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Vertical Search Engine for Jobs SimplyHired.com Gets 'LinkedIn' With World's Largest Business Network; Over Three Million Jobs and Two Million Inside Connections Offer Job Seekers the First ''One-Stop Search and Connect'' Solution for Finding a New JobMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- April 19, 2005 -- LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com), the world's largest and most effective business network, and Simply Hired (www.simplyhired.com), the world's largest search engine for jobs, today announced a partnership to create the most extensive job search network on the planet. The agreement -- which for the first time integrates business networking with vertical search -- brings over 3 million job listings indexed by Simply Hired to the LinkedIn Jobs network. As a result of the partnership, LinkedIn's more than 2.4 million users will be able to find inside connections at companies represented by these job listings. In addition, Simply Hired users can utilize the LinkedIn network to find inside connections at companies listed in SimplyHired.com search results. "The ability to discover inside connections and obtain referrals to hiring managers has quickly made LinkedIn Jobs the preferred destination for savvy job seekers. By partnering with Simply Hired, we now give LinkedIn professionals exploring new career opportunities instant access to over three million jobs from all over the Web," said LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman. Gautam Godhwani, CEO of Simply Hired explains, "What people really want is to make job search simpler -- they want just *one* place to go to discover all the jobs available to them. That 'one place' is SimplyHired.com. Now with access to the LinkedIn network, job seekers can also discover who they know inside a company, and make their job search faster and easier." Launched in March 2005, LinkedIn Jobs is the Internet's first referral-powered job network that connects job applicants with hiring managers, HR professionals or recruiters representing the jobs listed on LinkedIn. On LinkedIn Jobs, candidates not only find open positions that match their interests, but also get background information on the company and the hiring manager. More importantly, job seekers can learn which of their existing professional contacts can introduce them to the hiring manager or recruiter -- or to someone who knows these key contacts. Simply Hired, which released a beta version of its vertical search engine last month, aggregates and indexes data on millions of jobs worldwide from a variety of sources including large and small job boards, newspaper and classified listings, and company websites. In just one click, Simply Hired users can perform "one-stop searching" across more than 3 million job listings using any combination of keywords and location. With advanced search features released last week, job seekers can now filter their results by company, city, or commute distance; as well as rate their results using a simple five-star rating system. The new features and functionality resulting from the partnership will appear on the SimplyHired.com site this week and on LinkedIn Jobs by the end of next month. About LinkedIn LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) is the world's largest and most effective business network. On LinkedIn, over 2.4 million professionals find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by their existing network of trusted contacts. Through referrals from the people they know, professionals can get in touch with the job candidates, industry experts and business partners they want to reach. The LinkedIn network powers LinkedIn Jobs, a job network that helps job seekers discover inside connections and obtain referrals to hiring managers. Through the LinkedIn JobsInsider browser companion, job seekers can take their LinkedIn network with them when they search Internet job boards. To learn more about LinkedIn Jobs, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/jobs. About Simply Hired, Inc. Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com) is the world's largest vertical search engine for jobs, indexing over three million jobs and counting. The company's goal is to help job seekers find their next job in the simplest, most effective way possible. At SimplyHired.com users can perform quick, powerful searches for jobs by entering any combination of keywords and location to find relevant search results. Simply Hired aggregates and indexes data on millions of job listings worldwide from a variety of sources including large and small job boards, newspaper and classified listings, and company websites. Simply Hired is headquartered in Mountain View, California. |
