Akhtaboot

What Akhtaboot does

Akhtaboot is an online career network and job board serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Amman, Jordan with a contact office in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The platform operates as a two-sided recruitment marketplace connecting employers with job seekers across Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, with active job listings spanning sectors including healthcare, education, engineering, project management, and community outreach. Core product offerings include the main Akhtaboot Online Recruitment Solutions platform for job posting and candidate management, supplemented by Career Connect (hosted branded career sites), Testello (pre-employment assessment tools), an Internship Program (AIP) for university students and recent graduates, mobile applications on iOS and Android, and event-based recruitment including an annual Job Fair and a specialized Job Fair for People Living with Disabilities. Akhtaboot operates as a self-serve product, with employers posting jobs directly and candidates searching and applying independently through the website and mobile apps.

The business model is built on subscription-based employer recruitment services, charging for job postings, Career Connect, and integrated assessment tools; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Yousef Shamoun, operates with 51-100 employees, and is structured as a product within ZenHR's cloud-based HR software suite rather than as a standalone venture-backed entity — only one early-stage funding round from MENA Venture Investments (MVI) in October 2010 is disclosed in the data. Go-to-market relies on organic social media presence (~880,000 combined followers across Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube), content marketing via a corporate blog, events/job fairs, and direct employer engagement for higher-value services. No AI/ML capabilities, public APIs, patents, certifications, or external funding beyond the 2010 round are disclosed, positioning Akhtaboot as a mature but sub-scale regional job board rather than a high-growth technology platform.

Name

Akhtaboot

Legal name

Akhtaboot

Website

https://akhtaboot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Akhtaboot is an online career network and job board, founded in 2007, that connects employers with job seekers across Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. It operates as a self-serve subscription platform under ZenHR, offering job postings, hosted career sites, assessments, mobile apps, and internship and job fair programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Recruitment / Job Board

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

HRIS/HCM Implementation & EOR Platform Services (BPACAHAJ), Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ), Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO)

Keywords

• Online job board
• Recruitment platform
• Career network
• Talent acquisition
• Employment marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Amman

HQ country

Jordan

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Employer Recruitment Services: Akhtaboot generates revenue by providing recruitment solutions to employers, including job postings, Career Connect services, and Testello assessment tools integration. The platform connects employers with job seekers across the MENA region.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Akhtaboot operates an online career network and job board serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, connecting employers with job seekers primarily across Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The platform enables employers to post job vacancies, search candidate profiles, and access supplementary recruitment tools including Career Connect (branded career site hosting) and Testello assessment tools, while job seekers can search jobs, upload CVs, and apply directly.

Product overview

Akhtaboot is an online career network serving the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, established in 2007. The platform operates as a unified job board and recruitment marketplace connecting employers with job seekers. The core offering consists of the Akhtaboot Online Recruitment Solutions platform for job posting and candidate management, supplemented by Career Connect (branded career site hosting), Testello Assessment Tools (pre-employment testing), and mobile applications for both Android and iOS. Additional services include the Akhtaboot Internship Program (AIP) for graduate training, event-based recruitment through Job Fairs (including a specialized fair for people with disabilities), and the Akhtaboot Cares Initiative for social responsibility activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Akhtaboot Online Recruitment Solutions

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network that increasingly serves as a job-matching platform in MENA; competes with Akhtaboot for both employer recruitment spend and job-seeker attention across the same white-collar segments.
• Indeed: Global job search engine with expanding presence in the Middle East; competes with Akhtaboot on the employer recruitment and job-seeker traffic layer, particularly for high-volume hiring.

Others

• ZenHR: Cloud-based HR and payroll software provider that is Akhtaboot's parent company; comparable as the HCM/HRIS platform in the same employer ecosystem and the natural integration/cross-sell partner for Akhtaboot's recruitment services.
• Testello: Pre-employment assessment tool integrated with Akhtaboot's employer services; an adjacent/partner capability rather than a direct competitor, but reflects the same candidate-evaluation use case in the same MENA employer base.

Direct peers

• Bayt.com: The leading online recruitment platform in the MENA region, directly competing with Akhtaboot across the same employer and job-seeker segments in Jordan, KSA, and UAE with a larger inventory and broader country coverage.
• GulfTalent: MENA-focused job board and recruitment services firm specializing in the Gulf countries; overlaps directly with Akhtaboot's employer recruitment solutions and candidate marketplace, particularly in UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Regional players

• Monster Gulf: Gulf-focused arm of global recruitment brand Monster; comparable regional job board serving similar employer and candidate segments in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and wider GCC.
• Naukri Gulf (InfoEdge): The Gulf/MENA arm of India's Naukri, one of the largest online recruitment platforms globally; competes with Akhtaboot for cross-border hiring into the Gulf from South Asia and offers similar employer recruitment services.
• Forasna (Forasna.com): Arabic-language job board operating across several MENA markets; competes with Akhtaboot for Arabic-speaking job seekers and regional employer recruitment spend.

Emerging players

• Wuzzuf: Egypt-focused online recruitment platform with overlapping employer recruitment services value proposition; comparable as a regional emerging player in the broader MENA online recruitment space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/akhtaboot
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/akhtaboot
• Facebookfacebook.com/akhtaboot.jobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/akhtaboot
• Instagraminstagram.com/akhtaboot

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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