The reverse side of the 'start-up country' Israel: Conquering the world, returning home to unemployment

People who have flown " war " in global technology companies suddenly realize that they cannot find their own righteous homeland.

Start-up countries are not the "paradise" of technology good people . The Israeli government allows good programmers to come here to work and it is this move that affects those who are well-known in the technology industry. Companies still " scream " that they don't recruit people, while thousands of people can't find jobs. This sounded quite similar to Vietnam.

There is something different from Vietnam, the Israeli retirement age is 62 for women and 67 for men. Therefore, it is normal for people aged 40 and 50 to find a job.

Mr. Zvika Raviv, 56, used to study mathematics and electrical engineering, also had an MBA. He has 15 years experience in the software industry and plans to switch to microelectronics in the next 10 years. When the Lucid company, where he worked was closed, he had to return to Israel to find work. After a few months, the 50-year-old man still couldn't find it.

When many experiences don't mean having a job

Mr. Zvika Raviv has been working in Israel since 2010 but since then, he has remained in Taiwan, China because he has no job in his home town. He speaks Hebrew, English, German, Spanish and understands Chinese. He worked as a "developer" of project development, marketing, and operational management, but still had no job.

Many young people pay low salaries, do not work. While. Zvika Raviv was rejected on the grounds of " too much experience " in the world but " had no experience working in Israel ". According to him, they just want to avoid the " too old " words.

Mr. Yehuda Yizraeli is also 56 years old, graduated from Technion University of Technology and holds an MBA. He quit his job at a high-tech company. He did not bother looking for a job because he wanted to take care of his family, enjoy life, he went to teach, opened a workshop and became a consultant. Wages and freelance jobs are different.

After 25 years of work, he has a wealth of managers' experience. He used to work for Intel, Zoran, Chip Express, Mysticom, Saifun and now return to Israel. He knew that the age of 50 but also in high-tech industry was a waste. Therefore, he advises people, how to plan right from a young age to " old age " can still have a job.

Without work, what will they do?

Golan Shalhov, 47, did not want to return to work in the high-tech industry either. He worked for software companies since 1996, then switched to hardware. He used to work for Saifun, Intel, Comverse, DSPG and 2 startups. Three years ago, he was fired by DSPG.

During his work, he still managed his kindergarten with his wife. Now, when I can't find a new job, continuing to manage kindergarten is not a bad choice. However, he shared: " If people give me the position of CEO or CTO, I will think again ." If the old company got it back, he was ready.

Ms. H. (begging for anonymity), also in her 50s, used to work in the high-tech field, being cautious when sending applications, because she knew that eventually the recruiter wouldn't even read. She searched for the places with the highest ability to receive jobs, but the answers were often quite positive in the way " we are very grateful, but at the moment there is no suitable position " (which if they have the right position, they " not the right time " notice). She was rejected because she had no experience in a specific industry.

She is an electrical engineer, holds a master's degree in electronic engineering and a bachelor's degree in material engineering. She has been a salary worker for many years, then worked as a freelancer for 14 years. She has about 14 years of experience in project management. She works in a defense, water and microelectronics company, also a representative of a large multinational company specializing in industrial water treatment system. Although she founded the company, she still wanted to find a job, but it was not easy to find a job.