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One million international college students study in the United States in any given academic year.

Marina Parrado, a Barcelona-based sales engineer at Check Point Software Technologies, was one of those million when she spent a semester in University of Kansas (sic), followed by a semester in Italy.

When asked about her favorite international experience – where she gained the most insight, maturity, and meaningful exposure to other cultures – she didn’t mention any university program.

“Check Point’s Associate program, no doubt. Everyone on the program was motivated, thoughtful, and capable. We all understood that it was a cooperative endeavor, and I ended up making friends from nearly every corner of the world.”

As part of their new-hire training, Check Point brings together nearly sixty new sales and sales engineering employees and places them in an apartment building nearby the Tel Aviv, Israel headquarters. Every week in the program, a different veteran sales manager flies in from a global office to help lead the training sessions, exposing the trainees to different parts of the company as they sit through lectures, workshops, and classes.

“In my study-abroad programs, class was seen as an obstacle in the way of travel. People would show up late or miss class – and if they didn’t, they’d be on their phones the entire lecture.” Marina explains. But with the associate program, “we were there for our careers. We were focused during the week, actively working toward a common goal, never taking our free time for granted.

Immersion in Israel

With so much on their plates during the weekdays, by the time Thursday evening rolled around – Israelis have Fridays and Saturdays off, unlike most countries -- the associates were ready to explore Tel Aviv, guided by the local wisdom of their Israeli counterparts.

“The first day of our training sessions, I sat nearby two Israeli new sales hires. We immediately became friends, and thanks to them, we never went to a bad restaurant or bar out on town.” added Brian Bausch, a sales associate from Chicago.

Touching upon a powerful component of the Check Point experience, Brian explains that the biggest lessons he learned were outside of the formal training sessions. The international cohort of associates weren’t just in Tel Aviv as visitors – they were there as colleagues and coworkers, embedded into the local economy and culture.

“The first day, everyone was pretty taken aback by the Israelis’ directness,” Brian recounts. “It’s like jumping in cold water. Once you get used to it, the honesty is really, really refreshing, especially in a work setting.”

A Global Experience

With all the career development and local cultural immersion going on, the participants had a lot of new information to process, every day. When they sat together at the end of a long day and decompressed, something interesting happened. Despite meeting and listening to experienced and qualified cyber security professionals, the associates learned the most from each other.

“As my first job out of college, it was my first time living outside of Asia. It was a culture shock, in a positive way,” said Penny Ting, a sales associate from Hong Kong. “I interacted with so many different styles and personalities across different regions. Understanding them helped me grow as a salesperson.”

Eugene Tcheby, a sales engineer from Eastern Canada, agreed with Penny.  

“Instead of reading a book or watching a documentary, I learned about global traditions, mentalities, and histories by talking with my new friends. Every day, I heard ten different languages spoken in the hallways. It was a rich and unforgettable experience.” Eugene said. “European, Asian, South-American, Israeli, African… I now have knowledgeable local friends in all those places, friends that double as colleagues. They’re my global, professional support system.”

Check Point strives to treat its employees, contractors and suppliers with dignity and respect. We promote a safe, healthy, and supportive work environment. Part of our commitment involves closely monitoring our compliance with local and international laws in all of our locations around the world to ensure that the rights of our employees are not abused. Our employees are required to comply with our corporate policies at all times. We also work with our suppliers to insure compliance with all applicable human rights and labor laws and regulations.

Minimum wages. Check Point compensates its employees with wages and benefits that meet or exceed the legally required minimum under the law.

Working hours. Check Point does not require its employees to work more than the maximum hours of daily labor set by local laws.

Freely-chosen employment. Check Point ensures that the overall terms of employment are voluntary.

No discrimination. Check Point prohibits discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, disability, union membership or political affiliation.

No harsh or inhumane treatment. Check Point prohibits physical abuse, harassment or the threat of either.

No child labor. Check Point complies with the minimum age laws and requirements and do not employ child labor. 

Health and safety. We provide our employees with a safe and healthy workplace in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Freedom of association. We respect the legal rights of our employees worldwide to join labor organizations or trade unions.

Ethical dealings. We encourage our employees to conduct business according to our Code of Ethics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on bribery, corruption and prohibited business practices.

Privacy. We consider the right to privacy of our employees a core value. Employees’ data is highly protected. Our employees are committed to confidentiality when dealing with third parties.

Donations. We donate for dozens of non-profit organizations on a yearly basis. We encourage our employee to be involved by participating in the donation committees.

Volunteering. Check Point is highly involved in the community and encourages its employees to participate in programs to improve education for kids and teenagers from low social economic background, we provide extra curricular activities for people with mental disabilities, and promote the green environment by creating and maintaining an ecological garden for young kids from low social economic background.

For many of us, our work place is a second home, but for the past several weeks, we’ve had to bring work to our real homes. It was, and still is, a new challenge for all of us to face. Check Point is fully committed to safeguarding the health and safety of our employees in affected regions, while ensuring ongoing support for our customers, partners, and the community.

Our Devotion to Employees

The need for cyber security has proven to be more critical than ever. During these difficult times, Check Point will not be laying off any employees and will continue to recruit new talent.

We have never been more proud of our employees for their dedication, professionalism and agility during these unusual times. They enable Check Point to cope with this challenge successfully, and with them we are able to live up to our mission – “To Secure Your Everything”.

Our Dedication to Customers

Due to the fact that Check Point operates from dozens of locations worldwide, we are able to provide un-interrupted service to all of our partners and customers, so they receive the best security from the first day of this situation. We’ve seen an interest in our products, a rise in our support request volume, and high attendance in our online activities which provide valuable content in times of need.

Check Point also provides ZoneAlarm Web Secure Free solution, giving users 100% free protection against phishing attacks, malicious downloads and dangerous websites while they are working from home.

Our Involvement with the Community

Check Point and our strategic partners have donated almost $300k over the last six weeks to charities helping people impacted by Covid-19. Our joint donations have provided over 500k meals via multiple charities across North America.

We would like to thank and honor all off the hero’s on the frontline of Coronavirus. Together, we appreciate all the nurses and doctors in hospitals today and every day for their courage during this time.

6 Feet Apart, but close to the Heart

Check Point remains a strong, healthy company which has proven to be successful in times of crisis. Such times of uncertainty highlight our true strengths and differentiations.

We continue to monitor the situation, follow the requirements imposed by national and international government agencies and fulfill the important mission we took upon ourselves – to make the world a safer place, especially in times like these.