EXHIBIT 23.1

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

TMP Worldwide Inc.
New York, New York

    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the previously filed
open Registration Statements on Forms S-3 and S-8 (Nos. 333-81843, 333-63631,
333-50699, 333-18937, 333-63499, 333-88193, 333-75031, 333-93065, 333-70795,
333-83131, 333-96101, 333-61400 and 333-71062) of TMP Worldwide Inc. and
Subsidiaries of our reports dated February 19, 2002, relating to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of TMP Worldwide Inc. and
Subsidiaries appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001.

                                          /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
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                                          BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

New York, New York
March 27, 2002