Frequently Asked Questions

  • Searching for a job using SimplyHired.com

    What is SimplyHired.com?
    SimplyHired.com is a vertical job search engine that pulls listings from thousands of sites across the Web including the leading job boards, company career sites, newspapers, non-profits, government sites, and more. Simply Hired allows job seekers to search all of the jobs on the Web in one place for free.
    Can I save a resume on Simply Hired?
    No. Simply Hired is only a job search engine that directs you to job listings found from thousands of sites across the Web. While some company web sites or job boards may ask you to save or upload a resume in order to apply, you can't save it on your Simply Hired account.
    How do I look for a job on SimplyHired.com?
    Looking for a job on Simply Hired is quite easy. From the homepage, please do the following:
    1. Enter your keywords (job title, company, skills) in the keyword field.
    2. Enter a location (city, state or zip).
    3. Click "Search All Jobs." You will be brought to a results page that contains all of the job listings that match your search terms. If you are getting too many jobs, simply use the filters on the left to narrow down your choices.
    4. If you see a job you are interested in, simply click on the link for the job title. You will leave SimplyHired.com and arrive at the site where the job listing is posted. There you will find the directions for applying within the listing.

    Note: Simply Hired is not the hiring company for jobs on our site. Please do not send resumes and/or contact us for information on the status of an application. You should direct your inquiry directly to the hiring company if you have additional questions.
    Should I contact Simply Hired to inquire about a job?
    Not unless the job in question happens to be with Simply Hired! Otherwise, we're the search engine, not the hiring company. To follow up on an application, contact the company you're applying to directly. They'll appreciate your initiative, and unlike us, they'll know the status of your application. Go get 'em, Tiger!
    How do I refine my job results?
    To the left of your search results, you can filter by title, company, date posted, job type, and more to refine your search further, like this. Or, use our special filters to find jobs from ranked lists such as the Fortune 500.

    You may also narrow down your results by entering additional keywords in the search fields near the top of the results page.

    We also have specialty searches such as mom-friendly companies, dog-friendly companies, eco-friendly companies, age 50+ friendly companies, and GLBT friendly companies.

    You can also try out our advanced search.
    What is the "Who Do I Know" feature?
    We know how important networking is for job searching so we've integrated with LinkedIn to help you see what connections you know at a company.

    Instructions to activate "Who Do I Know?"
    1) Click the "Who Do I Know?" button located under the keyword box.
    2) Click the "Continue" link.
    3) You will be redirected to the LinkedIn confirmation page; click the "OK, I'll allow it" button.
    4) Your LinkedIn connections should appear to the right of job listings when you have a known connection at that company.

    You can deactivate "Who Do I Know?" by clicking the "Hide Contacts" button located under the keyword box and selecting the "Yes, Deactivate" link.

    Your privacy is important to us. We don't save any of your personal information and we won't send messages without your permission.
    What is personalized job search through the integration with Facebook?
    About half of all hiring is done through referrals, so our integration with Facebook allows job seekers to utilize their Facebook profile and friends to find a job. By opting-in to this feature, users are able to discover jobs based on their current or previous work titles, location, interests and their friends' companies. Now your friends can help you find a job online!

    Here's the easiest way to opt-in to the integration with Facebook:
    1) On the homepage, click the 'Login to Facebook' button
    2) Log into your Facebook account and click "Allow"
    3) Your friends' photos and employers will appear to the right of the job category links

    To opt-out, click the "opt-out" link below your friends' photos on the homepage or the "X" in the upper right corner of the social search box on the search results page above the results.
    Is my information safe with the Facebook integration?
    Simply Hired is committed to user privacy. All user information and job search activity on SimplyHired.com will be kept private and will not be shared or appear on Facebook. We advise you to read our Privacy Policy as well as Facebook's Privacy Policy before activating our Facebook integration. You can also read the Simply Hire and Facebook Privacy Guide.

    We use information such as your name, profile picture, education information, work information, fan pages, networks, current location, friends, and similar information about your friends to help create a more personalized experience on SimplyHired.com after you opt-in.
    What are the features of the integration with Facebook?
    There are four main features of our Facebook integration:

    - On the homepage, you will see your friend's photos, where they work, and links to jobs at their company
    - On the search results page, you will see a social search box where you can browse your friends' companies and search for job openings. Searches for specific companies (using "company:") will also show your friends who work at that company.
    - On the Where Your Friends Work page, you will find a directory of your friends' companies as well as a Fun Facts section with notable nuggets of info about your network.
    - You can send a direct Facebook message to your friends to ask for more info about jobs at their companies, or to ask for a referral
    How do I get to the Where Your Friends Work page?
    After opting-in to our integration with Facebook, just click the"See All" link beneath the photos of your friends on the homepage, or within the social search box on the search results page.

