EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Workstream Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 31, 2002, as filed with the
Securities Exchange Commission on date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael F.
Mullarkey, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my
knowledge:

         1.   the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
              or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
              material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Company.


                                              /s/ Michael Mullarkey
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                                              Michael F. Mullarkey
                                              Chief Executive Officer



                                              Date: October 15, 2002