Simply Hired

Employment website Simply Hired is an employment website for an online recruitment advertising network based in Sunnyvale, California. The company was launched in 2003. In 2016, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. purchased Simply Hired. 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. 2006: $13.5 million in series-C funding from News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media division and Foundation Capital. 2009: $4.6 million in Series-D funding from IDG Ventures and Foundation Capital. 2014: $12M Series-E funding from City National Bank, IDG Ventures, and Foundation Capital. Services Services for job seekers include job search, resume upload, custom profiles, email alerts, a company directory, trending companies from its Employer Brand Index, job search advice, and local information in the Uni