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How to actually land tech interviews in Israel.

Tactical, evergreen writing on resumes, interviews, and the Israeli tech market. From the team building Korotchaim.

TacticsMay 4, 2026

From Bootcamp to Your First Israeli Tech Job: A Realistic Timeline

Bootcamp graduates land their first Israeli tech job in 4-9 months on average. Here's the honest timeline, what each phase actually looks like, and the milestones that matter.

Pavel Stegnii6 min read
TacticsMay 4, 2026

Olim Breaking Into Israeli Tech: A Practical Guide

If you made aliyah and want to land your first Israeli tech job — what trips up new immigrants, what doesn't matter, and the order to do things in your first 6 months.

Pavel Stegnii6 min read
TacticsMay 3, 2026

The Cover Letter Israelis Actually Read

The Israeli tech cover letter is six sentences, not six paragraphs. Here's the structure that gets Wix, Monday, and Riskified recruiters to forward you to the hiring manager.

Pavel Stegnii5 min read
Interview PrepMay 3, 2026

The Israeli Technical Interview: A 90-Minute Breakdown

What actually happens in an Israeli technical interview — the 15-minute warm-up, the 45-minute coding problem, the 30-minute system design — and how to prepare for each.

Pavel Stegnii6 min read
MarketMay 2, 2026

Israeli Tech Hiring 2026: State of the Market

What's actually hiring, what's frozen, and where the openings are in Israeli tech right now — calibrated from publicly reported data and recruiter conversations.

Pavel Stegnii6 min read
TacticsMay 1, 2026

Writing the Military Service Section on Your CV

What recruiters at Wiz, Check Point, and Mobileye actually look for in your military section — and the four common mistakes that make Israeli candidates invisible to their own recruiters.

Pavel Stegnii6 min read
TacticsApr 30, 2026

The 12 CV Mistakes That Get You Filtered Out by Israeli Tech Recruiters

Twelve specific mistakes — with before/after examples — that cause Israeli tech recruiters to skip your CV in 8 seconds. Recruiter behavior, not opinion.

Pavel Stegnii6 min read
TacticsApr 30, 2026

How Comeet, Greenhouse, and Workable Actually Filter Your CV

The three ATS systems behind 80% of Israeli tech hiring — what each one parses, what each one filters on, and where your CV gets dropped before a human sees it.

Pavel Stegnii7 min read
ProductApr 29, 2026Featured

Who Korotchaim Is For — And Who It Isn't

Korotchaim isn't for everyone in Israeli tech. This is who it's built for, who it's not, and how to know which side of that line you're on.

Pavel Stegnii6 min read
ProductApr 28, 2026Featured

Your First 90 Days at an Israeli Startup

What actually happens in your first 90 days at an Israeli startup — Slack culture, the miluim conversation, reading your manager, and shipping one visible thing by week 12.

Pavel Stegnii9 min read
TacticsApr 28, 2026Featured

Hebrew CV vs English CV — Which One When

A decision framework for picking Hebrew or English CV — by company type, role, recruiter, and audience. Real Israeli tech examples (Wiz, Wix, Mobileye, banks, defense).

Pavel Stegnii6 min read
TacticsApr 28, 2026Featured

ATS-Proof CV Checklist for Israeli Tech Companies

The exact ATS triggers Israeli tech recruiters filter on at Wix, Monday, Wiz, and Check Point — plus a before/after bullet rewrite that shows what to fix.

Pavel Stegnii7 min read
ProductApr 28, 2026Featured

Why I Built Korotchaim

200 applications, three callbacks. Either I was uniquely terrible, or the system was broken. Spoiler: it was the system. This is the story behind Korotchaim.

Pavel Stegnii5 min read