    You can also directly enter the URL for the Where Your Friends Work page (http://www.simplyhired.com/a/social/user) and login to Facebook to see your personal company directory, based on your Facebook profile and friends.
    How do I look for a job with a specific title?
    If you want to look for a job with a specific title, simply put "title:" in front of the job title in the keywords area. While doing a keyword search will often return many results that are similar in nature, doing so can also mean that the search engine will look for it in the description as well (in other words, you may pull listings that have "customer", "service" & "manager" somewhere in the job description that aren't actual Customer Service Manager jobs.

    Example using 'Customer Service Manager'
    How do I search for a job with a specific company?
    If you know that you are looking for a job with a specific company, simply put "company:" in front of the company name in the keyword area. While putting in a company name without company: in the keywords area will often lead to the correct results, you may actually get listings not related to actual company if you are using a company that has a common identifier ("General Motors" for example, might pull listings from General Motors & General Electric because the word "general" is in the listing).

    Example using Pfizer

    You can also surround the company name with () to make the search even more exact. Example using General Motors
    Which boolean operators (search modifiers) does Simply Hired support?
    Simply Hired supports the three main boolean operators:

    • AND
    • OR
    • NOT

    Note: These are not supported within "phrase" searches. But go ahead and use them in conjunction with "phrase" searches!

    See an example of how these can be used here.
    Why do I see older/expired listings on the site?
    While we do a great deal to reduce the probability that you will see an older/expired listing on the Simply Hired site, old/expired listings can appear if the source site (where we pulled the information from) still has the job active on their site.

    If you are an employer that would like to have a listing pulled, please contact the source site directly. The job will quickly clear from our results after the source site removed it.

    Note: The source site is shown at the bottom of every job listing when on the search results page.
    How can I notify Simply Hired about faulty or fraudulent job listings?
    The "Report" feature allows you to report job listings on SimplyHired.com that are faulty or seem fraudulent in nature. If you come across one of these problematic job listings, just click the "Report" link below the job listing. Then choose the problem you found with the job. :

    1. scam/spam job
    2. expired job
    3. inaccurate job
    4. duplicate job

    The job listing will then collapse in the results and be labeled as "Reported." Your feedback will be sent to the Simply Hired data quality team and we will investigate repeatedly reported jobs for removal from our site.

    For more information about how to use the "Report" feature, you can view this blog post.

    To hide jobs listings from specific companies or sources, you can use the "Hide" feature. To learn how, read the blog post.
    Can I save a job search as an RSS feed?
    Yes, go to your saved searches and you'll see a nice, bright-orange button that says RSS. Click it, choose your feed subscription preferences, and when new jobs appear that match your search criteria, you'll see the job listings via RSS.

    You can also click the RSS link beneath the pagination on the search results page.

    Note: RSS currently only displays the top 20 matches from the criteria you established.
    What do I do with the "Notes" box?
    For jobs you save or rate, a "Notes" field appears next to the listing on your "My Jobs" page. Use it to jot down any information you want to remember about that job. Like the date and time of your interview. Or the sweet-looking ergonomic Aeron chairs they had. Like our "Ratings" feature, your notes are totally private and can only be seen by you.

    Clearing your cache and cookies will delete your "Notes" and "Ratings" if you don't have a Simply Hired account. Wait - why don't you have a Simply Hired account? It only takes a minute to sign up, and then you'll be able to save stuff and view and manage it from anywhere.
    Can I rate a job? And, should I?
    Definitely! Click on a rating of one to five stars for any job listing you've saved. They'll appear on your My Jobs page, where you can sort them by your level of interest. You can also use the "notes" field next to a listing to keep track of any other info or thoughts you have about that job.

    By the way, only you can see your "My Jobs" page, so never fear, your true feelings are in a safe place! NOTE: if you don't have an account with us, then clearing your cache or cookies will delete your notes and ratings. But, if you create an account with Simply Hired, we'll keep your info safe for you.

