Business & Money | Monday 16 July, 2018 2:28 am |

Bayt.com, the Middle East’s largest job site, just revealed that over 37,000 jobs were announced on its platform during the second quarter of 2018 bringing the total jobs announced on the site during 2018 so far to nearly 90,000 jobs. This number shows the numerous available opportunities for job seekers in the MENA region. In addition, Bayt.com reports that the availability of jobs seems to be increasing towards the summer season as nearly 15,000 job opportunities were made available on Bayt.com during June 2018 alone.  

Earlier this year, the Middle East Job Index reported that nearly two thirds (64%) of the region’s employers were planning to hire within the year. Bayt.com explained that the platform sees these hiring intentions being implemented through thousands of online job announcements and tens of thousands of CV searches; through which employers directly find, contact, interview, and hire candidates from the Bayt.com database.  

“We are honored to help jobseekers in the MENA region to land their ideal jobs, and to make thousands of job opportunities available in the region through our platform on a daily basis,” said Omar Tahboub, General Manager of Bayt.com. “Bayt.com aims to empower people to build and grow their careers, to facilitate communication and opportunity creation between employers and job seekers, and to always make the relevant tools and information available. With that goal in mind, Bayt.com works closely with tens of thousands of employers and millions of job seekers from diverse background, career levels, and locations.”

Bayt.com’s database has grown rapidly and now comprises over 33 million members. Companies can access the largest regional pool of talent who are on Bayt.com to find serious career opportunities. Likewise, registered job seekers can access over 10,000 jobs that are available on the platform on a daily basis.

During the second quarter of 2018, Bayt.com has also made many new features available including the video cover letter feature, which is an additional talent-screening option to employers when posting jobs on the website. Job seekers can record their videos through the Bayt.com’s mobile app to add a personal touch to their applications. 

In addition, Bayt.com has enabled job seekers tests through the mobile app for ease of use. These tests examine specific skills and rank the expertise level of job seekers once they are finished with the assessment. 

Moreover, Bayt.com is planning a launch of a new blue collar job bundles and a blue collar CV builder to spread its services to a wider community of jobseekers.