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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Wednesday, September 27, 2006 – Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com), the world's largest search engine for jobs, announced today that BusinessWeek has named SimplyHired.com as the “Best of the Web 2006” for finding jobs. Simply Hired received top votes from BusinessWeek readers and staff, topping other notable nominees including HotJobs, LinkedIn, Monster, and Media Bistro.
“Indeed, this is quite an honor,” said Gautam Godhwani, chief executive officer of Simply Hired. “Although it did ruin a perfectly terrible week.”
About Simply Hired, Inc.
With more than 5 million job listings and counting, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com) is the world's largest search engine for jobs. We search thousands of sources, including large and small job boards, newspaper and classified listings, and company websites. Our mission is to help people find their ideal jobs in the simplest way possible.
Simply Hired has been lauded as one of the “50 Coolest Websites 2005” by Time Magazine, declared “Best of the Web” by Business Week and celebrated as one of “50 Best New Websites” by PC World.
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.