Im currently looking to move form brighton (england) to somewhere near Luzern in Switzerland.... and dont really know where to start??!!

What do you plan to do when you get here?

Hi Paul and welcome to this forum.

First thing to do is to read this forum, lots of good information.
start to learn a few words of German...,
start to have a look about a place to stay.

What kind of job are you looking for ?

Have fun and good luck for your project.

The members of this forum will be more helpful if you are more specific. What precisely do you want to know?

Maybe in London where you can catch a flight to Zurich? Or in Dover where ferries leave for France?

Anyway, welcome to the forum, a place for funny and sometimes weird people

Welcome! People coming to Luzern are always welcome

A bit like Brighton.
I lived in Brighton for 12 years before I moved to Switzerland. Worked for an airline catering company at Gatwick and got an internal management move to HQ at Zurich headoffice.

The key is having a job here to come to.

At present it is tough as many HR departments are openly giving preference to hiring Swiss over non-Swiss people. I'm sure that's illegal in the EU.

Another good thing to imporve your odds is being able to speak either German or French. Key employment sectors for Switzerland are Banking, Insurance, IT and Accounting. there may be others but these are the areas where you could find a job more easily in one of the big employers without being able to speak German or French.

You could try to get a winter job in a ski resort.

You won't get far if you come here looking for work with hope in your heart and some savings to live on.

Good luck,
Higgy Baby

Hi Paul,

I lived around Norfolk Square near Waitrose (last street befroe Hove) for 12 years, and you ?

With a specific location (Lucerne), it sounds like you're moving for love?

By the way was your photo taken outside the Tower of London?

Cheers,
Higgy Baby