Partners, and John G. Murray, a designee of the holders of our Series
A Preferred Stock, have been elected to our board. In addition, the investors in
our Series A Preferred Stock have registration rights applicable to the common
stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. See "Description
of Capital Stock--Registration Rights." Other than the registration rights, all
other rights under this agreement terminate upon the closing of this offering.

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

On April 2, 1999, we redeemed shares of our common stock for an aggregate
price of $61,000, equal to approximately $0.05 per share, from the following
executive officer and employees in the following amounts:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME POSITION AMOUNT
- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Richard S. Johnson..................... Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President $ 12,200
Allen Murabayashi...................... Director of Technology $ 24,400
Thomas Chin............................ Senior Programmer $ 24,400
</TABLE>

TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING OTEC

Richard S. Johnson is the former President and is currently a director and
one of two shareholders of OTEC. As of December 31, 1998, OTEC owned
approximately 23% of our outstanding voting stock.

Until May 1999, OTEC served as our principal source of financing. During
1997 and 1998, OTEC paid various expenses on our behalf. These expenses
primarily consisted of rents, salaries, computer expenses and other
administrative expenses. These expenses totaled approximately

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$741,600 and approximately $1.2 million for 1997 and 1998, respectively. These
amounts were repaid with the proceeds of the Series A Preferred Stock financing.

OTEC paid compensation expenses for Richard S. Johnson of $137,500 and
$182,000 for the period ended December 31, 1997 and for the year ended December
31, 1998, respectively. These amounts do not need to be repaid.

OTEC also provided cash advances of approximately $2.6 million to us in 1998
of which approximately $2.2 million bore interest at rates ranging from 8.75% to
9.5% per annum. We repaid these cash advances in May and June 1999.

OTEC and two of its affiliates maintain a line of credit with The Dime
Savings Bank of New York ("Dime") in the principal amount of $3.5 million which
bears interest at a fluctuating rate of 1% above Dime's established commercial
lending rate. OTEC used this line of credit to provide the cash advanced to us
in 1998. We also maintain a line of credit with Dime in the principal amount of
$500,000 which bears interest at a fluctuating rate of 1% above Dime's
established commercial lending rate. OTEC and two of its affiliates pledged all
of their assets to secure this loan. As at May 31, 1999, $180,000 remained
outstanding under our facility with Dime. We pledged all of our assets to Dime
to secure OTEC's line of credit, and OTEC pledged all of its assets to Dime to
secure our line of credit. In addition, Mr. Johnson and Bennett Carroccio, one
of our principal stockholders and the other stockholder of OTEC, personally
guaranteed repayment of all outstanding amounts under both lines of credit. In
June 1999, Dime released Messrs. Johnson and Carroccio from their guarantees and
released its security interest in our and OTEC's assets.

OTEC paid us $300,000 in 1997 for the license of miscellaneous proprietary
software and $444,000 in 1998 for hosting that software and for purchasing
additional software. We believe that this transaction was entered into on an
arms length basis.

Until recently, we had several joint insurance policies with OTEC and its
affiliates. Our commercial property insurance issued by Federal Insurance
Company for a one-year term beginning October 15, 1998, covered both our
California and New York offices as well as OTEC's California office. Our
commercial umbrella policy, also issued by Federal Insurance Company for a
one-year term beginning October 15, 1998, also covered OTEC and its affiliates,
as did our workers compensation insurance, issued by Lumbermans Mutual Casualty
Company on December 1, 1998 for a term ending October 15, 1999. Effective June
1, 1999, we have stand alone insurance policies in place. We have a joint
fiduciary liability policy, issued by Travelers Insurance for a one-year term
beginning October 20, 1998, with OTEC and its affiliates. We are in the process
of applying for a stand alone fiduciary liability policy.

Until July 1, 1999, our employees participated in the 401(k) Profit Sharing
Plan established in January 1996 by RBL Agency, Ltd., one of OTEC's affiliates.
The Plan Trustees are Richard Johnson and Bennett Carroccio. The Plan allowed
our employees to defer between 1% and 15% of their compensation. Under the Plan,
we made matching contributions of $.50 for every $1.00 contributed by an
employee on the first 6% of the employee's salary deferrals, which contribution
was subject to vesting. Effective July 1, 1999, our employees began to
participate in our own 401(k) Plan and all amounts attributed to our employees
in the RBL Plan were transferred to our 401(k) Plan.

OTEC and RBL, jointly and severally, guarantee certain of our obligations,
including our obligation to pay rent under our leases, dated as of April 16,
1999, pursuant to which we rent the 10th, 14th and 16th floors of a building
located at 24 West 40th Street in New York City.

On March 2, 1999, Mr. Johnson granted Mr. Carroccio an option, which expires
on March 2, 2002, to purchase 34 shares of OTEC common stock at a purchase price
of $4,880 per share and

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an additional option to purchase 50 shares of each of OTEC's affiliated
companies at a purchase price of $1 per share. In addition, Mr. Johnson granted
to Mr. Carroccio an irrevocable proxy expiring March 2, 2002 to vote all of Mr.
Johnson's shares subject to the option. Similarly, on March 2, 1999, Mr.
Carroccio granted Mr. Johnson an option, which expires on March 2, 2002, to
purchase 3,264,000 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of
approximately $.05 per share. Mr. Carroccio granted Mr. Johnson an irrevocable
proxy expiring March 2, 2002 to vote all of his shares of our stock.

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of our common stock as of July 28, 1999, and as adjusted to
reflect the sale of the shares of common stock offered by us in this offering
for:

- each person, or group of affiliated persons, who HotJobs.com knows
beneficially owns 2% or more of our common stock;

- each of our directors;

- each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table; and

- all directors and executive officers of HotJobs.com as a group.

Except as otherwise noted, the address of each person listed in the table is
c/o HotJobs.com, Ltd., 24 West 40th Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018.

The table includes all shares of common stock beneficially owned by the
indicated stockholder as of July 28, 1999. Beneficial ownership is determined in
accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes
voting or investment power with respect to securities. In computing the number
of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage of ownership of that
person, shares of common stock subject to options held by that person that are
currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of July 28, 1999 are deemed
outstanding. These shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purposes
of computing the percentage of ownership of any other person. To our knowledge,
except as otherwise noted, the persons named in the table have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as
beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable.

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The percent of beneficial ownership for each stockholder is based on
19,620,000 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 28, 1999 and 28,304,014
shares of common stock outstanding after this offering. An "*" indicates
ownership of less than 1%.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENT OF TOTAL SHARES OF COMMON
SHARES STOCK
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------
NAME OWNED BEFORE OFFERING AFTER OFFERING
- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ----------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Richard S. Johnson(1)............................................ 11,424,000 57.5% 40.0%
Bennett Carroccio(2)............................................. 6,560,352 33.3 23.1
OTEC, Inc.(3).................................................... 2,900,352 14.8 10.2
Generation Partners(4)........................................... 2,561,280 11.5 9.0
John A. Hawkins(5)............................................... 2,561,280 11.5 9.0
Thomas Chin...................................................... 1,800,000 9.2 6.4
Allen Murabayashi................................................ 1,800,000 9.2 6.4
Dimitri J. Boylan(6)............................................. 1,320,000 6.7 4.6
Bessemer Venture Partners(7)..................................... 640,318 3.2 2.3
Boston Millennia(8).............................................. 600,000 3.1 2.1
Christopher J. March(9).......................................... 576,000 2.9 2.0
Earle Ady........................................................ 480,000 2.4 1.7
John G. Murray(10)............................................... 216,123 1.1 *
Stephen W. Ellis(11)............................................. 282,452 1.4 1.0
George J. Nassef, Jr.(12)........................................ 90,000 * *
Kevin P. Ryan(13)................................................ 51,224 * *
All directors and executive officers as a group (7
persons)(14)................................................... 15,945,079 69.3% 55.1%
</TABLE>

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(1) Includes 240,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options;
336,000 shares held by the Richard and Carole Johnson 1999 Trust of which
Mr. Johnson disclaims beneficial ownership; 3,264,000 shares owned by Mr.
Carroccio which Mr. Johnson has a right to purchase pursuant to an option
granted to him by Mr. Carroccio and a right to vote pursuant to an
irrevocable proxy granted by Mr. Carroccio; and 2,900,352 shares owned by
OTEC of which Mr. Johnson disclaims beneficial ownership.

(2) Includes 60,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options;
336,000 shares held by the Bennett and Brenda Carroccio 1999 Trust of which
Mr. Carroccio disclaims beneficial ownership; 3,264,000 shares subject to
purchase by Mr. Johnson pursuant to an option of which Mr. Carroccio
disclaims beneficial ownership; and 2,900,352 shares owned by OTEC.

(3) OTEC's address is 24 West 40(th) Street, 12(th) Floor, New York, NY 10018.

(4) Includes 2,472,556 shares to be issued upon the automatic conversion upon
completion of this offering of 1,018,178 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
held by Generation Capital Company LLC as general partner of Generation
Parallel Management Partners L.P. and as general partner of the general
partner of Generation Capital Partners L.P. In addition, includes 88,724
shares to be issued upon the conversion of 36,536 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock held in a separate account of State Board of Administration
of Florida with respect to which an affiliate of Generation Capital Company
LLC has management authority.

(5) Includes 2,561,280 shares to be issued upon the automatic conversion upon
completion of this offering of 1,054,714 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
and beneficially owned by Generation Capital Company LLC. Mr. Hawkins is a
Managing Partner of Generation Capital Company LLC and, as such, may be
deemed to have voting and investment power over the

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shares beneficially owned by Generation Capital Company LLC. Mr. Hawkins
disclaims any beneficial ownership of these shares.

(6) Includes 120,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options.

(7) Bessemer Venture Partners is the name used to refer to a group of affiliated
investment partnerships. Shares reflected include 640,318 shares to be
issued upon the automatic conversion upon completion of this offering of
263,678 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by two investment
partnerships--Bessemer Venture Partners IV L.P. with respect to 384,191
shares and Bessec Ventures IV L.P. with respect to 256,127 shares. The
general partner of these partnerships is Deer IV & Co. LLC. The members of
Deer IV & Co. LLC are William T. Burgin, Robert H. Buescher, Christopher
Gabrieli, David J. Cowan, G. Felda Hardymon and Rob L. Soni. The general
partner and each of the members of Deer IV & Co. LLC disclaim beneficial
ownership of the shares held by the investment partnerships, except to the
extent of their proportionate partnership interests therein. The address for
Bessemer Venture Partners is 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 407, Westbury, NY
11590.

