Hi Guys

Has anyone heard of a recruitment agency called EDL?

They called me yeterday about some oppertunities in ZRH, I've googled all EDL and any possible variations I may have misheard i.e. EVL, EBL and nothing has come up.

Thanks
Lindenator

hi there. anyone know of any english speaking jobs in the medical field. im a physiotherapist but i am willing to do pretty much any kind of work at this time. i use to do office accounting, clerical work, server, barista, care giver etc. thanks everyone.

im finding it quite difficult to come across jobs here aswell, best of luck to you!

hei guys! My name is Claudia and I am from Romania! Can you please tell the names of some companies which accept Romanians? I would most grateful! Thank you!

Hello world! Thanks ~ Seeing nobody has posted here for over month now and after reading this thread and checking out numerous links i am hoping for new information regarding employment here in Switzerland.

Feels great to be back! Landed in June as my daughter was born here in Bienne 7.7.11. I just got my permit B so I can support my family now but its been tough these past 4 weeks. I absolutely love it here but Im soon at the point of return (last resort) as I have a lot more established back in Canada although I really want to stay, raise my daughter and start brand new in this beautiful country, I need help finding work, anywhere, anything...

Im hoping someone can refer, suggest or advise me where I can find an immediate position as Im in the process of learning french. I sent my CV out to every agency I could find but they are all presently looking for french,german, italian, spanish and whatNOT? Ive also done tons of searching/applying online but no luck.

I have extensive experience within the general labour industry, customer service, marketing, operating machinery, driving forklifts, assembling products and security services, I am also interested to learn and adapt to new experiences. My commitment to understanding and improving in all aspects remains a constant goal.

Please, feel free to add me on facebook. Regardless of finding work, Im always looking to connect with more positive, friendly, like-minded people. Thanks for reading

Dorian www.facebook.com/dorianhenry

Hello everyone. My name is Hasson Rogers. I have been living in Zurich for nearly 2 years now. I love the country. It's quite the opposite from Los Angeles which is great because I needed a change of pace and believe I am more of a country boy at heart.

With all of that being said, I have found it to be a bit difficult to acquire a full time job. I have done some teaching which was great because I love kids. I have one of my own.

I have tried probably just about every agency in Zurich and quite a few outside of the city in Geneva, Basel etc. I have plenty of experience in the legal field as a paralegal, legal assistant or file clerk. I am willing to do anything that brings in a reasonable income.

Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hasson Rogers

PS: you can email me at hrogers79@yahoo.com as well with any info. Also if looking for cool people to hang out with as my wife and i haven't really made too many friends yet.

www.jobup.ch
www.topjobs.ch
www.monster.ch
www.portail-emploi.ch
www.jobtic.ch

Good luck

Hi Dorian, i found my job here with michael page, www.michaelpage.ch
They have a for of open job posting in area you mentioned.
Good luck

Hi everyone,

I know this may have been asked quite often here but I just finished university as a Finance major here in North America. Therefore how difficult do you guys think it would be to get a job in Switzerland being a non-EU citizen but at the same time having someone significant that can recommend me to an English-speaking company in the Zurich area. Do you think the company would go through the hassle of providing me with a work permit etc.? I know networking is important and through my university years that's what I've tried to do. I do have experience, I've worked as a student every year of university in big financial firms here.

Thanks,

To be very blunt you have absolutley zero chance !

You're not EU, bankls are laying off finance peope all over and wqill continue to do so, i presume as you have just finished your finance major you have no real experience, you don't mention whether you speak the language but i will assume no.

The only possibility you may have is 100% luck in finding a job, 1'm sorry to be so blunt, but this is the reality.

Your chances of someone getting a new grad a work permit are very, very low (but stranger things have happened). While Switzerland is better off than most countries, you have to compete at this point with French people, English people and German people whose economies are also in the sh*tter (ok well except Germany) and are running here for jobs. So right now Swiss companies are not hiring Americans on local contracts when they can get EU citizens without the hassle. The only reason I, an American citizen, have ever been employed here at all is because I have an EU husband.

So unless you can find a EU or a Swiss to marry, and I never suggest marrying for papers, you're looking at a 1% chance of getting a permit. Even if you went to Wharton or something.

THAT SAID, have you thought of doing any of the graduate programs larger companies provide? General Electric (one I can think of off the top of my head) has several generous graduate management programs where they send new grads all over the world, to and including Switzerland. I'm sure a trip on google for some of the bigger American companies in Zug will give you an idea if they do similar programs (FWIW I know several people who did the GE programs in Zurich and they loved it).

If you did Finance, one word to the wise: in Europe, you usually get pegged to an industry. For example, if you start out in Pharma, if you want to change jobs, you have to keep looking in Pharma. I don't feel that is the case in the US.

Thanks for the replies guys. As we all know, especially in my field of study not everyone gets a job through applying. They even teach us throughout university that networking is key, therefore I won't really be competing with many people for the position(and it's not the greatest position as I'm a new grad). The reason I asked is because now I'm considering my options of where I will be working in a few months time and I've been to Switzerland quite often and really like the country plus I got family there who are Swiss citizens. I just wanted to know how big of a hassle it is to do even though I know the employer there will make a good effort to get my permit. Does it all depend on the employer or does it depend on the immigration office/department as well?

I'm sure not every position in Switzerland requires an MBA, and I plan to do one in 1 or 2 years maybe. Who knows I might even do one there if I really like it

It depends the cantonal and federal immigration authorities under a quota system and an examination of whether or not the local and EU job markets have been appropriately scouted by the company filing. I've seen 50 year old CFOs get refused at the cantonal level even though the employer was willing to file, just to give you an idea of how hard it is.

don't know if it was mentioned before, but just in case: www.partnersgroup.com is an english speaking company with many open positions.

good luck.

i currently work and live in basel switzerland and my friend is looking at coming out here to join me....he works in contruction but is willing to do anything and im just wondering how does he go about applying for jobs? or do you know of any jobs going he can apply for for english speaking people...regards sarah

This thread may help:

What are the chances of coming to CH and then seek work ?

hi, im new in zurich, i just finished my bachelors in art history and im starting my masters soon, and i was wondering if anyone can recommend me a student job which doesnt need german! i just began learning, so im not very fluen!

Hi everyone,

I moved to Switzerland in March and I have been applying for various jobs mostly office jobs since. No luck! I have experience in office administration, events management, hospitality, customer service. My German isn't great, however I can communicate and keep learning. I am starting to lose my motivation. I am not used to sitting at home and being a housewife. I applied for volunteering for Red Cross, so hopefully will hear from them soon, just to keep me occupied. Averall, even though there are so many English speaking companies, they still require German, or sometimes even German and French. Any advise?
Many thanks,

I too am desperate to find employment here in Switzerland. I have a few hours a week tutoring and teaching English but I need more. I spend every day looking through the job sites but to no avail. Before moving here I was Secondary School teacher of Business, Administration and Accounting, I just wish a post would come up!!

yep, it's not easy, unfortunately...but good luck and let me know how you get on. Sylwia