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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.

Bright was founded in February 2011. Steve Goodman has held the position of CEO since the company's inception. The site hosted 2.1 million job descriptions.

Bright.com's jobs matching business was acquired by LinkedIn in February 2014 for $120 million (~$152 million in 2023).

References

1. Anthony Ha (June 19, 2012). "Bright Unveils A Data-Driven Approach To The Job Search, Raises $6M". TechCrunch. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.

External links

• Official website
• Archived version of official website, 2013 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 2013)

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