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> As K. recalls, the recruitment pitch directed toward him was more about the “caressing of ego.” He was told: “You’re the best. We chose you. You’re one in a m
by high_byte 6y ago
> As K. recalls, the recruitment pitch directed toward him was more about the “caressing of ego.” He was told: “You’re the best. We chose you. You’re one in a million. Most people can’t handle this job. You’re a genius.”
8200-alumni, can confirm lol.
- BitwiseFool 6y agoWhat was the process like, if you don't mind me asking? How did they 'discover' you and your talents?
- SuperCuber 6y agoIDF has a whole process for examination and selection of people into various roles. You usually get an invitation for an exam if you majored in CS in school and you can also request one.
- high_byte 6y agofor the average person, if you studied computer science in school or something like that, they refer you to intelligence unit tests, and they refer you to whatever sub-unit/team/squad/center/agency call it whatever. it's similar to big corporations where they say "get me 50 specialists of X Y and Z by next year" and then managers of X, Y and Z rock-paper-scissors it. also before you are being recruited, you are asked to list preferences. then in intelligence again, what are your interests, etc. I guess I aced the tests because I went through so many of them, should've focused only on what I actually wanted. it goes without saying it's not odd for them not to give a fuck about your preferences.
- myth_drannon 6y agoLow health profile, single child...
- avipars 6y agowhat about other tech units in the IDF/IAF
- distribot 6y agoDo you find pretty universal recognition of unit 8200 among American companies at this point? Most recruiters and hiring managers must be somewhat familiar by now, no?
- high_byte 6y agodefinitely at least when it comes to cyber security.
- dogma1138 6y ago8200/8153 on a CV is a pretty much guaranteed interview regardless of experience, if nothing else than out of sheer curiosity, that also holds true in Europe these days. That said outside of Israel it’s essentially impossible to validate, I actually wonder how many people take advantage of that, 8200 is huge it’s the largest (single) unit in the IDF (tho 8200 is technically the command level unit number, there are numerous sub units under it) it won’t be that hard to simply lie especially to a foreign company.
- dls2016 6y agoIt's kind of hilarious because the big lesson I learned in the US military is that they have a great system for coordinating/motivating a whole bunch of average people into doing "big" things. I use this to motivate myself to this day... "well I was born a perhaps slightly above-average schlub... if those other people can succeed then with a bit of persistence so can I." Maybe I've been going about it all wrong!
- high_byte 6y agogreat as in big, not as in good (what's good anyway?). it's idea inception for the masses, same for military, same for religion... it's all about intentions. when you do it, you know your intentions. when it's foreign interest it's another story.
- dls2016 6y agogreat as in successful... their management system is successful in doing big things
- eli_gottlieb 6y agoLOL, sounds like if Google or Palantir weren't even pretending not to be evil.
- ChrisMarshallNY 6y agoWhen I was in the last few months of tech school, Ft. Meade recruited our class. Apparently, the school had a deal with them. I decided not to pursue. I wasn't particularly thrilled with being a janitor for six months, while they cleared me. These days, I doubt they'd touch me with a ten-foot pole. Young folks are clean slates. Us old farts are baggage, personified. No "red flags," but I'm also really cynical, and they'd have a hard time getting me to jump through their hoops.