Do Your Homework — and Learn the STAR Method Two things separate a candidate who's clearly prepared from one who's winging it: the research they did before walking in, and how they structure their answers once they're sitting down. Research the Company Properly You want them to see that you put in real effort. Start with the website and the mission statement, then go further: Google them. New funding round, new product launch, new executives, press coverage — any of it gives

● Referral links — A lot of companies have a referral program. It’s a win-win for everyone. You get a job, and your friend gets a prize (usually a bonus). People in Israel are HAPPY to give you their direct referral link/submit your CV directly. Because Israel is a TINY country, try to find someone you know who works there or a friend’s friend’s cousin who works there (you get my drift 😏). If they know you personally, give them a draft they can attach with their referral; it

Writing a CV for the Israeli Job Market A recruiter looks at your CV for a few seconds before deciding whether to keep reading. Everything below is about surviving those seconds. What to Leave Off Your home address. Discrimination based on where you live has been illegal in Israel since 2014 — it's a prohibited ground under Section 2(a) of the Equal Employment Opportunities Law, alongside things like age, religion, and country of origin. That's the law. In practice, some recr

Facebook groups Olim in tech - people are more than happy to help and advise! GIT - Get into Tech ANGLO-ISRAEL JOB NETWORK Nefesh B'Nefesh - Jobs in Israel צרות בהייטק - הקבוצה - an amazing, humorous group about “Hitech problems” + job postings Facebook groups - Women ONLY ImaKadima: Working & Career-Minded Moms in Israel - (you don’t need to be a mom to be in it!) נשים עוזרות לנשים להשתלב בהייטק - Women helping Women get into hitech אשה. דתיה. קריירה - Career-minded religio

Job hunting is a job itself; trust me, I know. You can spend over 8 hours of your day looking and researching. Make sure not to burn yourself out! ● Don’t put all your eggs in one basket — I’ve learned this the hard way. I was at the 7th stage of the interview, and I thought I would get the job. A few days later, I got the dreaded phone call; they went with the other candidate. I had invested a lot of time, travel time, energy, research, and resources to get to this stage, an