Real questions from Israeli founders hiring in the U.S.
Specific answers, drawn from twenty years of executive search across the Israel-U.S. hiring gap, not general advice.
The Five Thousand Dollars That Cost a Search
A candidate cleared every stage of a search and still walked, over a gap in the offer nobody thought would matter.
The Sentence I Had Been Waiting Twenty Years to Hear
After almost twenty years of explaining why a search requires payment upfront, one client stopped Edith before she could. What his single sentence actually meant.
Process Is the Input, Not the Decision
Process isn’t the problem. Treating process as a substitute for judgment is.
Is Your Israeli Startup Ready to Hire in the U.S.?
Readiness isn’t about budget or headcount. It’s whether a founder’s mindset has actually shifted before the first U.S. hire.
Israeli Founders in the U.S.: When to Stop Selling It Yourself
Understanding your product and being the right person to sell it in the U.S. are two different things. Here’s how to know which one you are.
What Is This Role Really Worth in the U.S.?
A guessed number doesn’t just risk losing a candidate. It signals you don’t understand the market you’re hiring in.
Seeing Your Resume Through American Eyes
The same accomplishment, told two different ways. Only one of them gets a callback from a U.S. recruiter.