DUBAI — Recruiting in the Middle East is taking on a new dimension. Yesterday's announcement that the Middle East's number one job site, Bayt.com, has been appointed the exclusive Middle East partner for The Network, an international alliance of market-leading online recruitment companies, broadens the geographic reach and deepens the opportunities for attracting talent to the Middle East.
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9 ]1 ^( d D; p) Y" I# c" sThis is important at a time when the economies of the region are booming and there remains a shortage of talent in many sectors. The Network's partnership with Bayt.com will offer international recruiters the opportunity to post jobs in the Middle East and receive local expertise, service and support through one point of contact. 8 V3 q! a# A6 U9 p$ A& p! O
* o' h4 [# W6 f& x5 }The Network was created by UK-based Totaljobs.com and the Belgian online recruitment leader StepStone in October 2002, to provide international recruiters broad access to international online recruitment services through a network of leading local sites. / L. P, Y% k5 a& U1 Q, E: Z
$ q8 x/ h r5 IWith a community of more than 35 million job seekers across 52 countries, The Network is the largest formal alliance of top international recruitment websites. 6 |5 Y! [2 e) v2 E! P/ a# H3 N- {4 P: O
/ g! S$ |. G: M5 {# U* F) F. qOver one million jobseekers currently registered with Bayt.com can also explore job opportunities beyond the Arab world.
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4 }$ j- Y" x3 p6 R* t0 qBayt.com COO Dany Farha said: "Through the alliance, The Network partners can share a wealth of resources and examine international best practices to create new industry standards in recruitment |