Eastern Province, KSA,22 October2017: Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site, held its largest employer and HR leadership event, Talent Forward, revealing the latest in the world of hiring talent in Saudi Arabia. The event took place in Eastern Province on the19th of October at the Kempinski Othman Hotel. This year, Talent Forward shed light on some of the most pressing talent matters that are specific to the Saudi Market. The topics discussed included nationalization and the best practices for attracting Saudi candidates, competency-based hiring and skill hunting, building a talent attraction strategy, as well as designing and managing talent sourcing KPIs. Overall, the event addressed both the art as well as the science of recruitment in Saudi Arabia. “It is our mission to empower the Saudi job market and part of doing that is holding our Talent Forward Event, “said Suhail Masri, Vice President of Employer Solutions, Bayt.com. “This year, we wanted to discuss the most pressing matters for the Saudi market 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 nearly30 million professionals who rely on our job site to find opportunities and build their careers.” The Bayt.com event gathered many Saudi professionals from the HR and talent-management fields; the heads of some of the country’s largest organisations; and Saudi-based recruiters who are interested in the latest recruitment trends. Panellists included Alaa Alabdulbaqi, Senior HR Associate and Group Recruiting Manager at NAPCO Group; Khaled Al Shnaibr, Founder and CEO of E-Consult; and Firas M. Al-Kuwaity, Corporate HR Manager at Zamil Group. Talent Forward will be making its way to Jeddah on the25th of October and Riyadh on the7th of November,2017.