Hiring in Israel presents distinct challenges. The talent pool is concentrated in tech, defense, and life sciences, with acute competition for engineers and product specialists. Many roles require Hebrew fluency or active security clearance eligibility. Salary expectations in ILS are often indexed to USD benchmarks, and candidates frequently negotiate remote work or equity packages to offset cost-of-living pressures. Hiring managers report long cycles when vetting for compliance and cultural fit across multiple time zones. Raffi functions as an agentic AI recruiter in the Israeli market through direct candidate application. When candidates apply to your roles, Raffi conducts structured interviews in Hebrew or English, screens for technical and cultural alignment, and scores ranked candidates automatically. Payment is handled in ILS. Raffi integrates with Workable to sync job postings and candidate data, and connects your calendar via Google Calendar to schedule interviews without manual back-and-forth. Raffi respects Israel's work-permit and security-vetting frameworks—it flags candidate eligibility status and does not obscure compliance requirements. The system runs 24/7, so early-morning and late-evening application bursts (common in Israel's global labor market) are processed immediately. If your open roles draw active applicants, Raffi reduces your time-to-hire by automating the initial screening layer. Start with one role and monitor interview quality and candidate feedback before scaling.
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Cities supported
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Application to first contact
Raffi calls every applicant for a 10-15 min structured interview. Not just the top 5 résumés — every one. Result: nobody good slips through.
Conversational AI interview, rubric-anchored scoring, transcripts you can read. You get a top 3-5 shortlist while competitors are still scheduling first-rounds.
SaaS pricing from $199/mo. No 15-25% of first-year salary, no per-hire kickback. Cancel anytime.
Israel's labor market is bifurcated. Tech, cybersecurity, and biotech continue to attract investment and sustain upward wage pressure, particularly in the Tel Aviv and Herzliya corridors. Mid-market and enterprise companies compete aggressively for senior engineers and product leads; attrition is steady as startups poach talent with equity sweeteners. Conversely, hospitality, retail, and lower-skilled service roles face supply-side weakness, partly due to visa restrictions and regional volatility. White-collar professional roles (finance, marketing, operations) show moderate growth but longer cycles, as candidates often hold multiple offers simultaneously. Work-permit scarcity for non-citizens has tightened recruitment of diaspora talent, though exceptions exist for strategic roles. Salary inflation in ILS tracks USD movements, and candidates now expect flexibility on hybrid or remote terms.
Israel's hiring process differs on several fronts. Many technical and defense-adjacent roles require security clearance or vetting; candidates expect this to be transparent in the job description. Hebrew proficiency is non-negotiable for customer-facing, HR, and operations roles; for engineering, English-only is acceptable but rarer. Salary is quoted in ILS but candidates mentally convert to USD or benchmark against FAANG salaries. Work permits are mandatory for non-citizens and non-returning diaspora; visa sponsorship is a hard constraint, not a negotiation point. Candidate communication defaults to WhatsApp or Telegram alongside email. Hiring cadences often reflect military discharge patterns (certain months see talent surges). Cost-of-living (rent, transport) is high, so equity and remote-work flexibility are table stakes.
Raffi's structured interview format and rubric-based scoring is designed to meet anti-discrimination standards in Israel. AI use is disclosed to every candidate, and human review of every hire decision is built in.
Candidate transcripts and recordings are stored with consent, candidate-accessible, and removable on request. Per-country data residency available on Growth plan.
Yes. Raffi operates in 30+ languages and supports candidate calls in any timezone via self-booking — there's no per-country integration. If you can post a role from Israel, you can run Raffi from Israel.
Raffi is calibrated against the major AI-in-hiring frameworks (EU AI Act + NYC Local Law 144) and discloses AI use to every candidate before the call. For Israel-specific work permits and right-to-work checks, those happen outside Raffi — we screen, you verify eligibility before extending an offer.
Yes. Israel issues B1 visas for foreign employees, but the process is lengthy and requires employer sponsorship plus Ministry of Interior approval. If visa sponsorship is not feasible for your company, filter early in your job description and brief Raffi accordingly. Many roles in tech and biotech expect you to sponsor; excluding non-citizens may narrow your pool significantly.
Use English for technical, engineering, and product roles; Hebrew is optional but appreciated. For finance, HR, operations, or customer-facing roles, Hebrew is required or strongly preferred. Raffi can interview in both languages; specify your preference in the role settings, and Raffi will adapt.
Defense, aerospace, and some fintech roles may trigger vetting requirements. If your role involves classified work or sits in a restricted sector, disclose this upfront so candidates can self-select. Raffi does not bypass clearance protocols but can flag candidate eligibility status during screening.
Agentic recruiting is recruiting done by an AI agent that takes action on your behalf — not a chatbot or résumé summarizer. Raffi calls every applicant for a structured 10-15 minute interview, scores them against your rubric, and hands you a ranked top 3-5. The work happens autonomously.
Most agencies charge 15-25% of first-year salary as a placement fee — a $90k hire runs $13-22k. Raffi is SaaS at $199-599/mo plus per-action credits, typically landing under $10k/year for a team hiring 12 people. Same shortlist quality, no placement contract.
About 25 minutes to onboard, post your first role, and have Raffi ready to interview applicants. No engineering work, no integration project. Connect your work email, paste a JD, you're live.
Free $25 starter credit. No credit card. Screening live by tonight.