  • Job Email Alerts

    How do I get emails notifying me of new jobs?
    We'll send you a daily or weekly alert to notify you of new job listings that match your criteria. All you have to do is:

    1. Create your job email alert here
    OR
    1. Run a search.
    2. Refine the results using job filters.
    3. Click on 'Get new matching jobs by email' either at the top or bottom of your search results.
    4. Enter the email address where you would like to receive the alerts.
    5. Confirm the alert by following the confirmation link in the email we will send to start receiving job alerts!

    Cancel an alert, change the frequency or the destination address at any time in your Simply Hired account .

    You can also cancel an email alert by clicking on the "Stop receiving this alert" link at the top or bottom of any received alert.

    Learn how to sign up for email alerts by watching our tutorial video.
    Why am I not receiving email alerts?
    We only send job email alerts when new jobs that match your search are found. To ensure that the email we send you ends up in your inbox, and isn't mistakenly sent to the junk folder, please whitelist our email address, which is alerts-noreply@jobs.simplyhired.com.

    Learn how to whitelist an email address on AOL, Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, ThunderBird and Postini by reading our page on How to Whitelist an Email Address.

  • My Jobs Account (for job seekers)

    What can I do with a My Jobs account?
    You can:
    1. Name, save, and manage your searches.
    2. Manage your email alerts.
    3. Look at jobs you have viewed.
    4. Look at jobs you have mapped.
    5. Rate and save notes about jobs you have viewed.
    6. Block specific companies or sites from appearing in your searches.
    How do I create an account with Simply Hired?
    1. Click the "Create Account" link on the Simply Hired homepage.
    2. Create a unique user name for the site in the username field.
    3. Enter a valid email address in the email field.
    4. Create a password. You'll enter it twice to confirm it.
    5. Enter the characters from the verification image in the verification field.
    6. Check the create a Universal Profile box to apply to enabled jobs. (optional)
    7. Check the Terms of Service box.
    8. Click on the create button to activate the account.
    9. We will send you a confirmation email to the email address you entered. Click the verification link and you're ready to roll.

    Note: You will not be able to log into your account until you've confirmed the confirmation email we sent. If you haven't received the confirmation email, please check your spam/bulk mail folder to see if your ISP routed the email there.
    Why am I unable to create a My Jobs account?
    Check to make sure that:
    1. You aren't getting an error message that the user name is already taken. If you are getting an error message saying the name is already taken, simply choose another user name for the site.
    2. Your username is 6-15 characters long.
    3. Your password is 6-15 characters long, with at least one letter and one number. Entering an easy password (password, 123456) and clicking the "create" button will prompt you to change it to a more complex password.
    4. "I agree to the Terms of Service" box is checked.

    Please contact us if you continue to have issues registering for an account.
    Why can't I login to my My Jobs account?
    If you just created an account with Simply Hired and can not login, this means that you have not confirmed the email that was sent to you. Please check your inbox to see if the email is available for you to confirm. If you do not see the email in your email inbox, please check your spam/bulk mail folders to see if your ISP routed our email there. Note: Just because you have an email alert doesn't mean you also have an account.
    Create a My Jobs Account now
    How do I close a My Jobs account?
    Please note that if you close your My Jobs account, any personalized features and profile information associated with your account will be permanently removed.

    If you'd only like to unsubscribe from our email alerts, visit the email alerts tab and select the trashcan icon next to any email alerts you don't wish to receive.

    1. Login to your account.
         a. Navigate to the Account Tab
         b. Click the "close account" link.
    4. On the "Close My Account" page, type in your password in the password box
    5. Click the button: "Yes, I'm sure. Delete my account."
    6. Fill out the account feature survey to help us improve our Simply Hired product. We value your feedback greatly!

    Hope we helped you get one step closer to finding your dream job!
    How do I access my profile in My Jobs account?
    1. Login
    2.Click on "my jobs" in the right corner.
    3.Click on the "accounts" tab.
    Can I save my information on Simply Hired?
    A My Jobs Account allows you to rate and save job listings. Once you sign up for an account, you can also save your own notes about listings that you're interested in.

    Without a My Jobs account you can save jobs and searches, but the information will reside on your browser, so clearing your cache and cookies will delete anything you have saved.
    How do I get the password to My Jobs account if I've forgotten it?
    1. Click on forgot password. .
    2. Enter in the email address of your Simply Hired account.
    3. An email will be sent to the email address of your Simply Hired account with instructions on resetting your password.
    4. Click on the link in the email you received to reset your password.
    5. Enter in the new password and confirm the new password in the page that comes up.
    6. You will receive a confirmation page stating that you have reset your password.

