Resume rules in Israel
What employers in Israel expect on a CV / Curriculum Vitae (קורות חיים), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Israel or a resume for Israel: it's the same document.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Not found
Gray area. Headshot acceptable here than in US/UK and won't auto-reject resume; NOT required and increasingly discouraged in hi-tech and large/global companies. Skip unless client-facing role or explicitly requested
What the law says: No legal requirement; Equal Employment Opportunity Law 1988 restricts discriminatory hiring practices
Date of birth: Common
Common and accepted, though optional; some sources advise against including if over 30 to avoid age bias
What the law says: No legal requirement; Age Discrimination prohibited under Equal Employment Opportunity Law 1988, though enforcement varies. Including age/DOB controversial
Marital status: Uncommon
Uncommon in modern CVs; typically omitted
What the law says: No legal requirement
Sex or gender: Not found
Not typically stated unless relevant
What the law says: Equal Employment Opportunity Law 1988 prohibits gender discrimination
Nationality: Not found
For non-Israeli citizens, visa/work authorization status expected to be stated
What the law says: Non-citizen visa status relevant to work authorization; commonly noted
National ID number: Not found
Not standard
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- CV / Curriculum Vitae (קורות חיים)
- Language to submit in
- Hebrew, English (for international roles or non-Israeli candidates)
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages
- Address detail expected
- City or neighborhood level; phone and email standard
- Signature and date
- Not typically required
- Officially prescribed form
- None officially prescribed
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Equal Employment Opportunity Law 1988 restricts discrimination; not typically stated
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Disclosure voluntary; Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law 1998
- Other customary attachments
- Military service background relevant (Israeli context) and often included for Israeli candidates; non-Israelis should note work authorization
- Employer may not ask for
- Equal Employment Opportunity Law 1988 prohibits: inquiries into age, marital status, family status, military rank/role details used to discriminate, origin
- Named statutes
- Equal Employment Opportunity Law 1988, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law 1998
- Data protection regime
- Privacy Law 1981, Protection of Privacy Law 1981
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Equal Employment Opportunity Law 1988, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law 1998
- Local language source
- English only
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Age and military background considered relevant by Israeli employers, but controversial by international standards. Photo accepted but not required, increasingly discouraged in tech/global companies. For non-Israelis, visa status important to clarify. Enforcement of age discrimination law variable.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this