Simply Hired Introduces Localized Job Search Sites for Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Brazil and the Netherlands

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Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:00am EDT

Largest Job Search Engine Expands Globally With Destination Websites, Now
Showcasing Available Jobs Across Five Continents


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Extending its presence through Europe and into South America, Simply Hired, the
largest job search engine, today announced the launch of five new job search
websites in Italy (www.simplyhired.it), Ireland (www.simplyhired.ie), Belgium
(www.simplyhired.be), the Netherlands (www.simplyhired.nl) and Brazil
(www.simplyhired.com.br). Widely regarded as "prosumer" countries with early
adopters of innovative technology and Internet usage, Italy, Ireland, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Brazil have primed job seekers to embrace localized job
search engines. 

Having indexed more than five million jobs worldwide, Simply Hired`s
country-specific destination websites in Italy, Ireland, Belgium, the
Netherlands and Brazil now enable job seekers to search from the leading job
boards, content websites, newspapers and company career pages in each country -
providing a simple online job search experience. Through its international
partnership with LinkedIn, Simply Hired`s local websites will also allow job
seekers to discover connections at companies, providing them the inside track on
the hiring process. Without requiring membership, Simply Hired immediately shows
returning users which new listings have been added since their last visit and
offers an advanced search option to return job listings that match specific
criteria, all in the users` native language. 

"Simply Hired is proud to offer localized job search engines in Europe, Asia,
North America, South America and Australia," said Sachin Shah, Director of
International, Simply Hired. "Our recent expansion to Italy, Ireland, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Brazil is a testament of our commitment to helping job
seekers around the world." 

"As Simply Hired continues to grow and expand globally, localizing our job
search services is crucial to ensuring successful market entry," said Gautam
Godhwani, Co-founder and CEO, Simply Hired. "Localized Simply Hired sites in the
U.S., Australia, Canada, India, the U.K., Germany, Spain and France are already
providing job seekers in these countries the best opportunity possible to
discover their dream job. By expanding our services to Italy, Ireland, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Brazil, Simply Hired is demonstrating a strong commitment to
the worldwide job search market." 

For recruiters and direct employers, Simply Hired offers the ability to add
their jobs into these international sites through a job feed. They can also
advertise their employment brand via premium display ads that appear on relevant
search result pages. To express interest in including your jobs, visit any
Simply Hired international site and click the "Add Jobs" link at the bottom of
the page. For more information about advertising with display ads on Simply
Hired, please contact displayads@simplyhired.com. 

For the publisher community such as job boards, bloggers and content sites,
Simply Hired provides additional, relevant job listings to supplement existing
content. By including job listings on their sites, publishers can improve their
visitor engagement and increase traffic. Simply Hired currently powers the
international job channel for MySpace U.K., and supplements LinkedIn's job board
with millions of job listings from the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Australia, India, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, the
Netherlands and Brazil. For more information about incorporating Simply Hired
international job search content on your site, please contact
partners@simplyhired.com. 

About Simply Hired

With over five million job listings worldwide and more than 5,000 job search
partners, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com) is the largest job search engine
and recruitment advertising network. The company has exclusive partnerships with
MySpace and LinkedIn as well as the largest set of professional applications on
Facebook. The company has international sites in the United States, Canada,
United Kingdom, Australia, India, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Ireland,
Belgium, Netherlands and Brazil. Simply Hired has been lauded as one of the "50
Coolest Websites" by Time magazine and declared "Best of the Web" by Business
Week. Simply Hired has raised $17.7M in funding from News Corporation`s Fox
Interactive Media, Foundation Capital, Garage Technology Ventures and individual
investors. The company is privately held and is based in Mountain View,
California. 





Simply Hired
Katya White, 650-930-1064
katya@simplyhired.com

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