Tamar — Senior CPA at a BIG4 firm

How it started

Tamar finished high school with a 95 average — top enough to apply to any track she chose. She chose ISEF excellence-employment, accounting track.

Bachelor's + top-up scholarship

3 years at the Hebrew University. The ISEF scholarship is ₪10K/year on top of the government subsidy. Without it — she would have had to work 25-30 hours/week, which would have lowered her average.

Internship + licensing

ISEF connected her to BIG4 (PwC) for an internship. 2 years — salary ₪9K/month (industry standard), but a CPA license at the end, and a salary jump to ₪22K when she moved to junior CPA.

Where she is today

Senior CPA at PwC for 4 years now. Salary ₪38K gross + annual bonus. Manages a team of 4 junior accountants, most via ISEF (she's tried to pay it forward).

Recommendation

> "ISEF isn't just money — it's a network. When I came in for the PwC interview, my interviewer was an ISEF alum. He knew what it meant. The jump to the first role was much smoother because of that."

Programs used

• ISEF excellence-employment
• Finance track — overview