Press Release

Simply Hired Becomes LinkedIn API’s First Connection

Job Seekers Can Now View Their LinkedIn Connections While Searching for Jobs

Mountain View, CA – March 17, 2008: Simply Hired, Inc. (http//:www.SimplyHired.com), the most comprehensive search engine for jobs, has expanded its long-standing partnership with professional networking leader LinkedIn by launching the first-ever integration with the new LinkedIn API (application programming interface). Job seekers who conduct a job search on www.SimplyHired.com can now use the Who Do I Know™ feature to view their LinkedIn connections at each company alongside their job search results.

“Surveys have revealed that employers prefer to hire through referrals; it’s all about ‘who you know’ when looking for a job,” states Sachin Shah, Director of Product Management at Simply Hired. “Using Who Do I Know, job seekers now have the ability to view their LinkedIn connections as a natural part of their job search process.”

Since announcing their partnership in 2005, Simply Hired and LinkedIn have been driving to create the most powerful network-enabled job search applications. Having powered LinkedIn’s “Jobs from The Web” and offering the Who Do I Know feature on their site, Simply Hired will continue to build a closer relationship to take job search to new heights.

About Simply Hired
With more than 7 million job listings worldwide, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com) is the world's largest search engine for jobs and a unique cost effective recruitment advertising network for employers and recruiters. Simply Hired has been lauded as one of the "50 Coolest Websites" by Time Magazine and declared "Best of the Web" by Business Week. Simply Hired has raised $17.7M in funding from News Corporation's Fox Interactive Media, Foundation Capital, Garage Technology Ventures and individual