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Bright.com

Bright.com is a employment website that uses a computer algorithm to match potential employee to advertised positions. Bright Media is the parent company of Bright.com and Bright Labs, a group that provided access to data and resources on the current job market. Bright Media is led by CEO Steve Goodman.

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Bright.com
Company type
Private
IndustryOnline services, Job search engine
FoundedSan Francisco, California (February 2011 (2011-02))
Headquarters
690 5th St, San Francisco, California
,
United States
Key people
Steve Goodman (CEO)

Bright.com is a employment website that uses a computer algorithm to match potential employee to advertised positions.12345 Bright Media is the parent company of Bright.com and Bright Labs, a group that provided access to data and resources on the current job market.4 Bright Media is led by CEO Steve Goodman.6

Bright was founded in February 2011.78 Steve Goodman has held the position of CEO since the company's inception.6910 The site hosted 2.1 million job descriptions.1112

Bright.com's jobs matching business was acquired by LinkedIn in February 2014 for $120 million (~$156 million in 2024).1314

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References

  1. Anthony Ha (June 19, 2012). "Bright Unveils A Data-Driven Approach To The Job Search, Raises $6M". TechCrunch. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  2. "Company Overview of Bright Media Corporation, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved February 14, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. Melanie Pinola (July 24, 2012). "Bright Scientifically Matches You to Ideal Jobs for You". Lifehacker. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  4. Steve Goodman (December 9, 2012). "Online job boards don't work — how big data can fix the problem". GigaOM. Retrieved February 14, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. Sarah Kessler (June 19, 2012). "Could Data Science Reduce Resume Overload?". Mashable. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  6. "Startup Bright Uses Technology to Improve Job-Seeking Process". The Daily Beast. October 4, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  7. "Bright Media Corporation". BuzzSparks. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  8. Michael Carney (December 5, 2012). "Job application hack: Bright turns recruiters' resume tools against them". PandoDaily. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  9. Eliza Kern (July 31, 2012). "Bright turns to Facebook to link job hunters". GigaOM. Retrieved February 14, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. Liz Gannes (June 19, 2012). "Bright Gets $6M for Formula for Matching Job Seekers to Job Openings". All Things Digital. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  11. Donna Tam (June 19, 2012). "Bright.com: Job searches done the dating-site way". CNET. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  12. Dan Fastenberg (June 21, 2012). "New Sites Promise More 'Scientific' Method To Job Hunting". AOL Jobs. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  13. Barille, Parker. "Welcome Bright to the LinkedIn Family".
  14. Mabon, Hunter (2014). Arbetspsykologisk testning: Om urvalsmetoder i arbetslivet. Assessio. Page 511. ISBN 9789174183085.
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