The Simply Fired Contest will challenge site visitors to submit their funniest, saddest, most outrageous stories about getting fired or laid off.  The judging panel includes Guy Kawasaki from Garage Technology Ventures, Chris Pirillo from Lockergnome, and Phil Kaplan from AdBrite and founder of F**ked Company, among others.  The judges will select a Grand Prize “Loser” who will win a trip for two on “The Apprentice” Legend Cruise with other cast members fired by Donald Trump on the award-winning reality TV show.

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Joining to help launch the site is Mark Jen, the infamous blogger who made headlines after being fired by Google for his blogging earlier this year.  Jen, who now works for Plaxo, will be featured on the site along with his account of getting fired.  He will also serve as a judge for a “Simply Fired Contest” to uncover the most captivating and compelling stories about people who have lost their job. 

“After I experienced a very public firing, many people reached out to me with their stories about losing their job,” said Jen.  “Most of us are embarrassed about being let go, but it happens all the time—often in very interesting ways.  And once you start that conversation, everyone wants to listen in and share their stories.  SimplyFired.com is a great way to help start this dialogue online.”

Grand Prize “Loser” to Win Big
The Simply Fired Contest will challenge site visitors to submit their funniest, saddest, most outrageous stories about getting fired or laid off.  The judging panel includes Guy Kawasaki from Garage Technology Ventures, Chris Pirillo from Lockergnome, and Phil Kaplan from AdBrite and founder of F**ked Company, among others.  The judges will select a Grand Prize “Loser” who will win a trip for two on “The Apprentice” Legend Cruise with other cast members fired by Donald Trump on the award-winning reality TV show. 

The winner and a guest will be flown to New York City, where Donald Trump will keynote a bon voyage party to kickoff the week-long Caribbean cruise on September 26, 2005.  Onboard the cruise, guests will also be competing in a series of career contests hosted by the former fired Apprentices.  For more contest details please visit: www.SimplyFired.com.

“With all the layoffs in the headlines these days, we’re hoping to offer a small bit of light-hearted comic relief, as well as provide a forum for job seekers to tell their stories,” said Gautam Godhwani, founder and CEO of Simply Hired.  “Of course when they’re ready to look for their next job, Simply Hired will be there to help.”

About Simply Hired, Inc.
With over 3.5 million listings and counting, Simply Hired (www.SimplyHired.com) is the world's largest search engine for jobs.  We aggregate and index data from a wide variety of sources including large and small job boards, newspaper and classified listings, and company websites.  Our mission is to help people find their next job in the simplest, most effective way possible.  Simply Hired is a privately held company, headquartered in Mountain View, California. 

Simply Hired and Simply Fired are not associated in any manner with Donald Trump or The Apprentice television show.

About The Apprentice Legend Cruise
The Simply Fired grand prize contest winner and their guest will join Simply Hired CEO Gautam Godhwani and cast members from all three seasons of the Apprentice show on an 8-night career-themed cruise from New York to the Caribbean on Sept. 26, 2005 stopping in Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and Tortola.  The cruise will set sail after a Gala Bon Voyage party in Manhattan with a send-off from Donald Trump.  For more information on the cruise see:  http://www.expedia.com/Apprentice  or http://www.simplyfired.com.

For further information contact Dave McClure, Director of Marketing, Simply Hired
dave(-at-)simplyhired.com, 650.254.9000 x115
 

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