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Job Search on the Go

Being cooped up in your house or at the library in front of a computer searching for a job can become tiresome. Why not grab your beach towel and try job searching on your phone in some different scenery? We want to make job search more enjoyable. For that reason, Simply Hired is pleased to introduce a suite of mobile tools to meet your needs.

m.simplyhired.com: View Simply Hired from your mobile browser. You can search, view and apply to jobs from your phone. In addition, your recent searches are visible (saves you some extra typing) and you can email yourself jobs.

Android phones and tablets: The Simply Hired job search app is available in the Android Market and Amazon Android Apps (for your Kindle Fire). Using the application you can search, save, email and apply for jobs. You can also quickly view your job search history. App for Android OS 2.1 and up.

iPhone and iPad: Find our job search app on the App store. Search, save, email and apply to jobs from your iOS device. Review your saved jobs and history using the quick navigation. Settings also available for part-time only and showing recent job searches.

Start using Simply Hired on the go! Also, please don’t forget to rate our application.

 

Real-time, Leading Indicator Employment Data Now Available

Yesterday, we announced an interactive, online U.S Employment Trends tool (found at http://www.simplyhired.com/a/trends/national) which allows job seekers instant access to both local and national employment data. This tool is especially useful for job seekers and the media because it offers forward-looking data that can predict hiring based on job openings each month.

Job seekers can discover job posting trends nationally by metro area, industry and occupation, in addition to the degree of job competition in each metro area. Dating back to October 2010, this range of data provides a clear picture of the number of jobs available and the competition for those jobs.

While the BLS and ADP reports provide data on positions filled, SimplyHired.com's U.S Employment Trends tool provides the only forward-looking data from any job source, making it the leading indicator of the health of the job market.

Check out our new national job trends tool!

Simply Hired Partners with Viadeo for a More Personalized Job Search Experience

Simply Hired is excited to announce the international expansion of its social job search feature, Who Do I Know®, with the integration of Viadeo, the professional social network with over 35 million members worldwide. Job seekers can now leverage their Viadeo contacts throughout their job search to see their connections in-line with their search results, allowing them to gain the inside track on getting hired.

The Viadeo social integration is available in 12 countries, including:

• Argentina
• Austria
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Canada
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Spain
• Switzerland 

To see your Viadeo connections in-line with your search results on one of the above Simply Hired sites, simply click connect on the right side of the search results page. You'll then be prompted to sign-in to your Viadeo account - don't worry, all activity will be kept private and won't be published on Viadeo. 

Voilà! After signing in you'll see your Viadeo connections alongside your search results. For more information on Simply Hired's Viadeo integration, read the full press release.

NEW! Simply Hired iPhone App

You asked for it and we delivered! We now have a Simply Hired iPhone app so you can search for jobs on the go! This application is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (requires iOS 4.3 or later).

With this job search app you can:

• search for jobs near you (enter a location or let geolocation work for you!)
• save jobs
• email yourself jobs
• basic filtering, such as part-time or recent jobs
• view FULL job descriptions
• view your search history
• apply to jobs
• set preferences, such as increasing the font size on smaller screens

Screenshots:

So check out the app, and don’t forget to rate it! (Note: bonus points if you give us a 5-star rating!)

Let us know what you think! We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

Best Places to Live 2011 List Released

MONEY Magazine just released its annual list of the Best Places to Live yesterday. If you've been itching for a change of scenery and are thinking of moving, you should check this list out. It's made up of the top 100 small towns in America with great job opportunities, fantastic schools, the safest neighborhoods, economic growth, and lots of activities to do.

This year's top ten best small towns to live are:

1. Louisville, CO
2. Milton, MA
3. Solon, OH
4. Leesburg, VA
5. Papillion, NE
6. Hanover, NH
7. Liberty, MO
8. Middleton, WI
9. Mukilteo, WA
10. Chanhassen, MN

CNNMoney.com included a widget to the right of each town's profile page, displaying the top industries and occupations for that locale. Just click one of these links to see a listing of jobs near that town which match that industry or occupation!

Happy searching!