(8) Includes 600,000 shares owned by Boston Millennia Partners Limited
Partnership and shares owned by Boston Millennia Associates I
Partnership. The general partner of Boston Millennia Partners Limited
Partnership is Glen Partners Limited Partnership. The managing general
partners of Boston Millennia Associates I Partnership are A. Dana Callow,
Jr., Robert S. Sherman and Martin J. Hernon. The address for Boston
Millennia is 30 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.

(9) Includes 120,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options.

(10) Includes 31,872 shares to be issued upon the automatic conversion upon
completion of this offering of 13,125 shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
13,659 shares to be issued upon the conversion of 5,625 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock held by Mr. Murray's IRA; and 170,592 shares owned by
GreenAcre Ventures LLC, of which Mr. Murray is a Managing Member. Of the
shares owned by GreenAcre Ventures LLC, 9,104 shares are attributable to Mr.
Murray's interest in GreenAcre, and Mr. Murray disclaims beneficial
ownership of the remaining 161,488 shares.

(11) Includes 102,452 shares to be issued upon the automatic conversion upon
completion of this offering of 42,189 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
owned by FSA Capital, Inc., of which Mr. Ellis is a director, and 180,000
shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options.

(12) Includes 90,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options.

(13) Includes 51,224 shares to be issued upon the automatic conversion upon
completion of this offering of 21,094 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(14) Includes 2,760,487 shares to be issued upon the automatic conversion upon
completion of this offering of 1,136,747 shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
and 630,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

GENERAL

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which will become
effective upon the closing of this offering, authorizes the issuance of up to
50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, and 10,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, the rights and preferences
of which may be established from time to time by our board of directors. As of
July 28, 1999, 19,620,000 shares of common stock were outstanding and 1,620,000
shares of convertible preferred stock convertible into 3,934,014 shares of
common stock were issued and outstanding. As of July 15, 1999, HotJobs.com had
52 stockholders.

COMMON STOCK

Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, holders of our
common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters
submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. They
do not have cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the
shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect
all of the directors standing for election. Holders of common stock are entitled
to receive ratably dividends, if any, as may be declared by the board of
directors out of legally available funds, subject to any preferential dividend
rights of any outstanding preferred stock. In case of a liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of HotJobs.com, the holders of common stock are entitled to
receive ratably our net assets available after the payment of all debts and
other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred
stock. Holders of the common stock have no preemptive, subscription or
conversion rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable
to the common stock. The outstanding shares of common stock are, and the shares
offered by us in this offering will be, when issued in consideration for payment
thereof, fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of
holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the
rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock which we may
designate and issue in the future. After the closing of this offering, there
will be no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

PREFERRED STOCK

Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our board of
directors will be authorized, without further stockholder approval, to issue
from time to time up to an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock in
one or more series. Our board of directors may fix or alter the number of
shares, designations, preferences, powers and other special rights of the
preferred stock. The preferences, powers, rights and restrictions of different
series of preferred stock may differ. The issuance of preferred stock could
decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders
of common stock or affect adversely the rights and powers, including voting
rights, of the holders of common stock. The issuance may also have the effect of
delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of HotJobs.com. All
outstanding shares of preferred stock will be automatically converted into
common stock upon the closing of this offering. We have no present plans to
issue any additional shares of preferred stock.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Under the terms of our amended and restated stockholders' agreement, at any
time on or after May 11, 1999, the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of our
preferred stock may on three occasions require us to register for sale all or
any portion of the shares of common stock issuable upon

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conversion of the preferred shares held by them. This type of registration right
is known as a "demand" registration right.

In addition, under the terms of our amended and restated stockholders'
agreement, if required by the stockholder, we are also obligated to register any
currently outstanding shares of common stock and any of the shares of common
stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred shares when we register stock
for our own account or the account of other stockholders. This type of
registration right is known as a "piggyback" registration right.

The foregoing registration rights are subject to certain conditions and
limitations, including:

- the right of the underwriters in any underwritten offering to limit the
number of shares of common stock held by stockholders with registration
rights to be included in any registration;

- our right to delay for up to 120 days after the effectiveness of a
registration statement in connection with a firm commitment underwritten
public offering; and

- our right to delay for up to 120 days the filing of a registration
statement pursuant to a demand registration if our board of directors
determines that the registration would not be in our best interest at that
time.

We are generally required to bear all of the expenses of all registrations,
except underwriting discounts and commissions. Registration of any of the shares
of common stock held by stockholders with registration rights would result in
those shares becoming freely tradable without restriction under the Securities
Act immediately after consummation of this offering. We have agreed to indemnify
the holders of registration rights in connection with the demand and piggyback
registration rights under the terms of our amended and restated stockholders'
agreement.

The holders of our currently outstanding shares of common stock and the
shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred
Stock have piggyback registration rights in connection with this offering. These
holders have agreed to waive their piggyback registration rights with respect to
this offering. In addition, certain holders of our currently outstanding shares
of common stock and the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock have
entered into lock-up agreements for at least 180 days with the underwriters.
After expiration of the lock-up periods, these stockholders will have the
ability to exercise the registration rights set forth above.

ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECTS OF DELAWARE LAW AND OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (as amended from time to time, the "DGCL"). Subject to certain
exceptions, Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a publicly-held Delaware
corporation from engaging in a "business combination" with an "interested
stockholder" for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in
which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the interested
stockholder attained such status with the approval of the board of directors or
unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A "business
combination" includes mergers, asset sales and other transactions resulting in a
financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions,
an "interested stockholder" is a person who, together with affiliates and
associates, owns, or within three years did own, fifteen percent (15%) or more
of the corporation's voting stock. This statute could prohibit or delay the
accomplishment of mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts with
respect to HotJobs.com and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire
HotJobs.com.

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In addition, provisions of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, which provisions will be in effect upon the closing of
this offering and are summarized in the following paragraphs, may be deemed to
have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or
takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest,
including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price
for the shares held by stockholders.

CLASSES OF DIRECTORS. In accordance with the terms of our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation, our board of directors has been divided
into three classes, denominated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Members of
each class hold office for staggered three-year terms. At each annual meeting of
our stockholders commencing in 2000, the successors to the directors whose terms
expire at that meeting will be elected to serve until the third annual meeting
after their election or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
With respect to each class, a director's term will be subject to the election
and qualification of their successors, or their earlier death, resignation or
removal. These provisions, when taken in conjunction with other provisions of
our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizing the board of
directors to fill vacant directorships, may delay a stockholder from removing
incumbent directors and simultaneously gaining control of the board of directors
by filling the vacancies with its own nominees.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS VACANCIES. Our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation authorizes the board of directors to fill vacant directorships or
increase the size of the board of directors. This may deter a stockholder from
removing incumbent directors and simultaneously gaining control of the board of
directors by filling the vacancies created by the removal with its own nominees.

STOCKHOLDER ACTION; SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. Our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation eliminates the ability of stockholders to
act by written consent. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that special
meetings of stockholders of HotJobs.com may be called only by the chairman of
the board of directors or the president at the request of two-thirds of the
board of directors.

ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR
NOMINATIONS. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that stockholders seeking
to bring business before an annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate
candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, must
provide timely notice thereof in writing. To be timely, a stockholder's notice
must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor
more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding
annual meeting of stockholders. In the event that the annual meeting is called
for a date that is not within 30 days before or 70 days after the anniversary
date, in order to be timely, notice from the stockholder must be received:

- not earlier than 120 days prior to the annual meeting of stockholders; and

- not later than 90 days prior to the annual meeting of stockholders or the
tenth day following the date on which notice of the annual meeting was
made public.

In the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of
electing directors, notice by the stockholder, in order to be timely, must be
received:

- not earlier than 120 days prior to the special meeting; and

- not later than 90 days prior to the special meeting or the close of
business on the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure of
the date of the special meeting was made.

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Our amended and restated bylaws also specify certain requirements as to the
form and content of a stockholder's notice. These provisions may preclude
stockholders form bringing matters before an annual meeting of stockholders or
form making nominations for directors at an annual meeting of stockholders.

AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED SHARES. The authorized but unissued shares of
common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without
stockholder approval, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Nasdaq
National Market. These additional shares may be utilized for a variety of
corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional
capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of
authorized but unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock could
render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of HotJobs.com
by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

AMENDMENTS; SUPERMAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENTS. The Delaware General
Corporation Law provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of
the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend a corporation's
certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless a corporation's certificate of
incorporation or bylaws, as the case may be, requires a greater percentage. Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation imposes supermajority vote
requirements in connection with various business combination transactions and
the amendment of various provisions of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, including those provisions relating to the classified
board of directors and the ability of stockholders to call special meetings.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION MATTERS

The amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, except
to the extent prohibited by the Delaware General Corporation Law, our directors
shall not be personally liable to HotJobs.com or its stockholders for monetary
damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as directors of HotJobs.com. Under the
Delaware General Corporation Law, the directors have a fiduciary duty to
HotJobs.com which is not eliminated by this provision of the amended and
restated certificate of incorporation and, in appropriate circumstances,
equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of nonmonetary relief will
remain available. In addition, each director will continue to be subject to
liability under the Delaware General Corporation Law for breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to HotJobs.com for acts or omissions which are found
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be not in good faith or which involves
intentional misconduct, or knowing violations of law, for actions leading to
improper personal benefit to the director, and for payment of dividends or
approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are prohibited by the Delaware
General Corporation Law. This provision also does not affect the directors'
responsibilities under any other laws, such as the Federal securities laws.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law empowers a corporation
to indemnify its directors and officers and to purchase insurance with respect
to liability arising out of their capacity or status as directors and officers,
provided that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a
director:

- for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders;

- for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

- arising under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

- for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.

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The Delaware General Corporation Law provides further that the
indemnification permitted thereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which the directors and officers may be entitled under the
corporation's bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or otherwise. The
Certificate eliminates the personal liability of directors to the fullest extent
permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law and
provides that we may fully indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of
HotJobs.com or is or was serving at the request of HotJobs.com as a director or
officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney's fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.

