Comments on: Alice in Job-Hunt-Land (Third Part)

By: Ed Gordon

Ed Gordon — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:19:21 +0000

Age is also a big time factor in the Israeli (and most
other) jobmarkets. Older persons, desite their
experience and qualifications are getting pushed out of
many areas, including those lower wage positions, as
noted above. Employers just have too many CV’s to sift
through; and as a result can really pick and choose.

I agree with the comments concerning jobs requiring
Mother tongue English. Older people are really getting
put on the short end on these jobs - unless one is
prepared to work night shifts which take a lot of ‘koach’
and are not always logistacally possible (especialy the
ones from 7 p.m. to 2 or 3 a.m.) Try finding any form
of transport at time. Those so-called “haasaot” rides
home don’t always go where one lives.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:50:39 +0000

It’s all a matter of what you are looking for. When I made aliya over 10 years ago, I took a full-time job for minimum wage (2500 shekels) just to get my foot in the door and get into the field I wanted. After a few years, I was earning double, then triple that amount. I now earn more than 10-times my original salary.

So if you think that taking this 4000 shekel job is going to give you better earning potential in the future, or make you really happy (money isn’t everything), then take it.

What kind of job are you looking for? Your best chance of finding a good job is dependent on who you know, not what you know, or how many interviews you go on.

Let me know what you’re looking for, and send me your CV. I’ll let you know if there’s anything suitable where I work.

By: MPicow

MPicow — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:37:44 +0000

Welcome to the “real” Israeli job word, luv.

Jobs that paid around NS 6,500 back in ‘99 now pay
what you wrote above. This is ESPECIALLY TRUE for jobs
pitched at native English speakers. BTW, many of these
jobs, especially at places like Bezeq Int. DSNR, and
other tele-sales and customer positions ae now being
filled by young Israelis who have a good command of
English. Many of these ‘native English speakers’ are
either children of English Olim, or just picked up the
language in school and by associating with English
speakers. The arrival of more than 8,000 English
speakers via Nefesh b’Nefesh and similar programs has
actually created a glut of English speakers, enabling
callous employers to exploit their talents.

It’s either swallow your pride or starve.