Following the phenomenal success of the last Virtual Job Fairs (VJF) in Saudi Arabia, Bayt.com, the region’s number one job site, announced today that it will be hosting its third job fair in the Kingdom between October30 and November3. The hassle-free online job forum aims to boost KSA’s job market and get job seekers and employers to interact directly without the need of intermediation.
“Today, employers and job seekers alike realise the myriad advantages that using the Internet for recruitment brings. The previous two job fairs in KSA were huge successes and we are certain this year’s will be as well,” commented Suhail Masri, Bayt.com’s Unit Manager for the Kingdom.
VJF KA, sponsored by National Commercial Bank (Al Ahli) will provide candidates with the easy and unique option to ‘attend’ the job fair from any Internet-accessible computer and submit their resumes to participating companies of interest at all times; while enabling local, regional and international employers to establish an active talent-seeking presence, without physically being in a location.
“The National Commercial Bank (NCB) is proud to sponsor VJF Saudi Arabia. VJF effectively connects qualified job seekers with the best-fit career opportunities around the Middle East region. This is a great service for the Kingdom” , stated Rawan Jalal, Head of Recruitment, NCB
Over the past two years, Bayt.com has hosted more than11 successful online job fairs, which have welcomed job seekers and professionals from across the Middle East region. For the fair, Bayt.com constructs animated3D “virtual booths” on the website for the different participating companies. The virtual booths, like physical job fairs, are branded with the exhibitor’s name and logo and provide visitors access to a range of information about that particular company.
“Hosting the third VJF in KSA demonstrates our commitment to boosting the Kingdom’s labour market by providing an easy-to-use convenient effective service,” stated Masri. “The VJF saves both employers and job seekers the travel and logistical costs associated with visiting physical job fairs, while providing professionals complete confidentiality and the convenience of participating in the fair from the comfort of their home or office.”
The innovative virtual job fair will also feature a CV drop option for job seekers to directly submit their CV to the booths of their choice and directly apply for advertised jobs; and the opportunity for employers and job seekers to interact in real time via online or video chat. A series of links will enable job seekers to connect to a directory of current vacancies in a particular company, avoiding the hassle of having to root through various job postings.
In terms of employer benefits, the virtual job fair provides the ideal forum to increase brand awareness and visibility, and allows organisations to advertise their job vacancies on the Middle East’s number one job site, which already has over5 million registered users from over94 industries and185 countries. Participating in the online job fair also minimises the hassle, time, and resource requirements often associated with event management at a physical job fair; allows for cost savings of up to50% and can maximise an organisation’s HR ROI. Post event; employers that participated will have the option to measure the success of the virtual job fair for their organisation, with advanced and accurate reporting tools.
For more information and to find out how to participate in Bayt.com’s Virtual Job Fair, log on to https:// https://vjfksa.bayt.com/ or email at vjf@bayt.com