We have entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and executive
officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and
restated bylaws. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary
to attract and retain qualified directors and executive officers. Our amended
and restated bylaws also permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer,
director, employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her
actions, regardless of whether the Delaware General Corporation Law would permit
indemnification. We have applied for liability insurance for our officers and
directors.

At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any
director, officer, employee or agent as to which indemnification will be
required or permitted under our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that
may result in a claim for such indemnification.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to this offering, there has not been any public market for our common
stock, and no prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that market sales
of shares of common stock or the availability of shares of common stock for sale
will have on the market price of the common stock prevailing from time to time.
Nevertheless, sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market,
or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market
price of the common stock and could impair our future ability to raise capital
through the sale of our equity securities.

Upon the closing of this offering, we will have a total of 28,304,014 shares
of common stock outstanding, assuming no exercise of the underwriters'
over-allotment option and no exercise of outstanding options. As of July 15,
1999, options to purchase 4,294,200 shares of common stock were outstanding, of
which 3,492,000 of such options will vest and become exercisable upon the
closing of the offering. Shares of common stock will be issuable upon exercise
of outstanding options. Of the outstanding shares, the 4,750,000 shares sold in
this offering will be freely tradable, except that any shares held by our
"affiliates" may only be sold in compliance with the limitations described
below. Rule 144 defines an affiliate as a person that directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, an issuer. The remaining 23,554,014 shares of common stock
will be deemed "restricted securities" as defined under Rule 144. Restricted
securities may be sold in the public market only if registered or if they
qualify for an exemption from registration under Rules 144, 144(k) or 701
promulgated under the Securities Act, which rules are summarized below. Subject
to the lock-up agreements described below and the provisions of Rule 144, and
assuming no exercise of outstanding options additional shares will be available
for sale in the public market as follows:

- 4,750,000 shares will be available for immediate sale in the public market
on the date of this prospectus;

- 540,000 shares will be eligible for sale 90 days after the date of this
prospectus; and

- 18,216,000 shares will be eligible for sale 180 days after the date of
this prospectus.

In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, a person, or persons
whose shares are required to be aggregated, including an affiliate, who has
beneficially owned shares for at least one year is entitled to sell, within any
three-month period commencing 90 days after the date of this prospectus, a
number of shares that does not exceed the greater of

- 1% of the then outstanding shares of common stock, which will equal
approximately shares immediately after this offering; or

- the average weekly trading volume in the common stock during the four
calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice of such sale is filed,
subject to certain restrictions.

In addition, a person who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of
HotJobs.com at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale and who has
beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least two years would
be entitled to sell such shares under Rule 144(k) without regard to the
requirements described above. To the extent that shares were acquired from an
affiliate of HotJobs.com, such person's holding period for the purpose of
effecting a sale under Rule 144 commences on the date of transfer from the
affiliate.

Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act provides that shares of common
stock acquired pursuant to written plans such as our 1999 Stock Option/Stock
Issuance Plan may be resold by persons other than affiliates, beginning 90 days
after the date of this prospectus, subject only to the manner of sale provisions
of Rule 144, and by affiliates, beginning 90 days

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after the date of this prospectus, subject to all provisions of Rule 144 except
its one-year minimum holding period.

Our senior officers, directors, the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock
who are not affiliated with the underwriters, any other holders of at least
240,000 shares of our common stock and all holders of vested options issued
under our Stock Award Plan have executed lock-up agreements. Under these
agreements, such stockholders, who hold or will hold in the aggregate 26,204,904
shares of our common stock, have agreed that they will not, without the prior
written consent of the representatives of the underwriters, offer, sell, sell
short, transfer, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of any shares of our
common stock or the securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for shares of our common stock, or to enter into any agreement or transaction
which is designed to effect, or could be expected to result in, any such
transaction, for a period of 180 days following the date of this prospectus
without the consent of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Transfers or dispositions
can be made during the lock-up period in case of gifts for estate planning
purposes where the donee signs a lock-up agreement. In the event a request for
consent to a transfer within the lock-up period is made, Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. may consider the following factors in determining whether to
consent to the proposed transfer:

- the number of shares proposed to be sold;

- the reason for the sale;

- the proximity in time to this offering; and

- the trading volume of our stock at the time of the requested transfer.

The decision to consent to a proposed transfer during the lock-up period is
within the sole discretion of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

In addition, seven individuals affiliated with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
will hold an aggregate of 130,523 shares of our common stock upon completion of
this offering as a result of the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, and
five individuals affiliated with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and BancBoston
Roberston Stephens are the beneficial owners of 29,302 shares of our common
stock as a result of their investments in Green Acre Ventures, LLC, a private
investment fund. Each of these individuals has executed a lock-up agreement with
the underwriters. Under these agreements these individuals cannot sell,
transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate their shares for a period of two years
after the effective date of this offering, except to officers or partners of the
underwriters and members of the selling group and their officers or partners.

Options representing 3,492,000 shares of common stock will be immediately
exercisable upon the closing of this offering. The shares issuable upon the
exercise of these options will be restricted securities and will not be freely
tradeable unless registered on a Form S-8 registration statement. We intend to
file a Form S-8 to register all shares of common stock issuable under our plans
after the completion of this offering. However, all of these shares are subject
to the 180-day lock-up described above.

We have agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of common
stock during the 180-day period following the date of the prospectus, except
that we may issue, and grant options to purchase, shares of common stock under
the 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan. In addition, we may issue shares of
common stock in connection with any acquisition of another company if the terms
of such issuance provide that such common stock shall not be resold prior to the
expiration of the 180-day period referenced in the preceding sentence.

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Following this offering, under certain circumstances and subject to certain
conditions, holders of 3,934,014 shares of our outstanding common stock will
have certain demand registration rights with respect to their shares of common
stock (subject to the lock-up arrangements described above) to require us to
register their shares of common stock under the Securities Act, and they will
have certain rights to participate in any future registration of securities by
us. We are not required to effect more than three demand registrations on behalf
of such holders.

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UNDERWRITING

Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, the
underwriters named below, through their representatives Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc., BancBoston Robertson Stephens, SG Cowen Securities Corporation and E*TRADE
Securities, Inc., have severally agreed to purchase from us the following
respective numbers of shares of common stock at the initial public offering
price less the underwriting discounts and commissions set forth on the cover
page of this prospectus:

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UNDERWRITER NUMBER OF SHARES
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<S> <C>
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. ................................................................
BancBoston Robertson Stephens.................................................................
SG Cowen Securities Corporation...............................................................
E*TRADE Securities, Inc.......................................................................

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Total..................................................................................... 4,750,000
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</TABLE>

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters
are subject to specified conditions and that the underwriters will purchase all
of the shares of common stock offered in the offering if any of the shares are
purchased.

We have been advised by the underwriters' representatives that the
underwriters propose to offer the shares of common stock to the public at the
initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and
to dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $ per share.
The underwriters may allow, and the dealers may reallow, a concession not in
excess of $ per share to other dealers. After the initial public offering,
the offering price and other selling terms may be changed by the underwriters'
representatives. The expenses of the offering are estimated to be $1.52 million.
The following table sets forth the public offering price and all discounts and
commissions to be allowed to the underwriters:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PUBLIC OFFERING UNDERWRITING DISCOUNTS PROCEEDS TO
PRICE AND COMMISSIONS HOTJOBS
--------------- ---------------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Per share................................................ $ $ $
Total.................................................... $ $ $
</TABLE>

An electronic prospectus is available on the Web site maintained by E*TRADE
Securities, Inc. The underwriters have agreed to allocate shares to E*TRADE
Securities, Inc. for sale to its brokerage account holders. Other than the
prospectus in electronic format, the information on such Web site relating to
our offering is not part of this prospectus and should not be relied on by
prospective investors.

We have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable not later than 30
days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to 712,500 additional
shares of common stock at the initial public offering price less the
underwriting discounts and commissions set forth on the cover page of this
prospectus. If the underwriters exercise the option, each of the underwriters
will have a firm commitment to purchase approximately the same percentage of the
option shares that the number of shares of common stock to be purchased by it in
the above table

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bears to 4,750,000, and we will be obligated to sell these shares to the
underwriters. The underwriters may exercise the option only to cover
over-allotments made in connection with the sale of the common stock offered in
the offering. If purchased, the underwriters will offer the additional shares on
the same terms as those on which the 4,750,000 shares are being offered.

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to 427,500 shares of
common stock for sale, at the initial public offering price, to employees and
friends of ours through a directed share program. The number of shares of common
stock available for sale to the general public in the public offering will be
reduced to the extent that employees and friends purchase the reserved shares.

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against specified liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

We have agreed not to offer, sell, sell short, transfer, hypothecate, pledge
or otherwise dispose of any shares of our common stock or other securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of our common stock
or derivatives of our common stock or to enter into any agreement or transaction
which is designed to effect, or could be expected to result in, any such
transaction for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus, directly
or indirectly, by us or otherwise, except as consideration for business
acquisitions, on exercise of currently outstanding stock options or on the
issuance of options to key employees and directors under our stock option plans
and the exercise of such options, without the prior written consent of Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc.

Our senior officers, directors, the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock
who are not affiliated with the underwriters, any other holders of at least
240,000 shares of our common stock and all holders of vested options issued
under our Stock Award Plan have executed lock-up agreements. Under these
agreements, such stockholders, who hold or will hold in the aggregate 26,204,904
shares of our common stock, have agreed not to offer, sell, sell short,
transfer, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of any shares of our common
stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
shares of our common stock or derivatives of our common stock or to enter into
any agreement or transaction which is designed to effect, or could be expected
to result in, any such transaction for a period of 180 days after the date of
this prospectus, directly or indirectly, without the consent of Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. Transfers or dispositions can be made during the lock-up period
in case of gifts for estate planning purposes where the donee signs a lock-up
agreement. In the event a request for consent to a transfer within the lock-up
period is made, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. may consider the following factors
in determining whether to consent to the proposed transfer:

- the number of shares proposed to be sold;

- the reason for the sale;

- the proximity in time to this offering; and

- the trading volume of our stock at the time of the requested transfer.

