Jenny is a veterinary surgeon, and would really like to carry on this work in the Zug area. If any can provide any help then it would be much appreciated.
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Any help would be much appreciated.
Many thanks,
David
Hello All,
David,
Disclaimer: I really don't know what I'm talking about (I'm certainly not a vet - just a dog owner who transfers pretty much all my disposable income to my vet every month ), but...
I would think that Jenny could start by contacting the Society of Swiss Veterinarians (Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte / Société des Vétérinaires Suisse) for information as to what would need to be done to have qualifications recognized, etc.:
http://www.gstsvs.ch/de/index.shtml
Also, there is a very good specialist / emergency clinic in Hünenberg near Zug. It might be worth writing the practice owner for ideas where to start.
http://www.spezialistenklinik.ch/
Also, the Tierspital in Zürich, which is connected to the University of Zürich, the main veterinary teaching institution in eastern Switzerland:
If these are not the right places to start, I'm sure someone there could better direct you.
By the way, all the vets I have seen speak English. (As well as German and French, and a few other assorted languages. It's not uncommon to find a vet switching between 3 or 4 languages in the course of a consultation. I am always in awe of the multilingual talents of Swiss professionals.)
However, one of my dogs is being treated by a specialist at the Tierspital who does not speak German, only English and Spanish. He is learning German, however. He was brought over here because of his specialist qualifications, though - In a general practice I would think German would be required.
Best of luck to you and your family, and welcome to Switzerland!
Hello David,
I am solving the same problems as you already had and I would like to ask you about some details. My girlfriend will come to Switzerland soon and she is also trying to find a job here as a Vet doctor and also in the similar area (around Zug - also Schwyz and Zurich are acceptable as they are not so far). I checked that links from the previous post and definitely we write there. But is there anything else what you can advice us? She already sent bunch of mails to different clinics, but without at least one positive answer which is becoming a little bit frustrating (it is already taking couple of Months).
Lubo
Firstly she needs to get her qualifications recognised. You can find the relevant department who does that here:
http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/diploma/017…x.html?lang=en
Also, depending on her nationality, any employer would have to prove why they couldn’t find a Swiss, EU national or someone else already living here with a valid work permit who could do the job before they’d be allowed to hire her.
Hello, thanks for the reply. We will write there.
I know about the second part of your reply - I had similar issue when I came here but my boss handled it perfectly. If the clinic would really want to hire her, I suppose then there shouldn't be any problem. But there must be a will from the clinic.
From what I have heard, though, there are more veterinary grads than jobs available. Do not underestimate the hurdles that might be faced in the permit application. (ETA: Assuming that a permit is needed, see Medea's comment below.)
What specialist skills and experience does your GF have? This is where you will need to focus.
Given that veterinary medicine is a restricted study course here in Switzerland that suggests to me that plenty of people already living here are studying to be vets. So there are always lots of candidates to choose from. But if she’s Slovakian too, then at least she’s not hampered by the non-EU hiring process.
Bishopnator, assuming your GF's qualifications are recognized and assuming she speaks German (or French or Italian, as appropriate), has she thought about volunteering with a Tierheim as a way to get Swiss experience, to make connections?
For instance, one of the Basler Tierheim are looking for professionals, including vets, to volunteer their time to help the homeless animals
http://www.tierschutzbund.ch/ich-wil...in-werden.html
Obviously she would not earn anything, this is volunteer work. But if other opportunities are not forthcoming, volunteering might be a good investment in her time.
Just a thought...
She is specializing on dogs and cats (or in general on small animals) and she already speaks German (she had to make B2 certificated from German to have recognized her qualification in Germany). This Tierheim idea is great. Also as starter exactly as you wrote - when no other opportunities come.
She is Slovak as I, so yes, at least it is easier as we are EU-citizens.