One of the best places for you to start is at the universities. There are positions for research assistants, which don't necessarily pay a lot but will get you a foot in the door, so to speak. So for example: http://www.jobs.unibe.ch/detail.asp?ID=4042&KatID=2. Yes, I know the ad is in German but the job requires "excellent knowledge of English". Many profs write papers in English and would love to have a native speaker around to help. This is something to look into when you are here. Contact the profs, set up meetings, ask questions and so on. Basically informational interviewing and networking American style will help you find something, maybe not right away, but eventually. Another possibility is teaching history in a private fast-track Matura program. The Matura is what Swiss kids need in order to study at any university here. There are some fast-track Matura programs in English which cater to kids who didn't make it in the normal program. Here is an example: http://www.hullschool.ch/. You are more likely to find this in Zürich than in Bern, but Zürich is only an hour on the train from Bern. Unthinkable for most Swiss, but as an American a "short" commute shouldn't be a problem.

It won't be easy or quick and you'll need to put a lot of effort into learning the language as quickly as possible, but "where there's a will, there's a way".

Last but not least, you could always go to the town where my grandparents lived, Maplewood, NJ, and discover the secret of the bagel shop there and start up a real bagel shop here in Switzerland for all of us over here who, despite the wonderful bread available here, would love to have a fresh bagel with chive cream cheese.

Hello,

I am 23 year old from Nepal and studying here my BAM since 7 months.

well, just want to say i am very impressed what you replied on the post. To be honest it is the fact that you wrote on the text; Moreover, I also had same problem to survive myself in switzerland but now things are a bit changed. I can feel, i am getting more closer to the locals here in switzerland and this is only possible because of improve in my German. I would be very thankful to you if you can suggest me something that i want. I really seeking a swiss girl for my relationship (friendship, marriage). Unfortunately, I don't have any direct interact with them so still I am unable to make my dream possible. If there is any way out please reply on my post.

Great link. Didn't know about this website until I saw this post and I managed to get a job from it today

Big, big thanks!

Thank you to EVERYONE for your guidance! I sincerely appreciate it! I've done a lot of research and will continue to do based on all of your recommendations!

Will keep you posted on what I find. Thank you again!

Not sure I follow such a pesimistic approach... he's a young guy about to finish his university studies. Switzerland has a very low unemployement rates and is full of expats that doesn't speak German/French or Italian and we are still requested and offered jobs.

So, although I'm not saying it may be an easy task, but I don't see it as such a difficult one. All what the OP needs is to fight and work hard to achieve what he wants and perhaps to reinvent himself (based on the variety of hobbies/alternatives that he's thinking of) to try to match his profile to what the country may be missing.

Oh well! I wish you best of luck!