Simply Hired

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Simply Hired
Available inChinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Russian
Founded2003
Headquarters Sunnyvale, California, US
Owner Recruit
Services Employment website
URL www.SimplyHired.com
CommercialYes
Launched2023
Current statusYes

Simply Hired is an employment website utilizing desktop and mobile application for an online recruitment advertising network based in Sunnyvale, California. The company was launched in 2003. In 2016, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (owner of Indeed.com, a Simply Hired competitor), purchased Simply Hired. [1]

Contents

The company aggregates job listings from thousands of websites and job boards. It then advertises those jobs on its website and mobile app. Employers can gain premium placement in the listings by advertising in a pay-per-click (PPC) model.

Investment history

Investors sank a total of US$33.1 million into Simply Hired between 2005 and 2014:

Services

Services for job seekers include job search, resume upload, custom profiles, email alerts, a company directory, trending companies from its Employer Brand Index, [7] job search advice, and local information in the United States. [8]

Awards and recognition

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References

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