Tuesday, March 15, 2011

“Simply Hired Introduces New Site for Localized Job Search in Sweden” plus 1 more

“Simply Hired Introduces New Site for Localized Job Search in Sweden” plus 1 more


Simply Hired Introduces New Site for Localized Job Search in Sweden

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PST

Swedish Job Seekers Now Have Access to over 45,000 Job Listings on www.simplyhired.se


Press Release Source: Simply Hired On Thursday March 10, 2011, 12:00 am EST

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Simply Hired®, the largest job search engine, today announced a new localized site for Sweden (www.SimplyHired.se). With more than 45,000 local job listings, Simply Hired's expanded international presence will directly benefit job seekers as well as local recruiters, employers and Web publishers. The new site launches with the "Who Do I Know?®" LinkedIn integration, enabling job seekers to view professional connections in-line with their search results.

The new job search engine for Sweden joins localized Simply Hired sites in 22 other countries. Simply Hired currently indexes over seven million jobs worldwide from the leading job boards, content websites, newspapers and company career pages, providing Swedish job seekers with one destination for a simple online job search experience.

"Simply Hired is pleased to expand our international presence in Europe, offering personalized job search tools that have otherwise been absent in Sweden," said Sachin Shah, Director of International, Simply Hired. "With the local unemployment rate hovering just below eight percent, the introduction of www.simplyhired.se comes at the right time for job seekers, providing intuitive and effective tools to help them find a job they love."

For Swedish recruiters and employers, Simply Hired offers the ability to add jobs into these search sites through a job feed. They can also advertise their employment brand via premium display ads that appear on relevant search result pages.

For the Sweden publisher community such as niche job boards, bloggers and content sites, Simply Hired provides relevant job listings to supplement existing content.

About Simply Hired
With over seven million job listings, Simply Hired (www.simplyhired.se) is the world's largest job search engine - 25 times the size of the biggest job board. Servicing 15 million monthly users across 23 countries, the company powers jobs on over 10,000 network partner sites, including LinkedIn, CNNMoney, The Washington Post and BusinessWeek. Reaching passive as well as active candidates, the Simply Hired network delivers millions of targeted job applicants and boasts one of the lowest cost-per-hire rates in the industry. The company is based in Mountain View, California and is funded by Foundation Capital and IDG Ventures.

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Va. Job-Search Company Receives $27M Investment

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 09:55 AM PST

March 10, 2011

Online job-search company and software developer SnagAJob.com has received a $27 million investment led by a California-based venture capital firm.

The Richmond area company said Wednesday that the investment will help it expand its operations, increase its marketing and possibly make acquisitions. As part of the deal, it is expanding its board of directors from five to seven members.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the investment is led by venture capital firm August Capital, whose partners have been founding investors in companies such as Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Skype.

SnagAJob's Website focuses on hourly jobs and has about 250,000 jobs listed with about 28 million registered users.

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