Hi all,
I have 5-6 years of experience in digital transformation consulting in London and have been actively searching for white collar jobs in or around Zurich for almost a year so I could join my partner here. In February I resigned and moved here, even though I still didn’t have any final offers.
After the two most successful processes were both frozen/cancelled at the last interview stage for “market” reasons, I realised I needed to get any job just to get a residence permit within the allotted time (luckily I am an EU national). So I am now a hugely overqualified barista as well.
On top of applying to every single semi-relevant job opening I have found (90+), I have been learning German and studying for an MBA entrance exam. I had to find other things to fill my time with since the market is so slow, and it gets quite demoralising only applying for jobs. Unfortunately, I am getting rejections for even the jobs which I have a very relevant skill set, let alone more tangential or aspirational openings.
I have a Swiss style, ATS optimised CV. I include my address and B permit in both the CV and my tailored cover letters. I have been to job fairs. I check job boards every day and I have done as much networking as I possibly can.
I don’t know what else to do to land an English speaking job and would really love to hear from others who have been in my shoes in the past. Cheers.