It’s early October but summer still very much in the air all across the MENA as reported from our 11 different offices at Bayt.com. And we feel it in the spring in our step and the smiles on our faces as we look back at what has been a promising three months for the MENA job market and heralds a very promising winter and fall. If you have been following us lately you will know that over the past 3 months we: - released 3 MENA HR surveys (The Bayt.com Jobs Index, The Bayt.com Consumer Confidence Index and The Bayt.com Top Cities in the MENA)

- released 3 Infographics (Absenteeism in the MENA Workplace, Work-Life Balance in the MENA, Management Recruitment in the MENA) - gave our community access to Bayt.com via 3 mobile platforms (Android, Apple and Blackberry) - grew average daily registrations by over 26% - grew average daily visits by over 16% - grew our People platform by over 25% - posted over 11,000 jobs daily on average on our site - launched a popular viral Facebook Game (Pick-a-Pro) - grew our social media fan bases by 19% on Facebook and 16% on Twitter - participated in 21 key industry events and CSR events around the region - held 3 company Fiestas in Dubai and various others around the region Is it a good time to be searching for jobs in the MENA? According to our latest Bayt.com MENA Jobs Index Survey, 28% of MENA employers assert they will be “definitely” recruiting in the next 3 months and 25% say they will be “probably” recruiting. Over a 12 month period, 30% claim they will be “definitely” recruiting and 36% assert they will be “probably” recruiting. Expect to find more jobs in Dubai, jobs in Qatar and jobs in KSA. What is our advice to regional professionals as the pace of recruitment picks up even more towards end of year? 1. Make sure your online CV is up to date, complete and rich with keywords. For every job that is advertised, remember there is also a job that is filled through the Bayt.com “Search” functionality and will not be posted by the employer. 2. Don’t be afraid to build a public profile. Over 50% of MENA professionals indicate that online is the preferred method of recruitment and over 57% of regional employers say they will research a candidate before they hire them. A public profile is your online business card and allows you to brand yourself professionally and gain even more visibility with potential employers and clients. 3. Access the job market on the go. Thanks to Bayt.com’s mobile applications you can see who is hiring and apply to jobs anywhere anytime! So if you haven’t downloaded a Bayt.com mobile app yet, you are one click away from being permanently tuned to the Middle East job market.