The employment market in Switzerland has historically been tight, there is low unemployment and a variety of jobs available for foreign candidates who seek to find work in switzerland. For EEC nationals, work permits are now a simple formality and delivered immediately upon receipt of a job offer. Therefore, as anywhere else, the challenge of moving to Switzerland for work reduces to the challenge of finding a job.
Apart from the obvious procedures to follow when jobseeking anywhere, there are a few elements of Swiss culture to take into account when seeking employment in Switzerland:
Be prepared for questions about the company and your motivation for this particular job.
Typically your future boss will be present in your interview.
Sometimes psychological and psychometrical tests are used in the Swiss application procedure.
Swiss recruiters attach great importance to work experience.
Check in advance the main language within the organisation (Swiss German, French, Italian, or English)
Swiss application letters are handwritten, well structured and short .
In interviews:
Combine handshakes with eye contact and pay attention to a clean and neat appearance.
Do not criticize former employers.
