Career Development
Our Best Words is not content with offering excellent training courses by expert instructors. We have a stake in the future career prospects of all our students, and we invest significant time and energy to support them in their job search and career development. All of our training courses are constantly updated to include the latest skills that the market requires, and we keep our finger on the pulse of the job market to ensure that we stay in step with the constantly evolving needs of Israel’s hi-tech sector.
Our team has enormous collective experience of the employment market in Israel and the international digital marketing scene, and share their connections and opportunities generously with our students. During our courses, we involve the students in real-world projects that can form part of their portfolios when they apply for jobs or pitch potential clients.
Career Development Course – on-demand!
As part of our Combined TechComm and MarCom Foundations Course, we provide training in important soft skills that will help you to find and secure well-paid work as a communications professional. This includes how to write impressive CVs, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles, how to develop your professional portfolio, interview, job test and presentation techniques, and how to set up and run your business as a freelance writer.
This course is available as a stand-alone course to anyone and everyone who is interested in working in Technical Communications and Marketing! Our Best Words’ Marketing Instructor introduces some of the Career Development skills that are taught in this course.
If you are ready to take a step up the career ladder, this course will prepare you for the world of work, in Israel or anywhere in the world. These self-paced prerecorded classes with follow up virtual meetings with our instructors will teach you how to present your CV and your LinkedIn profile, where to look for jobs and how to network on LinkedIn, how to build a portfolio to show your experience, and how to project your best self at interview. The classes have practical follow-up homework assignments where you can implement what you have learned.
| Unit | Workshop Topic & Instructor | Description |
| 1 | Career Opportunities: What are the options with FE King | From freelance to in-house: What career options are available? Organizing your business needs and dealing with professional expectations. |
| 2 | Resumes, CVs, and Cover Letters with Deborah Meidan | Best practices for success. |
| 3 | LinkedIn Profile and Job Search with Deborah Meidan | Developing a strong LinkedIn presence; using LinkedIn for job searches. |
| 4 | Interview Techniques with FE King | How to ace the resume and phone screening process, assessment tests, and general interviews. Learn from real world examples. |
Click here to register for our Career Development Course and other Vocational Training Courses. During office hours, you can call us at: +972-2-656-3369 or call Judith: 058-429-0775 or FE: 050-529-0775. You can also email us at: training@ourbestwords.com
Career Advice
When any potential student contacts Our Best Words, our expert advisors screen all candidates and review your CV or resume. We spend time assessing your skills and experience, and helping each individual to choose the optimum courses for you, based on an honest appraisal of your career aspirations. We will also advise you on possible sources of government funding to subsidize your career training, and propose a realistic payment plan to suit your situation.
Talk to Our Best Words about your writing career and what skills you need to develop a financially rewarding and enjoyable career in technical writing or marketing communications.
Click here to request information about our Career Development Course and other Vocational Training Courses. During office hours, you can call us at: +972-2-656-3369 or call Judith: 058-429-0775 or FE: 050-529-0775. You can also email us at: training@ourbestwords.com
Meet our Career Skills Instructor
Ephraim King MA, Managing Director and CEO
Ephraim KingFrank Ephraim King (also known as FE or Effie) has been a major player in the information development field since 1996. He served as team leader and project manager for documentation projects in many different fields including semiconductors, communications, information technology, military and civil aviation, medical technologies, virtualization, and cloud computing. Ephraim has taught extensively in the hi-tech community, and has several years’ experience training new technical writers. His teaching techniques include anecdotes and tips for success from his own real-life work experiences. Ephraim holds a Master’s degree from the University of Florida and is active in several community organizations.
Deborah Meidan — Career Skills Instructor
Deborah has a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Arts from York University in Toronto, Canada. With over 18 years of experience in marketing communications, content marketing and strategy for a wide range of global B2B Israeli companies operating in Agritech, Proptech, Watertech, Hitech and Medical Device sectors.
The evolution of Deborah’s career as a marketing professional with an educational background has allowed her to gain a deep understanding across digital and traditional platforms of communications which she leverages in her consulting and training to provide a lively, holistic and practical approach to marketing and career development.
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