The decision to consent to a proposed transfer during the lock-up period is
within the sole discretion of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

The underwriters' representatives have advised us that the underwriters do
not intend to confirm sales to any account over which they exercise
discretionary authority.

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Securities Inc. and BancBoston Robertson Stephens are the beneficial owners of
29,302 shares of our common stock as a result of their investments in Green Acre
Ventures, LLC, a private investment fund. Pursuant to the rules of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., these shares are presumed to be
underwriting compensation. Accordingly, each of these individuals has executed a
lock-up agreement with the underwriters. Under these agreements these
individuals cannot sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate their shares
for a period of two years after the effective date of this offering, except to
officers or partners of the underwriters and members of the selling group and
their officers or partners.

We have an advertising contract with E*Trade Group Inc., an affiliate of
E*TRADE Securities, Inc., under which we pay customary monthly advertising fees.

In order to facilitate this offering, the underwriters may engage in
transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of
our common stock. Specifically, the underwriters may over-allot shares of our
common stock in connection with this offering, thereby creating a short position
in the underwriters' syndicate account. Additionally, to cover over-allotments
or to stabilize the market price of our common stock, the underwriters may bid
for, and purchase, shares of our common stock in the open market. Any of these
activities may maintain the market price of our common stock at a level above
that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. The underwriters are not
required to engage in these activities, and, if commenced, the activities may be
discontinued at any time. The underwriters' representatives, on behalf of the
underwriters, also may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or
dealer, if the syndicate repurchases shares distributed by that underwriter or
dealer.

The underwriters and their respective affiliates may be lenders to, engage
in transactions with, and perform services for us in the ordinary course of
business.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common
stock. Consequently, the initial public offering price for our common stock will
be determined by negotiations among us and the underwriters' representatives.
Among the factors to be considered in negotiations are prevailing market
conditions, our results of operations in recent periods, the market
capitalizations and stages of development of other companies that we and the
underwriters' representatives believe to be comparable to us, estimates of our
business potential, the present stage of our development and other factors
deemed relevant.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed
upon for HotJobs.com by Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, Washington, DC. The
validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for
the underwriters by Shaw Pittman, a law partnership including professional
corporations, McLean, Virginia.

EXPERTS

The financial statements for HotJobs.com, Ltd. as of December 31, 1997 and
December 31, 1998 and for the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to
December 31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1998 included in this
prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of KPMG LLP,
independent certified public accountants, appearing elsewhere herein, upon the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration
Statement on Form S-1, including the exhibits, schedules and amendments thereto,
under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock to be sold
in this offering. This prospectus does not contain all the information set forth
in the Registration Statement. For further information with respect to
HotJobs.com and the shares of common stock to be sold in this offering,
reference is made to the Registration Statement. Statements contained in this
prospectus as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other document
referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made
to the copy of such contract, agreement or other document filed as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects
by such reference.

You may read and copy all or any portion of the Registration Statement or
any other information we file at the Securities and Exchange Commission's public
reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can
request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing
to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please call the Securities and
Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation
of the public reference rooms. Our Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including the Registration Statement, are also available to you on the
Commission's web site (http://www.sec.gov).

As a result of this offering, we will become subject to the information and
reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and,
in accordance therewith, will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Upon approval of the
common stock for the quotation on the Nasdaq National Market, such reports,
proxy and information statements and other information may also be inspected at
the offices of Nasdaq Operations, 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

We intend to furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing audited
financial statements and with quarterly reports for the first three quarters of
each year containing unaudited interim consolidated financial information.

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Independent Auditors' Report.............................................................................. F-2

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1997 and 1998, and March 31, 1999 (unaudited)........................... F-3

Statements of Operations for the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December 31, 1997, the year
ended December 31, 1998, and for the three months ended March 31, 1998 (unaudited) and 1999
(unaudited)............................................................................................. F-4

Statements of Stockholders' Deficit for the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December 31,
1997, the year ended December 31, 1998, and for the three months ended March 31, 1999 (unaudited)....... F-5

Statements of Cash Flows for the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December 31, 1997, the year
ended December 31, 1998, and for the three months ended March 31, 1998 (unaudited) and 1999
(unaudited)............................................................................................. F-6

Notes to Financial Statements............................................................................. F-8
</TABLE>

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
HotJobs.com, Ltd.:

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of HotJobs.com, Ltd. as of
December 31, 1997 and 1998, and the related statements of operations,
stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for the period from February 20, 1997
(inception) to December 31, 1997 and for the year ended December 31, 1998. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of HotJobs.com, Ltd. as of
December 31, 1997 and 1998, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December 31, 1997 and for
the year ended December 31, 1998 in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

New York, New York
March 15, 1999, except as to notes 2(a), 6 and 13(c)
which are as of June 10, 1999

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, MARCH 31, 1999
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1997 1998 ACTUAL
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(UNAUDITED) PRO FORMA (A) PRO FORMA
-------------- AS ADJUSTED (B)
(UNAUDITED) ---------------
(UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash...................................... $ -- $ 167,004 $ 257,834 $ 16,457,834 $ 16,457,834
Accounts receivable, less allowance for
doubtful accounts of $0 in 1997, $85,000
in 1998 and $169,000 in 1999............ 319,137 1,553,297 2,203,639 2,203,639 2,203,639
Prepaid expenses.......................... 20,848 1,042,675 362,473 362,473 362,473
----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
Total current assets.................. 339,985 2,762,976 2,823,946 19,023,946 19,023,946
Property and equipment, net................. -- 589,693 1,023,284 1,023,284 1,023,284
Other assets................................ -- 301,285 277,369 277,369 277,369
----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
Total assets.......................... $ 339,985 $ 3,653,954 $ 4,124,599 $ 20,324,599 $ 20,324,599
----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Line of credit............................ $ -- $ 180,000 $ 180,000 180,000 180,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses..... 77,264 617,879 1,885,639 1,885,639 1,885,639
Due to affiliate.......................... 294,449 3,631,640 4,406,803 4,406,803 4,406,803
Deferred revenue.......................... 424,491 964,711 1,257,277 1,257,277 1,257,277
Current installments of obligations under
capital leases.......................... -- 72,950 184,915 184,915 184,915
----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
Total current liabilities............. 796,204 5,467,180 7,914,634 7,914,634 7,914,634
Obligations under capital leases, excluding
current installments...................... -- 79,999 317,107 317,107 317,107
----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
Total liabilities..................... 796,204 5,547,179 8,231,741 8,231,741 8,231,741
Redeemable convertible preferred stock...... -- -- -- 16,200,000 --
Stockholders' (deficit) equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000,000
shares authorized, 887,500 and 867,500,
867,500 and 867,500 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 1997, and
December 31, 1998 and March 31, 1999
actual and pro forma, respectively, and
1,031,418 shares pro forma as
adjusted................................ 8,875 8,675 8,675 8,675 10,314
Additional paid-in capital................ 128,629 310,829 310,829 310,829 16,509,190
Accumulated deficit....................... (593,723) (2,212,729) (4,426,646) (4,426,646) (4,426,646)
----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
Total stockholders' (deficit)
equity.............................. (456,219) (1,893,225) (4,107,142) (4,107,142) 12,092,858
----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
Commitments and contingencies...............
Total liabilities and stockholders
(deficit) equity.................... $ 339,985 $ 3,653,954 $ 4,124,599 $ 20,324,599 $ 20,324,599
----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
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</TABLE>

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(a) Pro forma information gives effect to the issuance of 1,620,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock for cash proceeds of $16.2 million on May 10, 1999.

(b) Assumes conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock
upon consummation of the offering.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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PERIOD FROM THREE MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 20, 1997 MARCH 31,
(INCEPTION) TO YEAR ENDED ------------------------------
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1998 1999
1997 1998 -------------- --------------
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Service fees................................ $ 360,942 $ 3,038,317 $ 346,606 $ 1,960,374
Software license fees....................... 375,000 563,200 125,000 80,000
Job fair fees............................... -- -- -- 215,727
Other....................................... 13,117 549,269 80,000 394,787
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Total revenues............................ 749,059 4,150,786 551,606 2,650,888
Cost of revenues.............................. 12,000 505,527 77,483 588,419
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Gross profit............................ 737,059 3,645,259 474,123 2,062,469
Operating expenses:
Product development......................... 173,846 474,406 89,852 156,411
Sales and marketing......................... 431,165 3,084,712 524,589 3,228,509
General and administrative.................. 725,771 1,642,089 273,719 823,379
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Total operating expenses.................. 1,330,782 5,201,207 888,160 4,208,299
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Loss from operations.................... (593,723) (1,555,948) (414,037) (2,145,830)
Net interest expense.......................... -- 63,058 6,584 68,087
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Net loss................................ $ (593,723) $ (1,619,006) $ (420,621) $ (2,213,917)
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Basic and diluted net loss per common share... $ (0.67) $ (1.85) $ (0.47) $ (2.55)
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Weighted average shares outstanding used in
basic and diluted net loss per common share
calculation................................. 887,500 876,841 887,500 867,500
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
----------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL TOTAL
---------------------- PAID-IN ACCUMULATED STOCKHOLDERS'
SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL DEFICIT DEFICIT
----------- --------- ----------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Issuance of common stock..................... 887,500 $ 8,875 $ (8,871) $ -- $ 4
Allocation of compensation from affiliate.... -- -- 137,500 -- 137,500
Net loss for the period from February 20,
1997 (inception) to December 31, 1997...... -- -- -- (593,723) (593,723)
----------- --------- ----------- -------------- --------------
Balance as of December 31, 1997.............. 887,500 8,875 128,629 (593,723) (456,219)
Allocation of compensation from affiliate.... -- -- 182,000 -- 182,000
Repurchase of common stock................... (20,000) (200) 200 -- --
Net loss for the year ended December 31,
1998....................................... -- -- -- (1,619,006) (1,619,006)
----------- --------- ----------- -------------- --------------
Balance as of December 31, 1998.............. 867,500 8,675 310,829 (2,212,729) (1,893,225)
Net loss for the three months ended March 31,
1999 (unaudited)........................... -- -- -- (2,213,917) (2,213,917)
----------- --------- ----------- -------------- --------------
Balance as of March 31, 1999 (unaudited)..... 867,500 $ 8,675 $ 310,829 $ (4,426,646) $ (4,107,142)
----------- --------- ----------- -------------- --------------
----------- --------- ----------- -------------- --------------
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD FROM
FEBRUARY 20, 1997 THREE MONTHS ENDED
(INCEPTION) TO YEAR ENDED MARCH 31,
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, -----------------------------
1997 1998 1998 1999
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss.................................... $ (593,723) $ (1,619,006) $ (420,621) $ (2,213,917)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of
property and equipment................ -- 107,904 3,164 73,378
Provision for doubtful accounts
contributed by affiliate.............. -- 85,000 16,200 84,000
Allocation of compensation cost from
affiliate............................. 137,500 182,000 45,501 --
(Increase)/decrease In:
Accounts receivable................... (319,137) (1,319,160) (245,807) (734,342)
Due to affiliate...................... 294,449 697,396 168,500 95,163
Prepaid expenses...................... (20,848) (1,021,827) -- 680,202
Other assets.......................... -- (301,285) -- 23,916
Increase in:
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses............................ 77,264 540,615 348,375 1,267,760
Deferred revenue...................... 424,491 540,220 119,741 292,566
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities.............. (4) (2,108,143) 35,053 (431,274)
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures........................ -- (497,054) (13,170) (128,482)
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
Net cash used in investing
activities........................ -- (497,054) (13,170) (128,482)
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock...... 4 -- -- --
Advances from affiliate..................... -- 2,639,795 -- 680,000
Proceeds from bank loan..................... -- 180,000 -- --
Principal payments under capital lease
obligations............................... -- (47,594) (5,954) (29,414)
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities.............. 4 2,772,201 (5,954) 650,586
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents....................... -- 167,004 15,929 90,830
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period....................................... -- -- -- 167,004
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.... $ -- $ 167,004 $ 15,929 $ 257,834
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
----------------- -------------- ------------ ---------------
</TABLE>

