HIRESTRATEGY OPENS OFFICES IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON, NEW YORK CITY

Reston, VA, November 4, 2003

Reston-based HireStrategy (www.hirestrategy.com), a privately held, full-service professional staffing firm, announced today that it has opened new offices in downtown Washington, DC, and New York City to better serve its growing list of clients.

Announcing the moves, HireStrategy President and CEO Paul Villella said: "The opening of these two new offices is in direct response to a growing demand for our services. Our business is up 107% over last year. We are successfully executing our business plan, steadily increasing our revenues and maintaining a consistent record of profitability. And we are responding to the improving job market by bringing on more professional staff and extending our reach into new markets."

To better service its clients and candidates in the District of Columbia, Arlington, Virginia, and Bethesda, Maryland, HireStrategy has opened an office in downtown Washington at 2000 K Street, N.W.

Tom Whitehead will lead the Finance & Accounting practice in the new downtown Washington office, providing clients with professionals for permanent hire and temporary contract staff. Prior to joining HireStrategy four years ago, Whitehead served as Director of Corporate Training and Recruitment for the CoStar Group, a Bethesda-based real estate software company.

Phil Wisner will lead the Technology & Sales practice in the new downtown office, providing clients with professionals for permanent hire and technology contract staff. Before joining HireStrategy one year ago, Wisner served as a senior business development executive with the H.L. Yoh Company, a national staffing services firm.

Expanding into the New York area, HireStrategy has opened an office at 90 Park Avenue in Manhattan. Alison Glickson will lead the Technology, Sales and Financial Services practices in the New York office. Prior to joining HireStrategy, Glickson worked at Friends and Co., Washington-area staffing agency.

HireStrategy is a full-service professional staffing firm providing contract and permanent placement solutions for companies and career management for individuals in the specialty skill areas of technology, sales, finance and accounting.

HireStrategy's experienced recruiting team is comprised of industry experts from the fields in which we specialize, and includes CPAs, Big 4 consultants, technology sales executives, and software engineers. Our unique recruiting approach combines traditional recruiting methods with a web-based solution that attracts and retains relationships with high-quality candidates.