Simply Hired Introduces Localized Job Search Sites for Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Brazil and the Netherlands

Largest Job Search Engine Expands Globally With Destination Websites, Now Showcasing Available Jobs Across Five Continents

Mountain View, Calif. – June 30, 2009 – Extending its presence through Europe and into South America, Simply Hired, the largest job search engine, today announced the launch of five new job search websites in Italy (www.simplyhired.it), Ireland (www.simplyhired.ie), Belgium (www.simplyhired.be), the Netherlands (www.simplyhired.nl) and Brazil (www.simplyhired.com.br). Widely regarded as “prosumer” countries with early adopters of innovative technology and Internet usage, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Brazil have primed job seekers to embrace localized job search engines.

Having indexed more than five million jobs worldwide, Simply Hired’s country-specific destination websites in Italy, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Brazil now enable job seekers to search from the leading job boards, content websites, newspapers, and company career pages in each country—providing a simple online job search experience. Through its international partnership with LinkedIn, Simply Hired’s local websites will also allow job seekers to discover connections at companies, providing them the inside track on the hiring process. Without requiring membership, Simply Hired immediately shows returning users which new listings have been added since their last visit and offers an advanced search option to return job listings that match specific criteria, all in the users’ native language.

“Simply Hired is proud to offer localized job search engines in Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Australia,” said Sachin Shah, Director of International, Simply Hired. “Our recent expansion to Italy, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Brazil is a testament of our commitment to helping job seekers around the world.”

“As Simply Hired continues to grow and expand globally, localizing our job search services is crucial to ensuring successful market entry,” said Gautam Godhwani, Co-founder and CEO, Simply Hired. “Localized Simply Hired sites in the U.S., Australia, Canada, India, the U.K., Germany, Spain and France are already providing job seekers in these countries the best opportunity possible to discover their dream job. By expanding our services to Italy, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Brazil, Simply Hired is demonstrating a strong commitment to the worldwide job search market.”

For recruiters and direct employers, Simply Hired offers the ability to add their jobs into these international sites through a job feed. They can also advertise their employment brand via premium display ads that appear on relevant search result pages. To express interest in including your jobs, visit any Simply Hired international site and click the “Add Jobs” link at the bottom of the page. For more information about advertising with display ads on Simply Hired, please contact displayads@simplyhired.com.

For the publisher community such as job boards, bloggers and content sites, Simply Hired provides additional, relevant job listings to supplement existing content. By including job listings on their sites, publishers can improve their visitor engagement and increase traffic. Simply Hired currently powers the international job channel for MySpace U.K., and supplements LinkedIn’s job board with millions of job listings from Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, India, France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Brazil. For more information about incorporating Simply Hired international job search content on your site, please contact partners@simplyhired.com.

About Simply Hired
With over five million job listings worldwide and more than 5,000 job search partners, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com) is the largest job search engine and recruitment advertising network. The company has exclusive partnerships with MySpace and LinkedIn as well as the largest set of professional applications on Facebook. The company has international sites in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, India, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Brazil. 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 investors. The company is privately held and is based in Mountain View, California.