Bayt.com Specialties reaches 10 million users

The Middle East’s leading job site Bayt.com announced that it had reached the 10 million users milestone on September the 15th 2015.

With Bayt.com, applicants have the option of selecting up to 5 specialties on their CV and display these top 5 skills on their profile for employers to see. Launched in 2013, Bayt.com Specialties is a Question & Answer website that allows users to share career content and highlight their expertise while networking with industry peers. With the completely free Bayt.com Specialties service, you can:

Ask questions and get answers from other specialists
Share an article and add your thoughts to start a discussion with the community
Write a blog post and share your expertise with other professionals

“In an era where social media dominates, we created Bayt.com Specialties as a community-based platform to allow job seekers and employers to interact with one another, serving as an excellent recruitment tool and professional networking platform. Bayt.com Specialties provides a dynamic space for professionals to publish, read and share first-hand knowledge and practical advice,” explains Suhail Masri, the vice president of sales at Bayt.com. “Bayt.com Specialties allows employers to have a greater grasp of a job seeker’s real skillset and professional abilities through rich real-life stories that go beyond the limits of a traditional CV. It is also the ideal platform for professionals to network and converse with peers and achieve the professional recognition they deserve”.

Bayt.com Specialties is a mix between LinkedIn and Quora with both the user-generated Q&A stream and networking features. Indeed, professionals on Bayt.com Specialties can contribute to dialogues and expand their circle of connections while getting recognized, ranked and endorsed for unique skills, just like on LinkedIn. While you can write articles using LinkedIn’s Pulse, like and comment posts and shares, or contribute to groups discussions through LinkedIn’s main features, you can reward thoughtful input with badges and marks on Bayt.com Specialties.

Bayt.com Specialties is now the top dedicated regional platform to express thought leadership, promote professional visibility and plan career trajectories. With a community of over 21 million registered professionals, Bayt.com remains the primary destination for global and regional talent targeting, the place to find a job or start a career in the Middle East and North African region.

Key figures about Bayt.com

With 6,250,000 estimated monthly visits in August, Bayt.com is the 49^th most visited job site in the world according to SimilarWeb. #1 in Egypt where it represents nearly 15% of traffic, Bayt.com is also #3 in the United Arab Emirates with over 13% of traffic and #1 in Saudi Arabia which drives more than 10% of traffic.

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