Job candidates are increasingly expected to present themselves as “AI Native,” meaning AI is part of their workflow rather than a generic skill line. Recruitment specialists from Fiverr, Ness, Cellebrite and Applied Materials Israel say résumés for the 2026 market should show exactly which tools were used, how they were applied, and what measurable results they produced.
Anna Brook Portnoy, Talent Acquisition Team Leader at Ness, said AI familiarity is no longer a buzzword but a business requirement. Instead of writing vague phrases like “experience with AI tools,” she recommends naming specific tools and concrete uses, such as using LLMs for report automation, data analysis, coding, research or workflow improvement. She also said employers want “early adopters” who learn new technologies on their own, through personal projects, courses or professional communities.
Yael Sini, who leads hiring at Fiverr, said the market now wants candidates who can manage systems, not just perform tasks. She said the ideal applicant can handle autonomous agents, define boundaries, prevent mistakes and coordinate several agents at once. In her view, AI does not replace junior employees, it gives them new opportunities, because a junior who uses AI daily can narrow the gap with more experienced developers. She advised candidates to describe real project workflows, not just say they built an app, and to include AI tools and links to deliverables.
Hamutal Alon, global employer branding and recruiting manager at Cellebrite, said simple familiarity with AI is no longer enough. Employers want experience using AI in production, inside real work processes that create value, with clear examples of improved speed, performance, output or user experience. Leon Shtayman, recruitment manager at Applied Materials Israel, said AI can get applicants to 80 percent of a résumé, but the last 20 percent, accuracy, authenticity and a personal link to real experience, matter most.
Shtayman said Applied Materials Israel is hiring for more than 200 open positions in deep tech, where practical proof matters more than listing courses. He advised candidates to show a GitHub portfolio and use AI to create a mini site or documentation that explains their thinking, logic and decision-making. The recruiters also stressed that résumés should still reflect the person behind the work, stay to one clean page, and be supported by interview preparation and company research.