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(1) DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

HotJobs.com, Ltd. ("HotJobs") was incorporated in the State of Delaware on
February 20, 1997 (inception) as Hot Jobs, Inc. On September 23, 1998, Hot Jobs,
Inc. changed its name to HotJobs.com, Ltd.

HotJobs is an Internet-based recruiting solutions company. HotJobs leverages
the Internet to provide a direct exchange of information between job seekers and
employers. Hot Jobs' employment exchange, WWW.HOTJOBS.COM, allows member
employers access to a database of job seekers and provides the tools to post,
track and manage job openings in a real-time environment. HotJobs also provides
employers with additional recruiting solutions including Softshoe, its
proprietary recruiting software, WorkWorld job fairs, and online advertising and
consulting services.

HotJobs operates in a highly competitive environment and inherent in the
HotJobs' business are various risks and uncertainties including its limited
operating history and unproven business model. HotJobs' success may depend in
part upon the emergence of the Internet as a recruiting medium, prospective
product and service development efforts, and the acceptance of HotJobs' products
and services by the marketplace.

(2) SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(A) PRIVATE PLACEMENT, INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA BALANCE
SHEET

Effective May 10, 1999, HotJobs entered into a Series A convertible
preferred stock purchase agreement with a number of investors whereby HotJobs
issued 1,620,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for aggregate proceeds of
$16,200,000.

In June 1999, the Board of Directors authorized the filing of a registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that would permit
HotJobs to sell shares of HotJobs' common stock in connection with a proposed
initial public offering ("IPO").

Upon the closing of the proposed IPO, the then outstanding shares of
HotJobs' convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into 163,918
shares of common stock based on the current conversion price of the Series A
Preferred Stock.

(B) UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The unaudited interim financial information for the three months ended March
31, 1998 and 1999, has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles for interim financial information and with instructions to
Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, such information
contains all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,
considered necessary for a fair presentation of such periods. The operating
results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future
periods.

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(2) SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(D) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

HotJobs considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of
three months or less to be cash equivalents.

(E) PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over three to five
years, which is the estimated useful life of the related assets. Equipment under
capital leases is stated at the present value of minimum lease payments and is
amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or
the estimated useful life of the assets.

(F) IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

HotJobs reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a
comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to future net cash flows
expected to be generated by the assets. If the assets are considered to be
impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the
carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

(G) INCOME TAXES

HotJobs accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method.
Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial
statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to
apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are
expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in results of operations in
the period that includes the enactment date.

(H) REVENUE RECOGNITION

Service fee revenues consist of subscription fees paid by employers for
memberships to the WWW.HOTJOBS.COM employment exchange and software hosting fees
paid by customers of Softshoe software. HotJobs provides membership
subscriptions for a minimum term of three months and a maximum term of 24
months. HotJobs recognizes subscription revenue ratably over the subscription
term. HotJobs provides hosting services on a monthly basis and recognizes
revenue in the month it provides the hosting service. These hosting fees are
contracted separately from the software license.

HotJobs also licenses its Softshoe proprietary recruiting software. Software
license fee revenue consists of one-time license fees paid by Softshoe
customers. Revenue is recognized in

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(2) SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
accordance with the guidance provided in AICPA Statements of Position 97-2 and
98-9 "Software Revenue Recognition." Under this guidance, revenue is recognized
upon the substantial completion and delivery of the related software, assuming
that the fee is fixed and determinable, and that collectibility is probable.

Job fair revenue consists of fees from employers that rent booths at
WorkWorld jobs fairs. Revenue is recognized in the month in which the job fair
takes place.

Other revenues primarily consist of fees derived from 30-day single ad job
postings on WWW.HOTJOBS.COM, banner advertising, and other Softshoe-related
services, including system customization and resume scanning services. HotJobs
recognizes revenue related to these services over the period of delivery of
service. Other revenue also includes fees from a one-time sale of a
miscellaneous proprietary software license in 1998, which HotJobs recognized in
accordance with Statements of Position 97-2 and 98-9.

Other revenues also include barter revenues. Barter advertising revenues and
expenses are recorded at the fair market value of services provided or received,
whichever is more determinable in the circumstances. Revenue from barter
advertising transactions is recognized as income when advertisements are
delivered on HOTJOBS.COM. Barter expense is recognized when HotJobs'
advertisements are run on third-party web sites, which is typically in the same
period when barter revenue is recognized. Barter expense is included as a
component of cost of revenues.

In the first quarter of 1999, HotJobs entered into a barter arrangement. In
exchange for providing a sponsorship on a television commercial, HotJobs was
provided with online advertising on the other party's website. We recognized
$168,000 of revenues and expenses in the first quarter of 1999 relating to this
barter arrangement. At March 31, 1999, there were no outstanding unused amounts
included on HotJobs' balance sheet as an asset or liability. The values assigned
to the barter revenue and expense were equal to the actual cost of purchasing
advertising on the other party's website.

Deferred revenue represents amounts billed or payments received in advance
of the subscription period and maintenance services to be rendered over a
certain period of time and is recognized as revenue ratably over the term of the
related contracts.

(I) PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

Product development costs include expenses incurred by HotJobs for research,
design and development of HotJobs' proprietary technology. Product development
costs are expensed as incurred. Software development costs are required to be
capitalized when a product's technological feasibility has been established by
completion of a working model of the product and ending when a product is
available for general release to customers. To date, completion of a working
model of the HotJobs product and general release have substantially coincided.
As a result, HotJobs has not capitalized any software developments costs because
such costs have not been significant.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(2) SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
(J) ADVERTISING EXPENSES

HotJobs expenses advertising costs the first time the advertising takes
place, in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position 93-7. Advertising costs
totaling $287,067 and $1,305,607, respectively, for the period from February 20,
1997 (inception) through December 31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1998
and $175,728 and $2,494,280 for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1999,
respectively, are included in sales and marketing expenses in HotJobs'
statements of operations.

(K) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

HotJobs adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," which permits entities to recognize
the fair value of all stock-based awards on the date of grant as expense over
the vesting period. Alternatively, SFAS No. 123 also allows entities to continue
to apply the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees," and provide pro forma net loss disclosure for employee stock option
grants made as if the fair value-based method defined in SFAS No. 123 has been
applied. Under APB Opinion No. 25, compensation expense would be recorded on the
date of grant only if the market price of the underlying stock options exceeded
the exercise price. HotJobs has elected to apply the provisions of APB Opinion
No. 25 and provide the pro forma disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123.

(L) BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE

HotJobs computes net income (loss) available per share in accordance with
SFAS No. 128, "Computation of Earnings Per Share," and the SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 98 ("SAB 98"). Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128 and SAB 98,
basic net income (loss) available per share is computed by dividing the net
income (loss) available to common stockholders for the period by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net
income (loss) available per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss)
for the period by the weighted average number of common and dilutive net income
(loss) available per share in accordance with common equivalent shares
outstanding during the period. HotJobs has presented historical basic and
dilutive net income (loss) available per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128.
As HotJobs had a net loss in each of the periods presented, basic and diluted
net income (loss) available per share is the same.

Diluted net loss per share for the period from February 20, 1997 (inception)
through December 31, 1997, the year ended December 31, 1998, and the three
months ended March 31, 1999, does not include the effects of options to purchase
0, 51,500, and 149,150 shares of common stock, respectively as the effect of
their inclusion is anti-dilutive during each period. Dilutive common stock
equivalents include an option granted by the president of an affiliated company
to purchase shares personally owned by him.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(2) SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
(M) STOCK SPLIT

On April 9, 1999, HotJobs authorized and implemented a 2,000-for-1 stock
split. Accordingly, all share and per share information in the accompanying
financial statements has been retroactively restated to reflect the effect of
this stock split.

In connection with the IPO, the Board of Directors approved a 24-for-one
stock split of HotJobs' common stock to be effected at or prior to the
consummation of the IPO. All common share and per share amounts in the
accompanying financial statements will be adjusted retroactively.

(N) RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

As of January 1, 1998, HotJobs adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 130,
"Reporting Comprehensive Income" which establishes standards for reporting and
displaying comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general
purpose financial statements. The adoption of this standard has had no impact on
HotJobs' financial statements. Accordingly, HotJobs' comprehensive net loss is
equal to its net loss for all periods presented.

