From high-tech to government offices: The dream career that awaits students in Jerusalem

An ever-growing high-tech park, entrepreneurial programs for students and academics, thousands of public sector jobs, and quite a few places and sites to help you integrate. Know the employment opportunities Jerusalem provides for students during and after school

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Campus of the Hebrew University (Photo: Wikipedia, official website)

There are thousands of students and students living in Jerusalem who enjoy a wealth of entertainment options, cultural events and attractions in the capital. As a university city of Jerusalem, students provide a wealth of employment opportunities during and after school, as an academic. It is likely that as students you work in parallel with your studies, to educate yourself and to gain tools and experience in the job market.

There are a variety of training courses, courses and centers that can help you find a job in the capital. Jerusalem operates an employment center for academics and students, which initiates professional courses that expand employment opportunities and help you to integrate into the job market towards the completion of your degree.

The Hebrew University helps students find work during and after school with the help of the "Career Center - The Hebrew University". Students are invited to personal career counseling sessions that include employment guidance and their connection to various employers. The center's Facebook page also contains required jobs that are suitable for students and graduates.

The city operates a Career Development Center for young people where a variety of programs will give you skills in areas such as technology and cyber, digital marketing, computer courses and help in "recalculating trajectory" in terms of employment. The municipality also offers "Employment Bus", a program that helps job seekers, entrepreneurs and business owners integrate into the job market, upgrade their employment status or promote an existing business.

In addition, in Jerusalem there is an information center called Informational (maydale.org.il), which is run by students. This focus helps young people and students in a variety of ways, from housing rights utilization to career and employment counseling sessions. The focus connects people and expands the student community circles. In addition, the Municipal Employment Center of the Jerusalem Municipality and the Ministry of Social Affairs offer various services - from building a personal employment program to courses and vocational training.

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The innovation center that helps students break through

The city will be located inside the Givat Ram campus at the Hebrew University "Huitech" park, which is expected to be one of its major technology and high-tech areas. Hojitech is expected to be inaugurated in 2023 and will employ about 5,000 people in a variety of high-tech, biotech and technology fields.

Meanwhile, to encourage students to develop an entrepreneurial culture, the huji-innovate entrepreneurship program was established. To find solutions to various problems in daily life, bold thinking is needed outside the box and the program provides students and academics with different platforms, which help them break through. If you have an idea for a startup, this is the place to start.

Huji-innovate's OPEN Entrepreneurship Program accompanies participants in the idea development process and examining its suitability for the market, building a business model and initial product development. This program can be your springboard through meetings with entrepreneurs, investors and experts who will accompany you and help you get in touch with the top companies in the market.

The OPEN program includes a number of areas: OPEN X to create ventures using digital and technological tools, OPEN Med assists in healthcare and medical solutions that solve problems, OPEN Agfood is focused on agriculture and food entrepreneurship, and OPEN Science is a program for creating ventures in fields such as chemistry, biology, physics and computers.

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From high-tech companies to government offices

The municipality of Jerusalem is focusing on developing the city's high-tech area in the coming years, with a view to tripling the amount of high-tech and technology companies operating in it. Today there are about 18,000 high-tech workers in Jerusalem, about 550 high-tech companies, 450 start-ups and about 180 biotech companies. Meaning: Students who complete a degree have plenty of employment options to integrate into.

In addition to the high-tech sector, Jerusalem is developing and building offices and industrial buildings, there are residential and infrastructure development areas, all providing various and varied employment options, from education and interior design to architecture.

Jerusalem has another job advantage. As the capital, the government's offices, government bodies and state institutions are concentrated, providing employment for thousands of workers, including students, who can integrate as civil servants, employees in lobbying, research and consulting firms, legal assistants, interns in various fields and more.

As a world-class city, Jerusalem attracts many tourists from all over the world and students studying for relevant degrees can integrate into the employment market in tourism, gain experience and integrate it as a post-career - from landlords and webmasters to the hotel industry.

In recent years, Jerusalem has enjoyed great momentum and accelerated development, which is also reflected in the employment market, which gives students and academics many and varied options to integrate. If you study in the city and are preparing for the next stage in life, Jerusalem, it seems, will build your career for you.