Simply Hired is an employment website utilizing desktop and mobile application for an online recruitment advertising network based in Sunnyvale, California. The company was launched in 2003. In 2016, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (owner of Indeed.com, a Simply Hired competitor), purchased Simply Hired.[1]
The company aggregates job listings from thousands of websites and job boards. It then advertises those jobs on its website and mobile app. Employers can gain premium placement in the listings by advertising in a pay-per-click (PPC) model.
Investment history
Investors sank a total of US$33.1 million into Simply Hired between 2005 and 2014:
- 2005: $3 million in Series-C funding from Guy Kawasaki, Dave McClure, Ron Conway, Garage Technology Ventures, and others.[2]