In April 1998, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued
Statement of Position 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software
Developed or Obtained for Internal Use" ("SOP 98-1") which provides guidance for
determining whether computer software is internal-use software and on accounting
for the proceeds of computer software originally developed or obtained for
internal use and then subsequently sold to the public. It also provides guidance
on capitalization of the costs incurred for computer software developed or
obtained for internal use. HotJobs has not yet determined the impact, if any, of
adopting SOP 98-1, which will be effective for HotJobs' year ending December 31,
1999.

In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments of
an Enterprise and Related Information" which establishes standards for the way
that a public enterprise reports information about operating segments in annual
financial statements, and requires that those enterprises report selected
information about operating segments in interim financial reports issued to
shareholders. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about
products and services, geographic areas and major customers. SFAS No. 131 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997. In the initial
year of application, comparative information for earlier years must be restated.
HotJobs has determined that it does not have any separately reportable business
segments.

In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities" which establishes accounting and reporting
standards for derivative instruments, including derivative instruments embedded
in other contracts, and for hedging activities. SFAS No. 133 is effective for
all fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. This
statement is not expected to affect HotJobs as HotJobs currently does not engage
or plan to engage in derivative instruments or hedging activities.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(3) PREPAID EXPENSES

Prepaid expenses as of December 31, 1997 and 1998 consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------
1997 1998
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Prepaid advertising...................................................... $ 20,848 $ 791,700
Prepaid software license................................................. -- 155,292
Other.................................................................... -- 95,683
------------- -------------
Total.................................................................... $ 20,848 $ 1,042,675
------------- -------------
------------- -------------
</TABLE>

(4) PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
1997 1998
----------- -----------
Computer equipment, including assets under capital leases of $0 and $200,543
respectively................................................................ $ -- $ 686,117
Furniture and fixtures........................................................ -- 11,480
----------- -----------
-- 697,597
Less accumulated depreciation, including assets under capital leases of $0 and
$41,895, respectively....................................................... -- (107,904)
----------- -----------
Total................................................................... $ -- $ 589,693
----------- -----------
----------- -----------
</TABLE>

(5) INCOME TAXES

There has been no provision for U.S. federal or state income taxes for any
period as HotJobs has incurred operating losses since inception.

HotJobs has adopted the cash method of accounting for income tax purposes.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
the HotJobs' deferred tax assets and liabilities for federal and state income
taxes are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
--------------------
1997 1998
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards........................... $ 249,000 $ 693,000
Excess depreciation for tax................................ -- (13,000)
--------- ---------
249,000 680,000
--------- ---------
Less valuation allowance..................................... (249,000) (680,000)
--------- ---------
Deferred tax assets.......................................... $ -- $ --
--------- ---------
--------- ---------
</TABLE>

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(5) INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, if
any, the timing and amount of which are uncertain. Accordingly, the net deferred
tax assets have been fully offset by a valuation allowance as it is more likely
than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The net change in valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 1998
was an increase of approximately $431,000.

As of December 31, 1998, HotJobs had net operating loss carryforwards for
federal income tax purposes of approximately $3.1 million. There can be no
assurance that HotJobs will realize the benefit of the net operating loss
carryforwards. The federal net operating loss carryforwards are available to
offset future taxable income and expire at various dates through 2018 if not
utilized. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 contains provisions which may limit the net
operating loss carryforwards available to be used in any given year if certain
events occur, including significant changes in ownership interest.

(6) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

For the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December 31, 1997, the
year ended December 31, 1998 and the three months ended March 31, 1999, OTEC,
Inc. ("OTEC"), an affiliated company, paid various expenses on behalf of
HotJobs. HotJobs recorded its allocated share of the expenses on its financial
statements. The effect of all operating expenses paid on behalf of HotJobs by
OTEC was approximately $741,600, $1,153,000 and $131,200 for the period ended
December 31, 1997, the year ended December 31, 1998 and the three months ended
March 31, 1999, respectively. These expenses primarily consist of rents,
salaries, computer expense and other administrative expenses. OTEC also provided
cash advances of $2,639,795 to HotJobs in 1998, of which $2,259,795 bore
interest at rates ranging from 8.75% to 9.5% per annum. The interest expense
relating to such cash advances was approximately $49,000 during 1998 and was
included in the due to affiliate balance as of December 31, 1998. In June 1999,
HotJobs repaid all amounts due to affiliates.

HotJobs believes that these transactions were entered into on an arms-length
basis. The expenses were based on the actual charge per HotJobs employee, with
respect to salaries and employee benefit plans. With respect to expenses such as
rents, computer expenses, and insurance, expenses were based on the number of
HotJobs employees using the facility or service as a percentage of all employees
using the facility or service. All of these expenses were paid to outside third
parties at market rates.

At December 31, 1997 and 1998, OTEC owned approximately 22.5% and 23.0%,
respectively of HotJobs.

The chief executive officer of HotJobs is a director, executive officer and
shareholder of OTEC. Compensation expense for the chief executive officer of
$137,500 and $182,000 for the period ending December 31, 1997 and for the year
ended December 31, 1998, respectively, was paid by OTEC. These amounts paid by
OTEC are included as capital contributions in the statements of stockholders'
deficit, as they are not required to be repaid.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(6) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
HotJobs has recorded in the statement of operations $300,000 in 1997 for the
license of miscellaneous propriety software by OTEC and $444,000 in 1998 for
hosting that software and for purchasing additional software.

On March 2, 1999, the chief executive officer of HotJobs granted the
president of OTEC an option, which expires on March 2, 2002, to purchase 34
shares of OTEC common stock owned personally by him at a purchase price of
$4,880 per share aggregating to $165,920, and an additional option to purchase
50 shares of each of OTEC's affiliated companies at a purchase price of $1 per
share. Similarly, on March 2, 1999, the president of OTEC granted HotJobs' chief
executive officer an option, which expires on March 2, 2002, to purchase 136,000
shares of HotJobs' common stock owned personally by the president at a purchase
price of $1.22 per share aggregating to $165,920. In addition, the chief
executive officer of HotJobs granted to the President of OTEC an irrevocable
proxy expiring March 2, 2002 to vote all of the chief executive officer of
HotJobs' shares of stock subject to the option. In turn, the president of OTEC
granted the chief executive officer of HotJobs an irrevocable proxy expiring
March 2, 2002 to vote all of his shares of stock in HotJobs. This was a
nonmonetary transaction between two individuals with respect to shares
personally owned by them and therefore no accounting was required by HotJobs.

Until recently, HotJobs had several joint insurance polices with OTEC and
its affiliates. HotJobs' commercial property insurance issued by Federal
Insurance Company for a one year term begining October 15, 1998, covered both
its California and New York offices as well as OTEC's California office.
HotJobs' commercial umbrella policy, also issued by Federal Insurance Company
for a one year term begining October 15, 1998, also covered OTEC and its
affiliates, as did HotJobs' workers compensation insurance, issued by Lumbermans
Mutual Casualty Company on December 1, 1998 for a term ending October 15, 1999.
Effective June 1, 1999, HotJobs has stand alone insurance policies in place.
HotJobs has a joint fiduciary liability policy, issued by Travelers Insurance
for a one-year term beginning October 20, 1998, with OTEC and its affiliates.

OTEC and RBL, jointly and severally, guarantee certain of HotJobs'
obligations, including HotJobs' obligation to pay rent under its leases, dated
as of April 16, 1999, pursuant to which HotJobs rents the 10th, 14th and 16th
floors of a building located at 24 West 40th Street in New York City.

On April 2, 1999, HotJobs repurchased 50,000 shares of common stock from the
chief executive officer and two employees for $1.22 per share.

On May 11, 1999, as part of the Series A Preferred Stock purchase agreement
(see note 8), FSA Capital, Inc. purchased 42,189 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock for $421,890. The chief financial officer and a director of HotJobs, is a
director of FSA Capital, Inc.

Generation Capital Partners, L.P. and affiliated investment entities
("Generation Partners") purchased in the aggregate 1,054,714 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock for $10,547,140. Generation Partners owns more than 5% of
HotJobs' stock. One of HotJobs' directors is a Managing Partner of an affiliate
of Generation Partners.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(6) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
One of HotJobs' directors purchased 25,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock for $250,000. In connection with the Series A Preferred Stock financing,
GreenAcre Ventures LLC, of which one of HotJobs' directors is a managing member,
purchased 11,000 shares of HotJobs' common stock from two employees.

One of HotJobs' directors purchased 20,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock for $200,000.

(7) LINE OF CREDIT

On October 13, 1998, HotJobs entered into a $500,000 line of credit with The
Dime Savings Bank of New York (the "Bank"). Any outstanding balance is payable
on demand and bears interest at a fluctuating rate of 1% above the Bank's
reference lending rate for domestic commercial loans. All of HotJobs' assets
were pledged as collateral in the event of default. The amount borrowed on the
line of credit was $180,000 as of December 31, 1998.

On October 13, 1998, an affiliated company refinanced an obligation under a
line of credit. As part of the refinancing agreement, the assets of HotJobs were
pledged as collateral in the event of default by the affiliated company. On June
2, 1999, the bank removed all cross guarantees with both the HotJobs and the
affiliated company lines of credit.

(8) CAPITALIZATION

AUTHORIZED SHARES

In 1998, HotJobs amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to
change its name to HotJobs.com, Ltd. On April 9 and May 10, 1999, HotJobs
amended its certificate of incorporation. As a result, as of May 10, 1999, the
total number of shares which HotJobs is authorized to issue is 4,000,000:
2,000,000 of these shares are common stock, each having a par value of $0.01;
and 2,000,000 of these shares are preferred stock, each having a par value of
$0.01.

Effective upon the closing of the IPO, HotJobs will be authorized to issue
up to 50,000,000 shares of common stock par value $0.01 per share, and
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.

REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

Effective May 10, 1999, HotJobs issued an aggregate of 1,620,000 shares of
Series A Preferred, at a purchase price of $10 per share, in consideration for
cash proceeds of $16.2 million. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are not
entitled to any dividend. However, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of HotJobs, the holders of the Series A Preferred stock then
outstanding are entitled to be paid a preferential amount of $10 per share.

Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of
votes equal to the number of whole shares of common stock into which the shares
of preferred stock are convertible on the date of the vote.