  • For Employers and Job Boards

    Why should I advertise with Simply Hired?
    6 Reasons to Advertise with Simply Hired:
    1. Be affiliated with the world's largest job search engine with more than 5 million jobs and growing
    2. Gain visibility to your website through millions of job seeking visitors searching our site every month
    3. Benefit from our simple and clean interface allowing your message to stand out
    4. Align your offer with an award winning site that utilizes powerful filters and tools to enhance the candidates experience
    5. Instantly expand your reach via hundreds of niche market affiliates and partners
    6. Pay Per Click (PPC) to reach your unique target market

    Please contact SimplyHired.com and use "Advertising" on the dropdown menu.
    Do you have tools for employers to search for candidates?
    Wouldn't that be cool? Currently we have no such tools, but we can assure you that there are lots of great people out there looking for you.
    How do I add my job listings and/or job site to your search results?
    There are two ways you can currently add your jobs to our search results:

    Option 1: Provide us with a link to your site (we generally require having at least 100 jobs posted to do this).

    Option 2: Provide us with a feed of your jobs. A feed is also the easiest way to get your jobs listed if you don't meet option 1 above. In the future, we will increase the number of sites we index, and reduce the number of job listings required for inclusion in our crawl.
    How do I add my job listings from countries outside the U.S. to your search results?
    Simply Hired currently operates global job search sites in 17 countries and nine languages on five continents including North America, South America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. A full listing of our global job search sites can be found on the bottom of the homepage for any Simply Hired site. To include your jobs in these sites, visit any Simply Hired international site and click on the "Include Your Jobs" link at the bottom of the home page or search results page.

    You can also advertise your employment brand via premium display ads that appear on relevant search result pages. For more information about advertising with display ads on Simply Hired, please contact displayads@simplyhired.com.

    We are looking to add additional countries as time moves forward. If you think we should be expanding into your neck of the woods, please contact us and let us know.
    How long does it take for jobs I submit to appear in your search results?
    It can take up to several weeks for us to add jobs to our results if we have to build a custom robot to read the information from your site. If you would like to get your job listings into our search results faster, we would like to recommend that you consider building an XML feed that we can read.
    Do you charge to include my job listings?
    Simply Hired does not charge for an employer to add their listings to our site.

    If you would like to submit jobs to Simply Hired, you can do so with an XML feed. If your site is large enough (more than 100 jobs), please contact us. with your company's careers/employment opportunities URL.

    If you have questions on XML feeds and what data fields are accepted and required, please check our XML FAQ's
    How do I remove expired job listings from your site?
    As Simply Hired only aggregates job listings from other sites and is not a job board, we would need to direct you back to the site(s) where you posted the listing for removal or modification of the job listing. A listing will only appear in our search engine if it is still active on the site where we pulled the information from.
    Can I provide a feed to jobs I have posted?
    Simply Hired can accept feeds in XML format. If you would like to send us the information about your feed, please feel free to contact us.
    Can you use a feed that I already have set up?
    If your pre-existing feed contains the required fields and can be mapped to our XML format, then we can use it. We will work with you to get useable feeds working with our system.
    What types of feeds are accepted?
    Simply Hired's feed system is designed to use XML or a set of characters (ex: "##"). We do not take RSS-XML feeds.

    For XML files, although we give slight preference to our own Simply Hired XML Format, we can still map most other reasonable XML formats correctly, if the required fields are present. Please inquire to see if we can take your XML feed as is.
    What are the data fields I can use for an XML feed?
    Data fields we accept, by category (see below for required fields):

    General
    title
    job-code
    job-board-name
    job-board-url
    detail-url
    apply-url
    posted-date
    close-date
    job-category
    Description
    summary
    required-skills
    required-education
    required-experience
    full-time
    part-time
    flex-time
    internship
    volunteer
    exempt
    contract
    permanent
    temporary
    telecommute
        Compensation
    salary-range
    salary-amount
    salary-currency
    Location
    address
    city
    state
    zip
    country
    Contact
    name
    email
    phone
    fax
    hiring-manager-name
    hiring-manager-email
    Company
    name
    description
    industry
    url
    What are the required data fields for feeds?
    The required fields are:
    job title
job description
detail page URL
job location (minimum state)
job code or other unique identifier
    Note: If any required field is missing for a particular job, that job will not be indexed.
    Can I FTP an XML feed?
    The following are the two choices for us receiving an XML feed with FTP:

    a) You can set up an account on your FTP server for Simply Hired as "read only".
    b) Simply Hired can establish an account for you on our FTP server.

