Welcome to the first Mailbag episode of Bayt.com’s Career Talk series where we answer your important questions about the job seeking process. If you have any questions, please sound off in an email to careertalk@bayt.com and your question might be chosen for a future episode of Career Talk. In this episode, Hatem Hannoun tackles two frequently asked questions that every job seeker has pondered about at one point or another. Whether you’re a fresh graduate or have some previous work experience, this episode is sure to lay some doubts to rest and grant new perspective during your job hunt.
The first question, as the title of the episode suggests, revolves around the widely debated topic of cover letters. You may love or hate them, but I’m sure at one point or another, you’ve wondered whether or not you really need them. You may have found yourself faced with some skepticism, wondering whether or not the cover letter you put your best effort into will even find itself on the employer’s desk.
Another frustrating concern we see a lot comes to fresh graduates or new job seekers who do not have any prior work experience. If this is you, then you might have come across the age-old Catch-22 of an entry-level job that requires x amount of previous experience. You may have found yourself bewildered, thinking: well, how am I meant to get any work experience if all the entry-level jobs require previous work experience? These universal questions, affecting job seekers of different skillsets, backgrounds and nationalities will be laid to rest once and for all in just ten minutes. To find out more, press play on the video below and don’t forget to tell us what you think. Your thoughts and feedback are always valued here at Bayt.com.
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