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Strain on Israel tech workforce?

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Bernard Murphy

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Seems like the Israeli tech machine, famous for driving multinational R&D but also increasingly for home-grown tech (mobileye, Wix, etc) is struggling to expand given a slowly-growing tech-savvy employment pool. Multiple factors are cited - small population, lack of interest in tech from ultra-conservatives, competition from Google, Facebook, limited immigration. Curious to see how Israel addresses this.

Israel's high tech boom threatened by shallow labor pool
| Reuters
 
I recall from working at Intel that the semiconductor engineers in Israel were always top-notch and much sought after. From the Israel Science and Technology web site:

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|-
| Ace Verification
| Advanced Semiconductor Technology Ltd.
| Alonex Electronic Engineering
| Amza Ltd.
|-
| Analog Devices DSP Design Center
| Cadence
| CEVA
| CI Semi
|-
| Connect One
| CyOptics
| DD&C Electronics
| DSP Group
|-
| Elisra Microelectronics
| Elisra Microwave Division
| Frontline PCB Solutions
| Gidel
|-
| GigaLinx
| GigOptix
| Intel
| Intrinsix
|-
| Jordan Valley Semiconductors
| Maayan IP
| Mango DSP
| Marvell Semiconductor
|-
| Modem Art
| Motorola Semiconductor Israel
| Nofech Electronics
| Novacom Technologies
|-
| Plurality
| Rachip
| RH Technologies
| SeBo Technologies
|-
| Silicon Value
| Simpod Israel
| Supertec Electronics
| Systel
|-
| Techtium
| Tessera
| TowerJazz Semiconductor
| Unitronics
|-
| Veriest Venture
| VeriSure
| Vishay Israel
| XLoom Communications
|-
| Zoran Microelectronics
|
|
|
|-
[/table]
 
I remember this also Daniel. I also remember them being viewed as the much more experienced version of India - pool of deep talent (not just bachelor grads), starting with MNCs but also growing their own companies.
 
Anyone knows if this is easy to apply for a job there from abroad and get a VISA ?
 
Apparently really difficult. If you check the article, Israel is soon going to begin a pilot to bring in tech foreigners on "a few hundred" work visas per year. But perhaps they might ramp that up?
 
Probably the high salaries offered in Silicon Valley look attractive. But I bet the shine diminishes a bit once the high costs of living there is factored in. I wonder if there will be a longer term trend towards Israeli tech employees returning home.
 
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