The existing jobs websites in Israel fall into 4 categories: corporate websites listing job openings such as Intel's (Hebrew), recruiter websites like TripleTec's, job boards like Jobnet's or employment resource directories like UzIT's Shimushon (Hebrew). After my recent successful Israeli job search during the summer and autumn of 2006, a friend and I started JobMob with the intention of doing something very different.
Everyone has people that have inspired them to do something better, higher, faster or simply to do something. My high school physics teacher thought that fear was the best motivator, a terrible lesson to teach. The following people take a completely different tack by inspiring us all in the best way imaginable- by showing that you can achieve whatever you desire. Each is listed with one particularly outstanding trait of theirs.
Jason Alba and his team launched JibberJobber exactly one year ago today on May 15th, 2006. Over the past year, the site has grown in leaps and bounds in becoming a critical tool for many people around the globe. As part of the anniversary festivities, Jason agreed to talk with us. This is the JobMob interview.
In Part 1 of this 2-part interview, Chaim Fox-Emmett spoke about his motivations for founding Israemploy, the frustrations they are trying to address, and he also answered questions about the organization and its cast of volunteers around the world. This is Part 2 of the JobMob interview.
Chaim Fox-Emmett founded the Israemploy amuta (Israeli charity) in 2002 as a mailing list broadcasting Israeli job listings in English. In March 2006 after a year in development, his team replaced the mailing list with Israemploy.net, a website containing a wealth of services for job seekers and employers. This is the Part 1 of the 2-part JobMob interview.
