Arbeitszeugnis [work certificate/reference letter]

Visas, Permits, Passports and Naturalization
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In order to receive the proper training for the job I'm looking for, I've come to realize that I am in need of an Arbeitszeugnis to prove about hours of employment. The thing is I come from the US where such a thing does not really exist or at least I'm not aware of it. Does anyone know how I can get well over 8000 hours of work in the US translated into a Swiss recognized Arbeitszeugnis?

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You don ́t. A Zeugnis (reference letter) is a letter from your employer stating what job you have done, how well and for how long (and things like that).

So write something, there are lots of websites that show you examples of rerefence letters and ask your previous employers to sign.

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Make it up yourself, very doubtful anybody from here will or can check up on one issued from US, especially if the contact details are not quite right on the letterhead......

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Bad advice. Don't do that.

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She works as a personnal trainer/yoga instructor, very much a hands onm business, within 1 week the employer will know if she is any good or not.

I didn't say to lie about what you write about yourself, just make the rather irrelevant certificate up yourself

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Either request an Employment Verification Letter from your former employer. If it includes an assessment of job performance or reference letter than it is pretty much like an Arbeitszeugnis. Salary is not need nor relevant.

Or if you can not get those letters simply list the previous jobs in your resume, and maybe the contact details of former manger(s) (after asking the person if o.k. to share these details).

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Was any clarity gained in regard to this??? What to do if you do not have „Arbeitszeugnisse“ from past companies?

I worked most my life in the US and something like this is just not a thing. US corporate policy is that if requested they may, give you a two sentence statement that you worked at their company, but it is not a requirement.

As such, I have a couple of reference letters and one confirmation statement. For all other companies I worked at I can literally not get them. A couple of them do no longer exist or they do not answer my repeated request for a statement.

Very frustrating encountering such arcane HR practices...not to speak of the personal info You have to put on the CV...