Hello Everyone,

My husband is relocating to Zürich in January 09, and I'm a little unsure/ scared if I will be able to find a job there with my qualifications. I currently work as an Instructional Designer in India and have about 5 years of work experience. (Basically I write corporate training content by interacting with subject matter experts, designers, engineers, and applying adult learning theories, etc.) I have worked for Convergys, Intel, and Wipro. I am fluent in English and use it as my medium of communication at the workplace. I do not know German currently.

I have peeped at some of the CH job sites and did not find many encouraging postings. I would like to know if:

1. Any of you work as instructional designers in Zurich? If yes, please do send me some pointers.
2. Can I expect to find a job soon? I am asking this because I have seen that job markets typically slow down during the year end festive season and don't really pick up until March. Is this the same in Switzerland?
3. How badly has the job market in Switzerland been hit by recent market developments?
4. My husband has been offered a salary of around 130k CHF. Is this enough for two people to live in Zurich, in case I do not find a job right away? Looking at the other answers on this forum, 130k looks on the lower side

Sorry if I jumbled up the generic/ academic questions with the specific/ practical ones. I'm just a little unsure at this moment