    Note: Option (a) is the preferred option.
    How does a feed get transmitted?
    There are three ways to transmit your feed:

    Option 1: We get the feed file from your FTP server.
    Option 2: We get the feed file from your web site.
    Option 3: You put the feed file on our FTP server.
    How often will my feed get read?
    Your feed will be read and processed on a daily basis. If you have any custom scheduling needs, please let us know.
    Is there a specification for a Simply Hired XML format?
    Below is an example of a skeleton XML format. Please check the required data fields before submitting a feed. 
    <jobs>

  <job>

    <title/>
    <job-code/>
    <job-board-name/>
    <job-board-url/>
    <detail-url/>
    <apply-url/>
    <job-category/>
  
    <description>
      <summary/>
      <required-skills/>
      <required-education/>
      <required-experience/>
      <!-- below are all boolean -->
      <full-time/>
      <part-time/>
      <flex-time/>
      <internship/>
      <volunteer/>
      <exempt/>
      <contract/>
      <permanent/>
      <temporary/>
      <telecommute/>
    </description>
  
    <compensation>
      <salary-range/>
      <salary-amount/>
      <salary-currency/>
      <benefits/>
    </compensation>

    <posted-date/>
    <close-date/>

    <location>
      <address/>
      <city/>
      <state/>
      <zip/>
      <country/>
    </location>

    <contact>
      <name/>
      <email/>
      <hiring-manager-name/>
      <hiring-manager-email/>
      <phone/>
      <fax/>
    </contact>

    <company>
      <name/>
      <description/>
      <industry/>
      <url/>
    </company>

  </job>

</jobs>
    Which character encoding should be used for feeds?
    All feeds must be in basic ASCII, Latin1, or UTF8 encoding. Certain characters that are used in the Windows ANSI encoding will not parse properly with an XML parser. A decent, though not comprehensive, test is to load the XML file in Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Both of these browsers will object to bad XML or un-readable characters, though they each have their own view of "valid." Neither will catch all problems.
    Do you have any quality guidelines for job content?
    Sites providing job content to Simply Hired are required to adhere to the following policies. We ask that you read these policies carefully and refer to this document often. If you fail to comply with these policies, we may exclude the job content you provide. While in many cases we prefer to work with job content providers to achieve policy compliance, we reserve the right to exclude any job content at any time.

    Quality Guidelines - Basic Principles
    - Provide unique and relevant content that adds value to the job seeker experience.
    - Provide job content to Simply Hired that matches the job content on your site.
    - Avoid tricks intended to improve search engine rankings. A good rule of thumb is whether you would feel comfortable explaining what you have done to a website that competes with you. Another useful test is to ask, "Does this help job seekers? Would I do this on my own site?"
    - Provide an efficient process for job seekers to view the details for a job and apply to that job.

    Quality Guidelines - Specific Guidelines
    - Provide job listings that are directly posted on your site. We do not accept jobs that are aggregated from other sources.
    - Provide the real company name for each job listing.
    - Provide accurate and up-to-date content including removal of expired job listings.
    - Do not provide job content loaded with extraneous or artificially modified content (i.e. keyword stuffing, etc).
    - Make the full job description visible on the landing page the job seeker sees when they leave Simply Hired. A login must not be required to view the full job details.
    - Provide an apply option on the landing page the job seeker sees when they leave Simply Hired. That apply option must be to submit an application either to the site first landed on (i.e. your site) OR directly to the hiring company's web site.
    - Do not display job listings provided by third parties on landing pages or during the apply process.

    Copyrights and Trademarks
    - We do not accept job content from sites that display material in violation of US or international copyright and trademark laws.
    - We do not accept job content from sites that display trademarks of Simply Hired or its partners and affiliates without written consent from the respective trademark owners.

    Failure to comply with these guidelines may lead to exclusion of your job content. If you believe that another site is abusing Simply Hired's quality guidelines, please report that site at http://www.simplyhired.com/a/our-company/contact-us and select "Report a Problem".
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