In 1968, Manpower was one of the first in our business to understand that managing a professional workforce required deep industry-specific knowledge and Manpower Technical was born. Over the years, we've led the industry by creating and developing innovative testing and training tools, consistently translating technology into successful business solutions for our clients and career enhancements for our employees. In 1999, we changed our name to Manpower Professional to reflect our specialization in several high-level, industry-specific disciplines.

To connect talented professionals with some of today's most admired companies, including many of the Fortune 500.

Manpower Professional encourages personal and professional discovery. Our mission is to offer you career opportunity and variety. Your working environment will change with every project, and with every company at which you choose to work. You are free to select the atmospheres that fit your work style. Another plus to working through Manpower Professional is a schedule that allows you to keep work, home and other commitments in balance.

Manpower Professional attracts forward-thinking individuals who are interested in advancing their careers. Want to check out different companies? Expand your work experience? Sharpen your skills? Do some profitable networking? Working for us lets you broaden your horizons, while balancing work with your lifestyle. And that's exactly what attracts experienced professionals to Manpower Professional.

Manpower Professional has Recruiters who specialize in your field: IT, Engineering, Finance, Science, Telecommunications, Sales/Marketing, Human Resources, Management and more. We also have the tools and expertise to help you create the career path you want while earning great pay and benefits.

We can get you started down that career path by helping you "re-engineer" your skills with the Global Learning Center (GLC), our online university. The GLC provides free, online access to more than 1,500 software and IT courses, over 300 Business Skills courses and numerous other career resources.

In addition, our partnerships with Brainbench, a nationally recognized, online skill assessment firm, and PerfectAgent, an online e-resume feature, allow you to achieve professional certifications conveniently, and market yourself with a free, personal career site.

Since people are Manpower Professional's greatest asset, we provide our employees with one of the most competitive benefits packages in the industry.

• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive Major Medical, vision and dental insurance
• Vision and dental insurance*
• 401(k) and stock purchase plans*
• Free skills training
• Referral bonuses*
• Tax and social security deductions
• Direct deposit and debit card options*

* Benefits may vary by Manpower Professional location.

STERLING, VA, July 05, 2000 - Brainbench™, the leader in online skills certification, today announced its Web-based certification and testing solution for e-recruiters, the Virtual Test Center (VTC). With the VTC, Brainbench is pioneering the transformation of the e-recruiting space by allowing e-recruiters and job seekers alike to maximize the growing trend towards skill-based hiring. Brainbench has over 30 VTC customers to date, including online recruiters such as CareerBuilder and CareerPath, and staffing companies including Manpower Professional, Kforce.com, and Comsys.

"The dominance of e-recruiting has created significant changes in the relationship between employers and job candidates. Pure labor market demographics, especially in IT, have put the employee in the position of power," said Bill Lake, vice president and co-founder of Brainbench. "Brainbench is changing the way individuals prove what they know to their future employers, as well as how employers identify the talent they need. Through VTCs and our online certification exams, we enable the professional to be recognized quickly in this fast moving skills economy - a win-win for the job candidate and the employer."

A Virtual Test Center is a privately labeled Web site that is seamlessly integrated into a host Web site, such as an e-recruiting site or a portal site. VTC's have the same look and feel of the host Web site, such as careerbuilder.com. Based on an ASP model, the exams are highly flexible, adaptable and easily integrated into the host site. Designed for both the job seeker and the employer, the VTCs offer testing, certification verification, individual account and transcript management, employer account management and testing package purchases. Through a VTC, job seekers can take certification exams and access their transcript without ever leaving the host site. Employers can perform online testing and access test results in a private online account.

"Our VTC partnership with Brainbench provides careerbuilder.com job seekers with quicker matching, more targeted hits, and the tools and resources they need to validate their skill levels," said Rob McGovern, president and CEO of CareerBuilder. "In addition to enhancing the array of services we already offer the career-minded job seeker, Brainbench certifications offer the job seeker an instant assessment of true skill value among their peers and a valuable summary of individual strengths and weaknesses. If CareerBuilder's job seekers know it, Brainbench certifications help them show it."

According to Bill Pfannenstiel, Vice President of Professional Services for Manpower Inc., "Our partnership with Brainbench further extends Manpower Professional's portfolio of career management capabilities. Being able to offer the job seeker an instant assessment of true skill value among their peers is an invaluable tool in today's job market," continued Pfannenstiel. "In addition to providing value added resources and benefits to Manpower Professional job seekers, we are also helping employers target the right candidates for the right positions."

"The individual is now assuming responsibility for their own careers and changing jobs as necessary to advance their careers in the directions they choose," added Lake. "Businesses who provide the ability for the individual to manage their career, by facilitating access to the skills development that the individual chooses, will have a competitive advantage in the marketplace."

To locate your nearest Manpower Professional office or search for available projects, please visit our Web site at www.manpowerprofessional.com.

For more information, please email our Corporate Headquarters at jobs@technical.manpower.com