At the option of the stockholders, Series A Preferred Stock may be
converted, at any time prior to the date of redemption, into shares of common
stock. The conversion will result from dividing the Preferential Amount (as
defined) for the Series A Preferred stock as of the date of

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(8) CAPITALIZATION (CONTINUED)

conversion by the conversion price of $98.83 per share. Such shares
automatically convert into common shares in the event of a qualified IPO
resulting in proceeds to HotJobs of not less than $30 million and at a price per
share of at least twice the conversion price, adjusted for the stock split to be
effected in connection with the IPO. The conversion to common stock will be
based on the same conversion features as disclosed above.

Upon request of the majority Series A Preferred stockholders on or after May
1, 2003, HotJobs may be required to redeem Series A Preferred Shares at an
amount equal to the greater of (a) the amount per share payable to the holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock in the event of liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of HotJobs and (b) $10 per share plus an additional amount equal to
10% per annum.

COMMON STOCK

During 1997, HotJobs issued 887,500 shares of common stock to its founders
and original employees at $0.01 per share.

Restricted shares vest, incrementally and equally, over a five-year period
provided that all restricted shares shall become fully vested upon the earlier
of (a) any person or entity purchasing more than 50% of HotJobs' common stock,
(b) HotJobs merging or consolidating one or more corporations where HotJobs'
common stock is exchanged for less than 50% of the voting stock of the surviving
corporation, (c) the sale, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of assets
of the HotJobs having a value in excess of 50% of the total assets of HotJobs
or, (d) the closing of an initial public offering of HotJobs' capital stock.

Upon the termination of the employment contract voluntarily or for any
cause, HotJobs is entitled, at its option, to repurchase from the holder at the
original purchase price the number of restricted shares which have not vested.

(9) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

For the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December 31, 1997, two
customers, one of which was an affiliate company, accounted for approximately
40% and 23%, respectively, of total revenues generated by HotJobs during that
period. No customers for more than 10% of gross accounts receivable at December
31, 1997.

For the year ended December 31, 1998, one customer who is an affiliate
company accounted for over 10% of total revenues generated by HotJobs during
that period. Two customers had balances of 18% and 17%, respectively, of gross
accounts receivable at December 31, 1998.

For the three months ended March 31, 1998, two customers, one of which was
an affiliate company, accounted for approximately 25% and 20%, respectively, of
total revenues generated by HotJobs during that period. One customer accounted
for more than 10% of gross accounts receivable at March 31, 1998.

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(9) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK (CONTINUED)
For the three months ended March 31, 1999, there were no customers that
accounted for more than 10% of total revenues generated by HotJobs during that
period, or of gross accounts receivable at March 31, 1999.

(10) PROFIT SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN

HotJobs' employees participate in a qualified profit sharing retirement plan
with a 401(k) deferred compensation provision through an affiliated company.
HotJobs contributes 50% of the amounts contributed by employees up to a maximum
of 6% of gross wages. Additionally, a discretionary profit sharing contribution
is determined annually by the Board of Directors. The contributions charged to
operations for the 401(k) plan amounted to $23,237 and $21,835 for 1998 and
1997, respectively. There were no discretionary profit sharing contributions
made by HotJobs during either 1997 or 1998.

(11) EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

Richard Johnson, Stephen Ellis, and Dimitri Boylan each has an employment
agreement with HotJobs. Each agreement became effective on May 6, 1999 and
expires on May 5, 2002, and will automatically renew for additional one year
terms after that date unless HotJobs gives the executive written notice of its
desire not to renew the agreement at least six months prior to the expiration of
the initial or any additional term. The annual salary for each of these
executives is as follows: Richard Johnson, $200,000; Stephen Ellis, $175,000;
and Dimitri Boylan, $175,000. The annual salary of each executive will increase
by a minimum of 10% each year. In addition, Stephen Ellis received a
non-qualified stock option to purchase 15,000 shares of HotJobs' common stock,
625 of which vest monthly beginning on June 5, 1999 and ending on May 6, 2000
and an additional 3,750 of which vest on each May 6, 2001 and May 6, 2002. On
the closing of this offering, however, 7,500 of these shares will vest
automatically and the remaining shares will vest on May 6, 2001 and 2002 as
stated above. Also, each of these executives is entitled to an annual bonus
determined by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors. HotJobs can
terminate these employment agreements with or without cause by delivering
written notice to the executive. Each executive may terminate his employment
agreement with or without good reason by delivering written notice to HotJobs.
Upon termination of the agreement by HotJobs without cause or by the executive
for good reason, the executive is entitled to the greater of his annual salary
for the remainder of the term of the agreement or one year of salary and all
options become immediately exercisable.

(12) STOCK OPTION PLAN

HotJobs' Board of Directors has authorized 600,000 shares of its common
stock for issuance pursuant to its Stock Award Plan. Such options have ten-year
terms and have been issued at the fair market value of the HotJobs' common stock
on the date of the applicable grant and will vest through 2008. Such options
vest over five years. If there is a Change of Control, (as defined) or the
closing of an IPO, the options become immediately exercisable.

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(12) STOCK OPTION PLAN (CONTINUED)
Stock option activity during the periods indicated is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
OPTIONS GRANTED EXERCISE PRICE
---------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Options outstanding at December 31, 1997
Granted at $0.60................................................. 92,000 $ 0.60
Granted at $0.89................................................. 5,500 $ 0.89
Exercised........................................................ -- $ --
Forfeited........................................................ (46,000) $ 0.60
--------
Outstanding as of December 31, 1998.............................. 51,500 $ 0.63
--------
Granted at $1.30 (unaudited)..................................... 97,600 $ 1.30
Exercised (unaudited)............................................ -- $ --
Forfeited (unaudited)............................................ (600) $ 1.30
--------
Outstanding as of March 31, 1999 (unaudited)..................... 148,500 $ 1.07
--------
--------
Vested at December 31, 1998...................................... 0
--------
--------
Total options available as of December 31, 1998.................. 548,500
--------
--------
</TABLE>

The weighted-average remaining life of the 51,500 options outstanding at
December 31, 1998 is approximately 9.7 years.

HotJobs granted 2,000 options under the plan on April 1, 1998 at an exercise
price of $0.60 to a consultant, an employee of a related party who is providing
services to HotJobs. The value of this option using a Black-Scholes pricing
model was deemed insignificant.

HotJobs has adopted the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123. Had
compensation costs on the HotJobs' Stock Award Plan been determined based on the
fair market value on the grant date consistent with the provisions of SFAS No.
123, HotJobs' net loss would have been increased as per the pro forma amounts
indicated below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998
--------------
<S> <C>
Net loss--actual........................................................................ $ (1,619,006)
--------------
--------------
Net loss--pro forma..................................................................... $ (1,623,947)
--------------
--------------
Basic and diluted net loss per share--actual and pro forma.............................. $ (1.85)
--------------
--------------
</TABLE>

Pro forma information regarding net loss has been determined using a
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions for 1998:

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Risk-free interest rate.................................................... 6.0%
Dividend yield............................................................. 0.0%
Volatility factor.......................................................... 0.0%
Average expected life...................................................... 9 years
</TABLE>

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(13) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

(A) OFFICE LEASES

HotJobs leases office space in New York and California. The minimum lease
payments under these leases are payable as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 AMOUNT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
<S> <C>
1999....................................................................................... $ 95,526
2000....................................................................................... 91,971
2001....................................................................................... 105,204
2002....................................................................................... 109,176
2003....................................................................................... 109,176
Thereafter................................................................................. 63,686
-----------
$ 574,739
-----------
-----------
</TABLE>

Rent expense for the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December
31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1998 was $41,667 and $103,398,
respectively.

In March 1999, HotJobs entered into a five-year lease agreement for office
space in California. The lease is due to expire during May 2004 and has been
included above as part of the minimum lease payment schedule.

In April 1999, HotJobs entered into two five-year lease agreements for
office space in New York. These leases are due to expire on March 31, 2004. The
minimum lease payments under these leases amount to approximately $918,000.
Under the terms of these agreements, landlord and tenant have the right to
terminate these leases at any time after July 31, 1999 upon giving ninety days'
written notice. Due to the existence of this termination clause, these amounts
have not been included as part of minimum lease payable commitments.

An affiliated company unconditionally guaranteed payment and performance of
all obligations, liabilities, terms and conditions of HotJobs' office leases.

(B) EQUIPMENT LEASES

HotJobs is obligated under various capital leases that begin in 1998 and
expire at various dates through November 2001.

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HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(ALL INFORMATION SUBSEQUENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS UNAUDITED)

(13) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)
Future minimum capital lease payments are payable as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CAPITAL
YEAR LEASES
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
<S> <C>
1999....................................................................................... $ 88,470
2000....................................................................................... 64,060
2001....................................................................................... 23,370
-----------
Total minimum lease payments............................................................... 175,900
Less amount representing interest (at rates ranging from 9.7% to 18.7%).................... 22,951
-----------
Present value of net minimum lease payments................................................ 152,949
Less current installment of obligations under capital leases............................... 72,950
-----------
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current installments........................... $ 79,999
-----------
-----------
</TABLE>

From March through April 1999, HotJobs entered into three capital lease
agreements for an aggregate amount of approximately $457,000 to finance computer
equipment. These capital lease commitments are not included in the above lease
schedule.

HotJobs entered into a commitment to purchase 30 seconds of commercial
airtime and a "banner" advertisement from Fox Broadcasting Company during the
National Football League's Super Bowl on January 31, 1999. The cost of the
airtime is $1,360,000. $680,000 was paid in November 1998 and was recorded
within prepaid expenses. The remainder was paid in January 1999.

The Company has also committed approximately $590,000 to advertising firms
and production companies for development of the commercial. This amount was paid
in various installments through January 1999.

Between April 1, 1999 and June 10, 1999, HotJobs incurred approximately
$512,000 in advertising expenses. Also, as of June 1, 1999, HotJobs has
commitments of approximately $10.9 million for various advertising campaigns
over the next three years. These commitments include broadcasting, print, online
and outdoor advertising. These commitments expire over various time periods.

