Author Archives: Hayim Makabee

About Hayim Makabee

Veteran software developer, enthusiastic programmer, author of a book on Object-Oriented Programming, co-founder and CEO at KashKlik, an innovative Influencer Marketing platform.

5 Lessons from my Father-in-Law

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Hayim Makabee

My father-in-law Michael Scaba was born in Lebanon, grew up in Israel, participated in 3 wars fighting in the front and later became a successful businessman. I had the luck to marry his daughter, and he became one of my … Continue reading →

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Job Interview Tip: Preparing for the Interview

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Hayim Makabee

How do you prepare for a job interview? Most people would say that we need to imagine which questions they are going to ask us during the interview. Thus, we should be ready to answer these questions. For example, there … Continue reading →

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Job Interview Tip: Describing Your Previous Experience

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Hayim Makabee

If you are looking for a new job, it is very important to be prepared for the job interviews you are going to face. During these interviews, you probably will be asked to talk about your previous experience in projects … Continue reading →

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VUCA: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Hayim Makabee

It’s January 2022, we are 2 years after the beginning of the Covid Pandemic, and the feeling is that we are living in a VUCA world: it is characterized by high-levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. “V = Volatility: … Continue reading →

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Talk on Adaptable Design Up Front in Spanish

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Hayim Makabee

This month I was invited by the FaMAF and Eclypsium to talk about “ADUF – Adaptable Design Up Front”. The FaMAF is the Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics and Computing of the National University of Cordoba, in Argentina. Eclypsium is … Continue reading →

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Looking for a job in Israel: Product-Oriented versus Service-Oriented companies

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Hayim Makabee

I’ve been working as a mentor at Gvahim since 2014, helping Olim (new immigrants) find jobs in the Israeli hi-tech industry. In this post I would like to write about one important aspect of the Startup Nation, and the reason … Continue reading →

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No resignation: Let’s celebrate when people are happy with their jobs

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Hayim Makabee

There is a trend on LinkedIn of people posting about their first day on a new job. In general they are very happy and excited, and share a picture of nice shiny objects, which are the gifts they got from … Continue reading →

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Vacations: Trading Time for Energy

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Hayim Makabee

You can see below my calendar for the month of September 2021. Marked with circles, are the Jewish Holidays we had in this month: Rosh HaShana (the Jewish New Year), Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah. The red circles are … Continue reading →

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Twelve Books to Read in the New Year

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Hayim Makabee

Next week we will start the Jewish New Year of 5782. This is the right time to make plans! Below is a list of 12 books I’ve already purchased and I intend to read as soon as possible (not necessarily … Continue reading →

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Avoid Boreout: Find Purpose Outside Your Job

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Hayim Makabee

Recently, many articles have been written about Boreout: the phenomenon of people who are so bored at their jobs that they start feeling sick. According to researchers, the symptoms of boreout syndrome may include: “depression, listlessness and insomnia, but also … Continue reading →

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