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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

(Mark One)
[X] Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
    Act of 1934

         For the quarterly period ended: JUNE 30, 1999

                                       or

[ ] Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934

                   For the transition period from_____to_____

                         Commission File Number: 0-20735

                                  WEBHIRE, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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                   DELAWARE                                04-2935271
        (State or other jurisdiction of        (IRS Employer Identification No.)
        incorporation or organization)

              91 HARTWELL AVENUE
                 LEXINGTON, MA                                02421
   (Address of principal executive offices)                 (zip code)

                                 (781) 869-5000
                         (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER)


     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the Registrant
was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes [X] No [ ]

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock as of the latest practicable date:

                               TITLE OF EACH CLASS


     Common stock, $.01 par value, shares outstanding at August 10, 1999:
10,421,264.


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     This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Registrant's quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1999 (the "10-Q") filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 16,
1999. The sole purpose of this amendment is to refile Exhibit 10.2 and
Exhibit 10.3 to the 10-Q/A, certain portions of which were the subject of a
confidential treatment request filed with the Commission.

     Item 6 of Part II is amended and restated as follows:

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a) Exhibits furnished as Exhibits hereto:


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Exhibit No.                Description
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     2.1*                  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 9,
                           1999, by and among Webhire, Inc., HWK Acquisition
                           Corp., HireWorks, Inc. and the stockholders of
                           HireWorks, Inc.

     10.1*                 Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 19, 1999, between
                           Webhire, Inc. and Softbank Capital Partners, LP

     10.2**                Yahoo! Inc. and Webhire, Inc. Services Agreement
                           dated as of June 3, 1999, by and between Yahoo! Inc.
                           and Webhire, Inc.

     10.3**                Amendment No. 1 to Yahoo! Inc. and Webhire, Inc.
                           Services Agreement dated July 27, 1999 by and Yahoo!
                           Inc. and Webhire, Inc.

     27.1*                 Financial Data Schedule Pursuant to Regulation S-X.
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*    Previously filed.

** Certain portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a
confidential treatment request filed with the Commission. The omitted portions
have been filed separately with the Commission.

     (b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the quarter
ended June 30, 1999.


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



WEBHIRE, INC.


Date:     May 11, 2000

                                                     /s/ Martin J. Fahey
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                                                         Martin J. Fahey
                                                    Chief Executive Officer



                                                      /s/ Stephen Allison
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                                                          Stephen Allison
                                                      Chief Financial Officer





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