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YOU MAY RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. WE HAVE NOT
AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION DIFFERENT FROM THAT CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR THE SALE OF THE SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK MEANS THAT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS CORRECT
AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SHARES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH
THE OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PAGE
---------
<S> <C>
Prospectus Summary.............................. 1
Risk Factors.................................... 5
Forward-Looking Statements...................... 18
Market Data..................................... 18
Use of Proceeds................................. 19
Dividend Policy................................. 19
Capitalization.................................. 20
Dilution........................................ 21
Selected Financial Data......................... 22
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.................................... 24
Business........................................ 35
Management...................................... 48
Related Party Transactions...................... 55
Principal Stockholders.......................... 58
Description of Capital Stock.................... 61
Shares Eligible for Future Sale................. 66
Underwriting.................................... 69
Legal Matters................................... 72
Experts......................................... 72
Where You Can Find More Information............. 72
Index to Financial Statements................... F-1
</TABLE>

DEALER PROSPECTUS DELIVERY OBLIGATION:

Until , 1999 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all
dealers that buy, sell or trade in these shares of common stock, whether or not
participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. Dealers
are also obligated to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with
respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

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4,750,000 SHARES

COMMON STOCK

DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN

BANCBOSTON
ROBERTSON STEPHENS

SG COWEN

E*TRADE SECURITIES, INC.

Prospectus

, 1999
<PAGE>
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

The following table sets forth an estimate of the costs and expenses, other
than the underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by the Registrant in
connection with the sale of the Common Stock being registered.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT TO
BE PAID
-------------
<S> <C>
SEC registration fee........................................................... $ 19,742
NASD filing fee................................................................ 7,601
Nasdaq National Market listing fee............................................. 90,000
Legal fees and expenses........................................................ 285,000*
Accounting fees and expenses................................................... 500,000*
Printing and engraving......................................................... 300,000*
Transfer agent fees............................................................ 15,000*
Other.......................................................................... 302,657*
-------------
Total.................................................................... $ 1,520,000
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-------------
</TABLE>

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* Estimated Amount to be Paid.

ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Section 145 of the DGCL makes provision for the indemnification of officers
and directors in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify officers and directors
under certain circumstances from liabilities (including reimbursement for
expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act. Section 145 of the DGCL
empowers a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers and to purchase
insurance with respect to liability arising out of their capacity or status as
directors and officers, provided that this provision shall not eliminate or
limit the liability of a director: (1) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (3) arising under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The DGCL provides
further that the indemnification permitted thereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which the directors and officers may be
entitled under the corporation's bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders
or otherwise.

Effective upon the consummation of this offering, our certificate of
incorporation will provide for indemnification of our directors against, and
absolution of, liability to HotJobs.com and its stockholders to the fullest
extent permitted by the DGCL. HotJobs.com intends to purchase directors' and
officers' liability insurance covering liabilities that may be incurred by our
directors and officers in connection with the performance of their duties.

The employment agreements we have entered into with Richard S. Johnson,
Stephen W. Ellis and Dimitri J. Boylan provide that such executives will be
indemnified by us for all liabilities relating to their status as officers or
directors of HotJobs.com, and any actions committed or omitted by the
executives, to the maximum extent permitted by law of the State of Delaware.

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ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

The Registrant has sold and issued the following securities since February
20, 1997 (inception):

COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK.

1. In February 1997, the Registrant issued and sold 21,300,000 shares of
common stock to purchasers, including officers and directors, for par value.

2. Effective May 10, 1999, the Registrant issued and sold 1,620,000 shares
of Series A Preferred Stock to 30 accredited investors for an aggregate purchase
price of $16,200,000.

OPTIONS. The Registrant from time to time has granted stock options to
employees and consultants in reliance upon exemption from registration pursuant
to either (i) Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (ii)
Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The following
table sets forth certain information regarding such grants:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF EXERCISE
SHARES PRICES
------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
February 20, 1997 (inception) to December 31, 1997........... -- --
January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998......................... 1,236,000 $0.02 - $0.04
January 1, 1999 to June 30, 1999............................. 3,058,200 $0.05 - $3.38
</TABLE>

The above securities were offered and sold by the Registrant in reliance
upon exemptions from registration pursuant to either (1) Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as transactions not involving any public
offering or (2) Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. No underwriters were involved in connection with the sales of
securities referred to in this Item 15.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) Exhibits.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
- --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
10.5** Employment Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1999, between HotJobs.com and Stephen W. Ellis.+
10.6** HotJobs.com Stock Award Plan+
10.7** 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan+
10.8** Employee Stock Purchase Plan+
10.9** Lease Agreement, dated as of April 16, 1999, between 24 West 40th St. LLC, as landlord, and
HotJobs.com, Ltd., as tenant for the 14th and 16th floors.
10.10** Guarantee, made as of April 16, 1999, by OTEC, Inc. and RBL Agency, Ltd., related to the above lease.
10.11** Lease Agreement, dated as of April 16, 1999, between 24 West 40th St. LLC, as landlord, and
HotJobs.com, Ltd., as tenant for the 10th floor.
10.12** Guarantee, made as of April 16, 1999, by OTEC, Inc. and RBL Agency, Ltd., related to the above lease.
10.13** Office Lease, dated as of February 10, 1999, between 580 Market Street Corp., as landlord, and
HotJobs.com, Ltd., as tenant.
10.14** Line of Credit, dated as of October 3, 1998, granted by The Dime Savings Bank to HotJobs.com, Ltd.
10.15** Line of Credit, dated as of October 3, 1999, granted by The Dime Savings Bank to OTEC Consulting, Inc.,
RBL Agency, Ltd. and OTEC, Inc.
10.16** Employment Agreement, dated as of June 18, 1999, between HotJobs.com and George J. Nassef, Jr.+
23.1*** Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2* Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1** Powers of Attorney (See Signature Page).
27.1** Financial Data Schedule.
</TABLE>

- ------------------------

* To be filed by amendment.

** Previously filed.

*** Filed herewith.

+ Indicates compensatory plan or arrangement.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules.

Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the Underwriter
at the closing specified in the Underwriting Agreement, certificates in such
denominations and registered in such names as required by the Underwriter to
permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act, and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the

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question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part
of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a
form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424 (b)(1) or
(4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, shall be deemed to be part
of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of
prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and this offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in The City of New York,
State of New York, on this 30th day of July, 1999.

HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

By: /s/ RICHARD S. JOHNSON
-----------------------------------------
Name: Richard S. Johnson
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on
July 30, 1999:

SIGNATURE TITLE(S)
- ------------------------------ ---------------------------
President, Chief Executive
/s/ RICHARD S. JOHNSON Officer and Chairman of
- ------------------------------ the Board of Directors
Richard S. Johnson (principal executive
officer)

Chief Financial Officer
/s/ STEPHEN W. ELLIS (principal financial and
- ------------------------------ accounting officer) and
Stephen W. Ellis Director

/s/ DIMITRI J. BOYLAN Chief Operating Officer,
- ------------------------------ Secretary and Director
Dimitri J. Boylan

/s/ JOHN A. HAWKINS Director
- ------------------------------
John A. Hawkins

/s/ JOHN G. MURRAY Director
- ------------------------------
John G. Murray

Director
- ------------------------------
Kevin P. Ryan

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SCHEDULE II

HOTJOBS.COM, LTD.

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BALANCE AT PROVISION BALANCE AT
BEGINNING FOR DOUBTFUL END OF
OF PERIOD ACCOUNTS DEDUCTIONS PERIOD
----------- ------------ ----------- -----------

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
For the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December
31, 1997
Allowance for doubtful accounts............................ $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
----------- ------------ ----------- -----------

For the year ended December 31, 1998
Allowance for doubtful accounts............................ $ 0 $ 85,000 $ 0 $ 85,000
----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
</TABLE>
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
- --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
1.1** Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1** Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.
3.2* Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be in effect upon the closing of this
offering.
3.3 Bylaws.
3.4* Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws to be in effect upon the closing of this offering.
4.1* Specimen Common Stock certificate.
4.2 Please see Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 for provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws
defining the rights of holders of common stock.
5.1* Opinion of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
10.1** Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 10, 1999, between HotJobs.com
and the several purchasers names in Schedule I thereto.
10.2** Amended and Restated Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999.
10.3** Employment Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1999, between HotJobs.com and Richard S. Johnson.+
10.4** Employment Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1999, between HotJobs.com and Dimitri J. Boylan.+
10.5** Employment Agreement, dated as of May 6, 1999, between HotJobs.com and Stephen W. Ellis.+
10.6** HotJobs.com Stock Award Plan.+
10.7** 1999 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan.+
10.8** Employee Stock Purchase Plan.+
10.9** Lease Agreement, dated as of April 16, 1999, between 24 West 40th St. LLC, as landlord, and
HotJobs.com, Ltd., as tenant for the 14th and 16th floors.
10.10** Guarantee, made as of April 16, 1999, by OTEC, Inc. and RBL Agency, Ltd., related to the above lease.
10.11** Lease Agreement, dated as of April 16, 1999, between 24 West 40th St. LLC, as landlord, and
HotJobs.com, Ltd., as tenant for the 10th floor.
10.12** Guarantee, made as of April 16, 1999, by OTEC, Inc. and RBL Agency, Ltd., related to the above lease.
10.13** Office Lease, dated as of February 10, 1999, between 580 Market Street Corp., as landlord, and
HotJobs.com, Ltd., as tenant.
10.14** Line of Credit, dated as of October 3, 1998, granted by The Dime Savings Bank to HotJobs.com, Ltd.
10.15** Line of Credit, dated as of October 3, 1999, granted by The Dime Savings Bank to OTEC Consulting, Inc.,
RBL Agency, Ltd. and OTEC, Inc.
10.16** Employment Agreement, dated as of June 18, 1999, between HotJobs.com and George J. Nasset, Jr.+
23.1*** Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2* Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1** Powers of Attorney (See Signature Page).
27.1** Financial Data Schedule.
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* To be filed by amendment.

** Previously filed.

*** Filed herewith.

+ Indicates compensatory plan or arrangement.

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EXHIBIT 23.1

The Board of Directors
HotJobs.com, Ltd.

The audits referred to in our report dated March 15, 1999, except for notes
2(a), 6 and 13(c) which are as of June 10, 1999, included the related financial
statement schedule for the period from February 20, 1997 (inception) to December
31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1998, included in the registration
statement. The financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.

We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York
July 30, 1999