Amman, Jordan, XX May2018 –Mercy Corps, represented by Youth Impact Labs, and Bayt.com, the largest job site in the Middle East with more than40,000 employers and32,000,000 job seekers, just announced their partnership to establish a platform within Bayt.com for blue-collar workers in Jordan. Using Bayt.com’s technology, the partnership aims to introduce more vacancies to blue-collar workers who are online to further help them discover potential employers efficiently and in a more simplified way.
For employers too, the platform aims to enhance the recruitment process for blue-collar positions while also increasing efficiency and quality of applications. ,/p>
The project will be carried out in multiple phases and will include market and user research to fully analyze job seeker and employer needs in Jordan. Bayt.com will develop their CV builder to allow blue-collar workers to sign up, build a CV, search and find jobs in a simple and efficient manner. Both partners plan to reach out to employers to maximize the opportunities available via Bayt.com for skilled workers and to reach out to skilled workers to educate them on how to position their skills and pursue their career objectives.
Currently, three quarters of Jordan’s online labor force are registered on Bayt.com, indicating the high prevalence and activity level of Jordanian job seekers on the job site. Across the region, Bayt.com’s database has grown to include many blue-collar CVs, including270,000+ technicians,190,000+ drivers, and160,000+ mechanics to name a few. Bayt.com and Mercy Corps are planning to start supporting blue-collar workers in June2018 and aim to have over40,000 blue collar job seekers signed up on the platform within6 months of implementation.
From her side, Kari Diener; Director of Programs at Mercy Corps says, ”In Jordan, Mercy Corps have youth employment as one of their top priorities. The passion to achieve impact in this area is driving our excitement and our commitment to this partnership. Increasing the efficiency and the reach of job matching for youth will be another critical piece in solving the puzzle of unemployment in Jordan, and we believe that Bayt.com is the perfect partner to tackle this puzzle with us. We are also blessed with the support of Google.org; who share our vision for the future of youth in Jordan and the Middle East"
Youth Impact Labs, is a collaboration between Google.org and Mercy Corps, designed to identify, test and accelerate creative, technology-enhanced solutions to the global youth unemployment challenge. Youth Impact Labs are currently growing their network in the Middle East and East Africa, identifying creative ideas from entrepreneurs and intrepreneurs in larger companies that create new job opportunities for marginalized young people in any sector.
Bayt.com is the first job site in the Middle East, offering a complete range of end-to-end employment solutions and career planning tools. Founded in2000, Bayt.com is fully functional in English, Arabic and French, and offers the fastest, easiest, most effective and cost-efficient methods for employers to find quality candidates, and for job seekers to find top jobs, in the Middle East and North Africa.