Doha, Qatar,29 April2018: Bayt.com, the Middle East’s leading job site, held its largest employer and HR leadership event, Talent Forward, revealing the latest trends and information in the world of hiring talent in Qatar. The event took place in Doha at the Hilton Hotel.
This year, Talent Forward dissected some of the most pressing matters related to talent that are specific to the Qatari Market. The subjects discussed included finding national talent, searching for niche skills, finding and hiring a culture fit, components that make the ideal workplace, and the impact of the latest technological and business trends on hiring.
The event also presented several adaptive hiring strategies and revealed some of Bayt.com’s latest products; Bayt.com Branding Platform, a new tool for employer branding and talent attraction; and UpMeet, an AI-powered application that matches professionals and enables them to meet.
Sinan Jaber, Qatar Country Manager, Bayt.com, weighed in by saying, “It is our mission to empower the Qatari Job Market and part of doing that is holding our Talent Forward Events regularly.” He continued to discuss the aim and objective of the event, adding, “This year, we wanted to discuss the most pressing matters for Qatar, but to also bring forth the solutions and technologies that can help businesses find their talent needs efficiently. Since our inception in2000, we have worked with over40,000 companies to help them find, hire and retain top talent and with nearly32 million professionals who rely on our job site to find opportunities and build their careers.”
The Bayt.com event brought together a multitude of Qatari professionals from the HR and talent-management fields; the heads of some of the country’s most prominent businesses; and Qatar-based recruiters who are interested in the latest trends in recruitment. Panellists included Joyce Bijl, Managing Director of Adecco Middle East; Sheila Simbajon, Deputy Managing Director and HR Advisor, Gala Hospitality and Aspire Katara Hospitality; Maryam Al-Mansoori, Chief Officer-Planning and Support, Msheireb Properties; and Livia Freudl, Country Head of HR at Siemens WLL Qatar.