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Old 28.10.2009, 08:18
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Re: recently my recruiter told me...

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....that the company he works for (medium sized known recruiter based in UK and Germany) is no longer interested in doing searches for clients in CH. Reason he gave me is that companies here became ridiculously nationalistic..basically hiring Swiss first and firing foreigners first as well.

I also read somewhere that in these tough times most countries take that approach.

Anyone heard similar opinions, thoughts?
Definitely!
Even in the UK, even if its sometimes probably "unconscious", the recruiters still consider your nationality.

For example, I got asked 3 times in 1 month if I wanted to "come back home".
The problem is it clearly shows on my CV that I lived in UK for 5 years, obtained Honors Degree, Master Degree, and have worked for 3 years.

But yes I have foreign nationality and it's considered (if not: it's a problem?).

The worse is I could get "local nationality" for about 800pounds because after 5 years of continuous living, I can pretend...


For Switzerland, my job hunting experience show no much responses, so I know the market is very tight, and I can understand if they don't want to bother with paperworks...

On the contrary:
The HR from big swiss group told me for "European citizens" it's really not a problem the paperwork, its very easy to work in Switzerland. (?)

The companies are very careful with hiring, so it also explains a few things!
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