Not everyone is so lucky, you know. Despite having a university degree and being able to speak English, German, and Swiss German, apart from my mother tongue, I could not find a decent job. All I could find was a cleaning job, which I did for 8 months before having a tennis elbow. I can't get welfare assistance, since I haven't worked here at least a year. Now we only have my husband's income and can't even have kids, because we can't afford it. As a university graduate I sit at home and apply for jobs, only to get rejections. It is very depressing.
I agree it is very very difficult to find a job in Switzerland. I highly suggest to anyone thinking of moving here to try and secure a job BEFORE coming. Do everything you can because without swiss work experience it is very difficult to be considered. Also, even if you speak German it may be difficult to overcome the fact that many jobs in marketing even in the pharma industry will end up choosing a candidate who speaks swiss german as well - so you have no chance even if you have more experience than the other candidate. This is due to the fact that you need to speak with local Drs at board meetings etc and they will prefer their dialect. I have been working for a consulting company but have sporadic hours and obviously variable income month to month. Also, please realize there aren't as many jobs period - it is a small country be realistic.
Gökce Rempfler Wow that is a real cautionary Tale for people who think they're just going to get lucky... sorry you're going through that... hopefully you will somehow be able to find work from the home on the internet or something where you can give your elbow some rest. It must be very scary there depending on one income the only way that would work out as if he made a lot of money which obviously he does not. Perhaps you can find work tutoring people German and more specifically Swiss German and charge them a lot of money. I would specifically look for executive types, bankers and children of people who are well-off who have moved there... I don't know if you would want to do this but that sounds like your best bet is to just become self employed and figure out a way to teach people what they need to know with the language because it sounds like a good way for you. And maybe at first you could see if you can get some of them to pay you cash instead of by check to help you out. My girlfriend used to teach Spanish to lawyers who worked as advocates for poor Hispanics in America.
Been to Switzerland many times and travelled all over, I'm actually going back in a few months. My favourite country and I would love to live there. Favourite city is Basel, favourite town is Thun and my favourite village is Evolene. Maybe one day I will be swiss and eat Tibits every day! :)
"Really good english sausages" LOL :)))) i tried a lot of dishes from Italian, Spanish, French cuisine and let me tell you, english sausages are the worst you can have! its like meat leftovers and bits being put together and called a sausage
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Jo is an English expat in Zurich.
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Not everyone is so lucky, you know. Despite having a university degree and being able to speak English, German, and Swiss German, apart from my mother tongue, I could not find a decent job. All I could find was a cleaning job, which I did for 8 months before having a tennis elbow. I can't get welfare assistance, since I haven't worked here at least a year. Now we only have my husband's income and can't even have kids, because we can't afford it. As a university graduate I sit at home and apply for jobs, only to get rejections. It is very depressing.
I agree it is very very difficult to find a job in Switzerland. I highly suggest to anyone thinking of moving here to try and secure a job BEFORE coming. Do everything you can because without swiss work experience it is very difficult to be considered. Also, even if you speak German it may be difficult to overcome the fact that many jobs in marketing even in the pharma industry will end up choosing a candidate who speaks swiss german as well - so you have no chance even if you have more experience than the other candidate. This is due to the fact that you need to speak with local Drs at board meetings etc and they will prefer their dialect. I have been working for a consulting company but have sporadic hours and obviously variable income month to month. Also, please realize there aren't as many jobs period - it is a small country be realistic.
Gökce Rempfler
Wow that is a real cautionary Tale for people who think they're just going to get lucky... sorry you're going through that... hopefully you will somehow be able to find work from the home on the internet or something where you can give your elbow some rest.
It must be very scary there depending on one income the only way that would work out as if he made a lot of money which obviously he does not.
Perhaps you can find work tutoring people German and more specifically Swiss German and charge them a lot of money.
I would specifically look for executive types, bankers and children of people who are well-off who have moved there... I don't know if you would want to do this but that sounds like your best bet is to just become self employed and figure out a way to teach people what they need to know with the language because it sounds like a good way for you.
And maybe at first you could see if you can get some of them to pay you cash instead of by check to help you out.
My girlfriend used to teach Spanish to lawyers who worked as advocates for poor Hispanics in America.
Been to Switzerland many times and travelled all over, I'm actually going back in a few months. My favourite country and I would love to live there. Favourite city is Basel, favourite town is Thun and my favourite village is Evolene.
Maybe one day I will be swiss and eat Tibits every day! :)
she sounds so Swiss now, her accent is no longer English
Зухра Заитова sounds completely English to me
I agree and I am English and live in Zurich
I agree she sounds really swiss german speaking english
She's also taken on a very Swiss look
We also like living in Zurich :)
An expat in Zurich. It is dead on Sundays, they say...
Hi there, I would like work in Switzerland as a sports nutritionist and herbal. Any advice? Thanks
What opportunities are there for americans ?
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"Really good english sausages" LOL :)))) i tried a lot of dishes from Italian, Spanish, French cuisine and let me tell you, english sausages are the worst you can have! its like meat leftovers and bits being put together and called a sausage
An interview with an English expat in Zurich. Great.