Simply Hired is Workin’ It! With New Facebook Application

Application Marks Company’s Move Onto Fast-Growing Social Network Mountain View, Calif., -- July 9, 2007 – While the title might seem to suggest a song by Missy Elliott or RuPaul, today’s announcement of Simply Hired’s "Workin’ It!" application for...

Application Marks Company’s Move Onto Fast-Growing Social Network

Mountain View, Calif., -- July 9, 2007 – While the title might seem to suggest a song by Missy Elliott or RuPaul, today’s announcement of Simply Hired’s "Workin’ It!" application for the Facebook platform actually signals yet another method to help people find the jobs they love. As the engine behind both MySpace Jobs and job search on LinkedIn, the newly launched application (located at http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2389654138) marks the company’s first move onto Facebook, currently one of the fastest growing social network sites on the Internet.

“In developing the application for Facebook, we wanted to use some of the best practices that we have learned working with other social networks, while still keeping the unique look and feel of the Facebook community," stated Peter Chang, Lead Software Engineer at Simply Hired. “With literally 1000’s of applications being developed for the Facebook platform, we wanted to take the time to ensure that our offering created real value to the user."

Key features of the “Workin’ It!" application include:

Status: Indicates how open you are to new employment opportunities (always open to the right opportunity, open to networking, open to projects, etc.)
Interested in: Tells people what type of roles or positions are of interest
Education: Includes colleges, universities, graduate schools for networking purposes
Experience: Includes all employers listed on your Facebook profile
Gold stars: Allows you to give and receive “gold stars" to/from people in your Facebook network; keeps a running tally of the gold stars you have received, along with the comments people have given you

Future versions of the “Workin’ It!" application will encompass the ability to search within the Simply Hired database, which includes more than 5 million jobs, as well as jobs that exist within your Facebook network. Simply Hired has created the “Work Hard, Play Hard" group on Facebook (located at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2484750954) to keep application users up to date on new features of the application.

“In opening its platform to third-party applications, Facebook has created an opportunity to deepen the engagement of its already loyal user base," stated Francis Larkin, Product Marketing Manager at Simply Hired. “We believe that our application will add substantial value to an individual’s profile from a professional perspective."

About Simply Hired
With more than 5 million job listings and counting, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com) is the world's largest search engine for jobs and recruitment advertising network. We search thousands of sources, including 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" by Time Magazine, declared "Best of the Web" by Business Week and celebrated as one of "50 Best New Websites" by PC World.

With Job-a-matic (www.jobamatic.com), Simply Hired also enables online publishers to create turnkey job sites, and generate revenue from paid job listings. 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.