EXHIBIT 99.2:


  Written Statement of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


     Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the
undersigned Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudson
Highland Group, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge,
that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended
March 31, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in
the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Richard W. Pehlke
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Richard W. Pehlke
May 15, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Hudson Highland Group, Inc. and will be retained by Hudson Highland
Group, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.