jobseek.whatever (this far)

I am kinda frustrated: they say "Israel has the largest number of engineers per capita" (as appears on one of the funds' sites I've visited, see below), and they are probably right, but when it comes to the web presence... [i'm cool]... well, it just doesn't feel like this.

Here's the plan:

• Collect (and keep collecting) "jobs/careers/hiring" web resources of the companies (screw those that don't have it)
• Wrap them with Atom/RSS streams enriched with the relevant metadata: geographic location, industry segment, etc.
  • Note that the metadata may be constant per stream or overridden per post
  • A corresponding stream directory is appropriate — organised by the same metadata accumulated
    
• Aggregate all the streams into one huge pipe (this may span worldwide, not a problem since each stream is of very low volume and there's a limited number of them)
• Provide individually metadata-filtered streams on demand
• Watch hitech headhunters and placement companies die

For now, I'm browsing through the Venture Capital Funds in Israel and adding the funded companies of my interest to my predeliciousss with tags "israel", "jobs", "software" plus others.
I'm asking from everyone to do the same towards execution of the plan above.

Unfortunately, there are no other useful resources found, those two are close to silly jokes: d&a, Go2Web20.net - The complete Web 2.0 sites directory (you should select what you want there and then laugh).

one used brain anyone?

Oh well, however pathetic it seems (or it is), I'm starting the professional blog of mine with a new job search saga. I'm currently located in Israel, so it may or it may not be interesting for the world how a software engineering professional* finds his next source of income down here.

*This needs a little foreword to make it a note still. I started programming at 15, that's freaking 18+ years ago (found a dad's K&R's C language book), got my first paid job in '93 (robot programming sw for kids — a solo project — if you must know), been through a lot of stuff (including a remarkably unsuccessful start-up attempt), failed to establish myself as a known cool engineering guy ("Hey, I know that guy! He's an engineer!.. and he's kinda cool"), but finally started working on it (links will follow, I swear).

Since I'm not known (or cool) to this moment, I have to put my poor brain (and some limbs) for rent once more, so here we go.

First off, I'm trying to avoid "assignment companies" (as they euphemistically put it around here, maybe a word or two on this later), so my idea is to scan bike-range companies for hopefully appropriate jobs.
A google on "israel hitech companies directory" reveals a single semi-useful listing Software Companies in Israel - I mean ONE very incomplete listing. What's going on?

Another start-up idea: a tag-based directory of businesses with their up-to-date hiring and contact information. What? It already exists? Where the fuck is it, for Jobs' sake?